Building a masterpiece:the Sydney Opera House
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Group Author: | ; |
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Published: |
Powerhouse Publishing In association with Lund Humphries,
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Publisher Address: | Sydney Aldershot, UK Burlington, VT |
Publication Dates: | 2006. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | 191 p.: ill. (some col.), plans ; 29 cm. |
ISBN: |
0853319413 (hbk.) 9780853319412 (hbk.) |
Index Number: | TU242 |
CLC: | TU242.2 |
Call Number: | TU242.2/B932 |
Contents: |
Includes index. Monumental appeal : reflections on the Sydney Opera House / Richard Weston -- An opera house for Sydney : genesis and conclusion of a competition / Anne Watson -- Second thoughts : reflections on winning second prize / Robert Geddes -- Poetic paradox : Utzon's sources for the Sydney Opera House / Philip Drew -- Computers and the Opera House : pioneering a new technology / David Taffs -- Constructing a legacy : technological innovation and achievements / John Nutt -- Who built the Opera House? / Sarah Gregson -- 'Great strength with extemem lightness' : Utzon's use of plywood / Philip Nobis -- Bring Utzon back : the protest that divided a profession / Anne Watson -- 'A masterpiece of human creative genius' : recognition, reconciliation and heritage conservation / Bronwyn Hanna and Patricia Hale. |