The construction of the Australian icon was plagued by technical problems, soaring costs, public anger and political infighting. In 1965, BBC Tonight visited the construction site.

In 1956, a competition to design the Sydney Opera House drew 233 entries. Danish architect Jørn Utzon surprised everyone by winning. His unique sail-shaped design has become a symbol of Sydney ...

In 1957, when the project of the Sydney Opera House was awarded by an international jury to Danish architect Jørn Utzon, it marked a radically new approach to construction. Description is available ...

As the world’s tallest twin towers since 1996, the Petronas Twin Towers were designed with a Malaysian spirit in mind. From a bird’s-eye view, each tower resembles an eight-point star, an Islamic ...

Australien udtrykker i dag landets sorg efter meldingen, om at skaberen af Operahuset i Sydney, den danske arkitekt Jørn Utzon er død. »Knejsende stolt på kanten af Sydneys havn er Operahuset et af de ...

Hvad er det, der gør kirkerummet til noget særligt? Sofie Østergaard har inviteret arkitekt Jan Utzon til samtale om de ...

Ceremonia del Premio Pritzker 2017: Ryue Nishizawa (izquierda), Tadao Ando, Kazuyo Sejima, Rafael Aranda, Glenn Murcutt, Carme Pigem, Ramon Vilalta, Toyo Ito, Shigeru ...

Et ensomt mesterværk Can Feliz blev tegnet og bygget af Lin Utzons far, arkitekten Jørn Utzon, i begyndelsen af 1990’erne som guldbryllupsgave til hustruen, Lis (han havde bundet et rødt bånd med ...

The building of the Sydney Opera House began on 2 March 1959. But when BBC Tonight visited the construction site in 1965, it was plagued by technical problems, soaring costs, vacillating public ...

Leena Tailor Designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, the sailboat-inspired structure – submitted during an international design contest held in 1956 – features more than 1 million tiles on ...