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Jorn Utzon

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Danish Modern

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Danish architect, 1918 to 2008, winner of the 1957 competition for the Sydney Opera House, whose shell vaults he resolved as segments of a single sphere before political conflict forced his resignation in 1966, the interiors finished by others. He never returned to see the building; the 2003 Pritzker Prize and Sydney's later reconciliation with him acknowledged the masterpiece it had cost him.

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Birth Year
1918 1
Death Year
2008 2
Nationality
Danish 1
Defining Contribution
The Sydney Opera House 1
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Associated With

Completion of the Sydney Opera House, Milestones
Source UNESCO World Heritage Centre Official Site

Works Designed

Sydney Opera House, Buildings and Structures

Utzon resigned in 1966; the interiors were completed by Hall, Todd and Littlemore.

Source UNESCO World Heritage Centre Official Site
Sources
1. Pritzker Architecture Prize Official Site
The Hyatt FoundationView the Source
2. Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.View the Source
UNESCO World Heritage Centre Official Site
UNESCO World Heritage CentreWorks Designed: Sydney Opera HouseView the Source
UNESCO World Heritage Centre Official Site
UNESCO World Heritage CentreAssociated With: Completion of the Sydney Opera HouseView the Source
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