Lego sydney opera house - 21012 Instruction Manual
utzon’s distinct design was comprised of sets of
interlocking vaulted ‘shells’ based upon a podium. Over
three years utzon gradually made changes from his
three years utzon gradually made changes from his
original concept drawings in order to develop a way to
construct the large roof shells. While the podium was
under construction, the geometry of the shells had not
yet been resolved from an engineering perspective. Many
options were explored, culminating in utzon's 'spherical
construct the large roof shells. While the podium was
under construction, the geometry of the shells had not
yet been resolved from an engineering perspective. Many
options were explored, culminating in utzon's 'spherical
solution', developed in collaboration with Ove arup, using
segments of a single sphere. This allowed cost effective
prefabrication from a single set of moulds.
segments of a single sphere. This allowed cost effective
prefabrication from a single set of moulds.
The scale of construction of Sydney Opera House
was enormous. Over 30 000 cubic metres of rock and soil
had to be removed from the site and the construction of
the shell structure required the world’s largest crane.
had to be removed from the site and the construction of
the shell structure required the world’s largest crane.
Construction
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