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Nature as a Source of Inspiration for the Structure of the Sydney Opera House [PDF]
Biomimetics, 2022 Architects throughout the ages have looked to nature for answers to complex questions about the most appropriate structural forms for their buildings. This is the case of Jørn Utzon and the design of roof shells of the Sydney Opera House, in which the ...
Juan Rey-Rey
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My Country and My People and Sydney Opera House: The missing link
Frontiers of Architectural Research, 2019 It is known that Jørn Utzon (1918–2008), the principal architect for the Sydney Opera House project (1957–66), had a lifetime obsession for Chinese art and architecture.
Chen-Yu Chiu +3 more
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Frontiers of Architectural Research, 2023 For the past 50 years, the Sydney Opera House has been the subject of a prodigious hagiography of the personalities involved in its realization and their legendary querelles.
Paolo Stracchi +2 more
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Cultural Institutions as Formative Elements in the Work of Behrens, Utzon and Kahn
Architectural Histories, 2022 This paper is concerned with the role of human institutions as generators of architectural form, with reference to the writings and works of Peter Behrens, Jorn Utzon, and Louis Kahn. In contrast with the narrow functionalist approach promoted by some of
Mark E.T. Horn, Peter Proudfoot
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Buildings, 2019 This paper presents a preliminary finite element model in Strand7 software to analyse creep and shrinkage effects on the prestressed concrete ribs of the Sydney Opera House as remarkable heritage. A linear static analysis was performed to investigate the
Faham Tahmasebinia +7 more
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Platform and receptacle: Musings of modernity arising from Utzon׳s own houses
Frontiers of Architectural Research, 2016 Utzon throughout his life time designed and built three houses for himself and his family. A study of these houses shows the slow development of a doubt, albeit understated, on his early architectural belief that was much celebrated in his public ...
Xing Ruan
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Editorial: Pelestarian Elemen Keruangan dan Pembangunan Identitas Kota
Ruang-Space: Jurnal Lingkungan Binaan, 2018 In Ruang we address issues of form and urban space, leaving the economists to ponder the larger issues of democracy and equality in a rapidly fracturing social environment.
Gusti Ayu Made Suartika
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Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, 2019 In his 1958 study trip to China, Danish architect Jørn Utzon (1918–2008) acquired two copies of the 1925-edition Yingzao fashi (Chinese Building Standards), first published in 1103 AD.
Chen-Yu Chiu +2 more
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The Sydney Opera House – a modern heritage site’s response to climate change
Built HeritageThis paper addresses how the Sydney Opera House (hereafter ‘Opera House’), an UNESCO World Heritage site, has responded to climate change over the past three decades to become a more sustainable heritage site.
Laura Matarese, Emma Bombonato
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A piè di Opera. La fabbrica delle vele per la Sydney Opera House
, 2023 The history of the design decisions directly related to the construction of the Sydney Opera House remains largely anecdotal. A rich group of items recently discovered in Australia may now start filling this gap, as documents brought to light include the drawings issued by the general contractor to build the concrete formwork for the shells, drawings ...
Stracchi, Paolo +2 more
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