Introduction:

• He’s a Danish architect who was born on April 9, 1918.

• In 1942 he Studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen.

• He was best known for his imaginative and dynamic design.

• In addition in 1950 he established his own practice.

• In 1957, he won the competition for the Sydney Opera House in Australia.

His Architectural Concept:

• Utzon’s work is always playful, inventive and unexpected

• Utzon had a Nordic concern for nature, which he expressed in his design by
emphasizing the synthesis of form, material, and function for social values.

• He always believed that environment and architecture should be tightly interlinked.

• His designs have been usually called Expressionist Modernism Style: its a style of

architecture in which the form of a building is used to communicate or touch the inner
thoughts and sensibilities of the architect and viewer.

Moving on Architectural theory:

Creating things for people was the primal theme of jorn utzon all the time.

As an architect, he cared about the human aspects of architecture.

And according to his view, buildings should always take care of human well-being, intended
in a physical and moral sense.

According to his point of view, architects and materials need to be one thing together, as an
architect u need to understand materials you are using and how to work with different
materials and how to use each one according to its own rules.
Only in this way architectures will be able to project at their best.

He transmits with these words the spirit of his job, strictly linked with the materials that make his
buildings

SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE:

Its an art Centre

Located in Sydney, New south Wales, Australia.

• Nearby the renowned Sydney Harbor Bridge

The Sydney Opera House was constructed using a wide variety of materials, including:
• In ppt.

Design Tools

An expressive charcoal sketch was used showing a building with a dramatic roof
composed of gravity-defying curves.
His design had no engineering consultation upon submission. 
• They also used computer power on a scale that had never been used before to
cope with the volume and difficulty of calculation work.

The computer is called Ferranti Pegasus Mark 1 and it was the first computer used on the
Sydney Opera House project.
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Relationship Between Concept and Form:

• The shapes, colors, and functions of nature served as inspiration for the Sydney Opera
House's design.

• Utzon was influenced in his designs by bird wings, the shape and form of clouds, shells
and so on.

• When he designs, he always looked upon nature for guidance, as nature over time
combined both efficiency and beauty,

It’s a Modern Expressionist Design

• The Sydney Opera House is made up of three sets of vaulted "shells" that fit together.
(white shells were inspired by a peeled orange) as its something comes from nature.

• These "shells" cover two main performance halls and a restaurant.

• And they sit on a large platform that are surrounded by terraces that serve as walkways
for people.

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