In 1956, a competition to design the Sydney Opera House drew 233 entries. Danish architect Jørn Utzon surprised everyone by ...

Inaugurated in 1973, the Sydney Opera House is a great architectural work of the 20th century that brings together multiple strands of creativity and innovation in both architectural form and ...

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Utzon's original design concept and his unique approach to building gave ... extraordinary interpretation and response to the setting in Sydney Harbour. The Sydney Opera House is also of outstanding ...

In 1956 the NSW Premier, Joe Cahill, announced an international competition for the design of an opera house in Sydney. It attracted 218 entries ... overlooking the sea brings to life Jorn Utzon's ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The work of artist David McDiarmid will illuminate the Sydney Opera House sails during Vivid Sydney, 30 years after the activist’s ...

The sails of the Sydney Opera House are recognisable ... more than 1,000 of the House's artefacts posted online. The digital collection includes sketches from the original architect, Jørn Utzon ...

As the Sydney Opera House marks its 50th anniversary, one of its original Japanese tour guides shares why the landmark ‘feels like home’ to her. The Sydney Opera House started its tours in ...

The Sydney Fish Market is an Australian ... iconic as Sydney's precisely because of its famed Opera House. But with a sleek and expansive design meant to draw in double the market's 3 million ...

The Sydney Opera House comprises three groups of interlocking vaulted ... enduring influence on the emergent architecture of the late 20th century. Utzon's original design concept and his unique ...

Leena Tailor Designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, the sailboat-inspired structure – submitted during an international design ... Sydney Harbour Bridge also await visitors in the Sydney ...