Recent Comments
Tag Archives: Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House: the designs that didn’t make it
From the Guardian: In 1956, the New South Wales premier Joseph Cahill announced a competition – open to anyone – to design a national opera house at Bennelong Point in Sydney. There were more than 200 entries and the eventual … Continue reading
Jørn Utzon and David Moore
Tomorrow (9th April 2018) is the centenary of the birth of Jørn Utzon, the architect of the Sydney Opera House, which is celebrated in an article at the Sydney-Morning Herald. The article quotes a grand-son of Utson, Mika Utzon Popov, … Continue reading
Posted in Arch structures, Bach, Newton
Tagged construction photographs, David Moore, Jorn Utzon, Sydney Opera House
Leave a comment
Sydney Opera House and Peter Rice
This year is the 40th anniversary of the opening of the Sydney Opera House, and to mark the occasion the ABC and the Sydney Opera House Trust have put together an interactive web site documenting the history of the structure: … Continue reading
The Ship Song Project
The Ship Song Project: Artists pay tribute to the Sydney Opera House: “It is a song, and a story, of a nation that dreams. Indigenous singer-songwriter Kev Carmody, who performed with the Australian Ballet Company, said it’s also about, “The … Continue reading
