Jorn Utzon Architect of the Sydney Opera House

The Sydney Opera House is one of the world's great icons and the symbol ofustralia. The indelible image is the result of the brilliant design work andndefatigible commitment of the architect, Jorn Utzon, despite the troublednd complicated history that plagued the project after Utzon, a young Danishrchitect, won the anonymous design competition in 1957. This book revealsxactly what happened during the process of designing and building the Operaouse. The text and pictures tell a unique story, both of a building and ofn architect who set an example we still do not fully comprehend orppreciate.;Despite the success of the building, the architect who conceivedt has remained in relative obscurity. This book reconstructs in detail Jorntzon's ten-year involvement with the Sydney Opera House, from his surprisingin in the competition to his highly controversial, forced resignation in966. It also ventures beyond the central theme of the Sydney Opera House toxamine Utzon's work before and after Sydney, and brings to light a talenthat is both exceptional and rare.;Francoise Fromonot has researchedFromonot, Francoise is the author of 'Jorn Utzon Architect of the Sydney Opera House' with ISBN 9788843578054 and ISBN 8843578057.