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Jørn Utzon

1918–2008 · Danish architect · Denmark

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Archival drawings by Jørn Utzon for the Sydney Opera House competition design.
State Records NSW · Licence: CC BY 2.0 · Source

Bio

Created architecture that combines structural invention, monumental geometry and sensitivity to landscape and culture.

Key works

  • Sydney Opera House
  • Bagsværd Church

THE RETHINK

Jørn Utzon helps us rethink architecture as more than the production of buildings: their work shows how decisions about structure, space, materials, context or public life can change what a society considers possible.

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Jørn Utzon changed architecture through ideas, buildings and approaches that still shape how we understand space.
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