Jørn Utzon designed the Sydney Opera House, completed in 1973. Utzon received the Pritzker Prize in 2003 for "one of the great iconic buildings of the twentieth century."
Complex cuts from a sphere come together in this composition out in the waters of Sydney, gesturing like sails. These white shells were larger than life at the time of construction. The interior is not as interesting as Utzon hoped, because Australia's liberal government removed him as architect before the design was realized.
The wood interior slats speak of native Australian architecture, while the white sails remind one of the European landing on Australia's shores. The structure takes on a spiritual level in this way, as the music appears to shape the form of the music hall in a communal, spherical movement.
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