Lego sydney opera house - 21012 Manuale Istruttivo
History
The history of Sydney Opera House is as extraordinary
and complex as the building itself. It is a story of vision,
courage, dedication, challenge, controversy and triumph.
courage, dedication, challenge, controversy and triumph.
Its many remarkable elements include the
submission of a visionary design that the judges
courageously selected as the winner; the collaborative
partnership of architect and engineer that produced
ground-breaking construction solutions; the breach
created by Jørn utzon’s departure from the project in
1966; and his re-engagement in 1999 to provide design
principles to guide Sydney Opera House into the future.
courageously selected as the winner; the collaborative
partnership of architect and engineer that produced
ground-breaking construction solutions; the breach
created by Jørn utzon’s departure from the project in
1966; and his re-engagement in 1999 to provide design
principles to guide Sydney Opera House into the future.
It began in 1956 when the new South Wales
(nSW) Government announced an international design
competition and appointed an independent jury. The
competition brief did not specify design parameters or
competition and appointed an independent jury. The
competition brief did not specify design parameters or
Competition drawings submitted by Jørn Utzon to the Opera House Committee;
Perspective from the staircase between the two halls looking towards the north,
1956. © State Records NSW
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