Joern Utzon dies

[missarchi]

The Danish architect who designed the iconic Sydney Opera House, Joern Utzon, has died aged 90. After a series of operations, he died from a heart attack in his sleep surrounded by family.

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/slideshow_ajax.aspx?sectionid=9016§ionname=slideshowajax&subsectionid=148496&subsectionname=operahouse&rss=yes

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/3536243/Sydney-Opera-House-designer-Jorn-Utzon-dies-aged-90.html


What an interesting project! what a mess... what a loss...
mabye Dublin can learn something...
what ever happened to that exhibition...

[millennium]

Joern Utzon, who died at the weekend in Denmark aged 90, created a masterpiece and put a city and a country on a cultural route map that has spread well beyond its boundaries. Along the way, despite opposition from the doubters, the bean counters and the vote catchers he endured considerable personal sacrifice and abuse. It is an incredible disappointment for all concerned that he was not persuaded to view the finished edifice which is his and our legacy.

[PTB]

May he rest in peace.

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I'll start building a shrine

[missarchi]

Jøørn additive architecture

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24730748-16947,00.html

http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2008/s2189680.htm

[PTB]

http://images.google.ie/imgres?imgurl=http://www.arcspace.com/architects/utzon/silkeborg/Photo-1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.arcspace.com/architects/utzon/silkeborg.htm&usg=__lY9goOZNz4TpXZpwlReFkIZ8CSo=&h=204&w=300&sz=8&hl=en&start=91&um=1&tbnid=hTy_dLsx4TZhTM:&tbnh=79&tbnw=116&prev=/images%3Fq%3Djorn%2Butzon%26start%3D90%26ndsp%3D18%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN

"The project died with Jorn’s premature death from cancer in 1973."

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