Jørn Utzon

Author : Michael Asgaard Andersen
Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
Page : 0 pages
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Release : 2013-12-03
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1616891807

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Jørn Utzon by Michael Asgaard Andersen Pdf

Visionary Danish architect Jørn Utzon was just thirty-eight years old when in 1957 he was named the surprise winner of an international competition to design the Sydney Opera House in Australia. His bold design consisting of five performance halls topped by billowing concrete shells clad in ceramic tile is universally recognized as a masterpiece of twentieth-century architecture. While this early triumph brought Utzon worldwide fame, it overshadowed a larger body of work of great importance for modern architecture. Utzon's highly diverse projects around the globe, from the National Assembly in Kuwait and Melli Bank in Tehran, Iran, to the Bagsværd Church and numerous houses in Denmark, are testaments to his belief that modernism need not sacrifice local character to be forward thinking. Organized into six thematic chapters—place, working method, building culture, construction, materiality, and living—Jørn Utzon presents all of his important work as well as many of his lesser-known, though equally important competition entries, furniture designs, and other built projects.

Author : Adrian Carter,Marja Sarvimäki
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-04
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781000457933

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Jørn Utzon and Transcultural Essentialism by Adrian Carter,Marja Sarvimäki Pdf

This book introduces and defines the burgeoning concepts of transculturalism and essentialism and how they relate to one another, as articulated with reference to the work of Jørn Utzon. It introduces critical contemporary perspectives of the design thinking and career of this renowned Danish architect, internationally recognised for his competition-winning, iconic design for the Sydney Opera House – an outstanding exemplar of transcultural essentialism in architecture. Transcultural essentialism is analysed through the lens of critical regionalism and architectural phenomenology, with emphasis on the sense of place and tectonics in Utzon’s architectural works. It provides a new understanding of the Danish architect as an early proponent of a still emergent and increasingly relevant direction in architecture. Going beyond biographical studies, it presents a more comprehensive understanding of the broad range of transcultural influences that formed his thinking. The volume includes numerous previously unpublished photographs, drawings, and interviews with Utzon’s family members, former students, and colleagues, offering a significant contribution to the existing body of knowledge for any architecture scholar interested in Utzon’s work and design principles. The book also comprises a Foreword by eminent architecture theorist Juhani Pallasmaa in which he provides insights into the wider architectural and cultural context of Utzon’s worldview.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:915568727

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Sydney Opera House by Anonim Pdf

Author : Philip Drew
Publisher : Hardie Grant Publishing
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Architects
ISBN : 1876719346

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The Masterpiece by Philip Drew Pdf

A dual biography of the Sydney Opera House and its elusive master craftsman. Utzon was desperate to escape the fame that followed him after his creation came to fruition in 1966, and he remains resistant to any serious reflection on his life and work. It has taken 30 years of persistent research to gain an understanding of his character.

Author : Fracoise Fromonot
Publisher : Phaidon Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 8843578057

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Jorn Utzon by Fracoise Fromonot Pdf

The definitive history of the Sydney Opera House project.

Author : Henrik Sten Møller,Vibe Udsen
Publisher : Living Architecture
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015062524502

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Jørn Utzon Houses by Henrik Sten Møller,Vibe Udsen Pdf

Jørn Utzon is best known as the architect of the Sydney Opera House, probably the world's most famous modern building and arguably the 20th-century's boldest, most important and impressive work of architecture. All his works – both the large and famous and the small and private – with their brilliant simplicity and honest originality, are masterpieces of 20th-century architecture.This book presents all of Utzon's buildings in more than 400 outstanding color photographs taken by architecture photographer Per Nagel over a period of 25 years. Architect Vibe Udsen reviews each building and architecture critic Henrik Sten Møller presents a portrait of Jørn Utzen the man and the architect. Photographer Per Nagel has collaborated with architect Vibe Udsen for many years in publishing the architectural annual Living Architecture, which is distributed worldwide.

Author : Richard Weston
Publisher : Laurence King Publishing
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Architectural design
ISBN : 9781856693820

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Plans, Sections and Elevations by Richard Weston Pdf

CD-ROM contains: files for all of the plans, sections and elevations included in the book.

Author : Françoise Fromonot
Publisher : Gingko Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 3927258725

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Jørn Utzon by Françoise Fromonot Pdf

Author : Anne Watson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1863171525

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Building a Masterpiece by Anne Watson Pdf

Building a masterpiece explores some of the untold chapters in the long history of the Opera House's gestation, development and completion -- of individuals whose careers were made or broken by the Opera House, the companies whose reputations were secured through their association with the building, and the pioneering construction methods, innovative technologies and methodologies developed to meet the demands of its unprecedented design and challenging construction. The workers who built the building, the politicians, architects and members of the public who championed it and its often beleaguered architect are discussed as is its current world status as a symbol of Australia.To coincide with the 40th anniversary of the opening of the Sydney Opera House, this new edition of Building a Masterpiece will include a new chapter on another little known and much misunderstood story: the architect who took over from Utzon and completed the project.

Author : Matthew Mindrup
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-03
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781317024460

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The Material Imagination by Matthew Mindrup Pdf

In recent years architectural discourse has witnessed a renewed interest in materiality under the guise of such familiar tropes as 'material honesty,' 'form finding,' or 'digital materiality.' Motivated in part by the development of new materials and an increasing integration of designers in fabricating architecture, a proliferation of recent publications from both practice and academia explore the pragmatics of materiality and its role as a protagonist of architectural form. Yet, as the ethos of material pragmatism gains more popularity, theorizations about the poetic imagination of architecture continue to recede. Compared to an emphasis on the design of visual form in architectural practice, the material imagination is employed when the architect 'thinks matter, dreams in it, lives in it, or, in other words, materializes the imaginary.' As an alternative to a formal approach in architectural design, this book challenges readers to rethink the reverie of materials in architecture through an examination of historical precedent, architectural practice, literary sources, philosophical analyses and everyday experience. Focusing on matter as the premise of an architect’s imagination, each chapter identifies and graphically illustrates how material imagination defines the conceptual premises for making architecture.

Author : Tobias Faber,Jens Frederiksen
Publisher : Axel Menges
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UCSD:31822007865348

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Jørn Utzon, Houses in Fredensborg by Tobias Faber,Jens Frederiksen Pdf

Jorn Utzon's international reputation is based on imaginative monumental buildings like the Sydney Opera House and the Kuwait Parliament Building, yet his domestic architecture also forms an important part of his work. The Fredensborg estate is still the finest postwar housing in Denmark--both architecturally and in human terms. From an early age Utzon was interested in the relationship between human beings and their environment--houses, gardens and the immediate neighbourhood. Drawing upon the vernacular architecture of southern Europe, North Africa, China and his native Denmark, he built two extraordinary groups of courtyard houses: the Kingo houses in Helsingor (1956-60) and the houses in Fredensborg (1962/63). Courtyard houses offer maximum privacy and protection from a windy climate. When combined with a community centre, as at Fredensborg, they satisfy the human need not only for privacy but also for fellowship. The houses in Fredensborg were built as attractive retirement homes for Danish citizens who had spent long periods abroad. The charming sloping site is surrounded by woods and fields and forms a beautiful background to the exuberant range of cubic buildings, which are grouped like the fingers of a hand. Built in yellow brick, with stepped gables and powerful chimneys, each of the 77 houses is strongly individual and bears the personal stamp of the occupants.

Author : Carmen Llinares-Millán,Igor Fernández-Plazaola,Francisco Hidalgo-Delgado,María Montserrat Martínez-Valenzuela,Francisco Javier Medina-Ramón,Inmaculada Oliver-Faubel,Isabel Rodríguez-Abad,Andrea Salandin,Rafael Sánchez-Grandia,Isabel Tort-Ausina
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 553 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-31
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789400777903

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Construction and Building Research by Carmen Llinares-Millán,Igor Fernández-Plazaola,Francisco Hidalgo-Delgado,María Montserrat Martínez-Valenzuela,Francisco Javier Medina-Ramón,Inmaculada Oliver-Faubel,Isabel Rodríguez-Abad,Andrea Salandin,Rafael Sánchez-Grandia,Isabel Tort-Ausina Pdf

Many areas of knowledge converge in the building industry and therefore research in this field necessarily involves an interdisciplinary approach. Effective research requires strong relation between a broad variety of scientific and technological domains and more conventional construction or craft processes, while also considering advanced management processes, where all the main actors permanently interact. This publication takes an interdisciplinary approach grouping various studies on the building industry chosen from among the works presented for the 2nd International Conference on Construction and Building Research. The papers examine aspects of materials and building systems; construction technology; energy and sustainability; construction management; heritage, refurbishment and conservation. The information contained within these pages may be of interest to researchers and practitioners in construction and building activities from the academic sphere, as well as public and private sectors.

Author : Colin Davies
Publisher : Laurence King Publishing
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Architect-designed houses
ISBN : 1856694631

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Key Houses of the Twentieth Century by Colin Davies Pdf

Featuring over 100 of the most significant and influential houses of the twentieth century, For each of the houses included there are numerous, accurate scale plans showing each floor, together with elevations, sections and site plans where appropriate. All of these have been specially drawn for this book and are based on the most up-to-date information and sources.

Author : Kenneth Frampton
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2001-08-24
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0262561492

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Studies in Tectonic Culture by Kenneth Frampton Pdf

Composed of ten essays and an epilogue that trace the history of contemporary form as an evolving poetic of structure and construction, the book's analytical framework rests on Frampton's close readings of key French and German, and English sources from the eighteenth century to the present. Kenneth Frampton's long-awaited follow-up to his classic A Critical History of Modern Architecture is certain to influence any future debate on the evolution of modern architecture. Studies in Tectonic Culture is nothing less than a rethinking of the entire modern architectural tradition. The notion of tectonics as employed by Frampton—the focus on architecture as a constructional craft—constitutes a direct challenge to current mainstream thinking on the artistic limits of postmodernism, and suggests a convincing alternative. Indeed, Frampton argues, modern architecture is invariably as much about structure and construction as it is about space and abstract form. Composed of ten essays and an epilogue that trace the history of contemporary form as an evolving poetic of structure and construction, the book's analytical framework rests on Frampton's close readings of key French and German, and English sources from the eighteenth century to the present. He clarifies the various turns that structural engineering and tectonic imagination have taken in the work of such architects as Perret, Wright, Kahn, Scarpa, and Mies, and shows how both constructional form and material character were integral to an evolving architectural expression of their work. Frampton also demonstrates that the way in which these elements are articulated from one work to the next provides a basis upon which to evaluate the works as a whole. This is especially evident in his consideration of the work of Perret, Mies, and Kahn and the continuities in their thought and attitudes that linked them to the past. Frampton considers the conscious cultivation of the tectonic tradition in architecture as an essential element in the future development of architectural form, casting a critical new light on the entire issue of modernity and on the place of much work that has passed as "avant-garde." A copublication of the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies and The MIT Press.

Author : Cristina Garduno Freeman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-22
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781317083856

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Participatory Culture and the Social Value of an Architectural Icon: Sydney Opera House by Cristina Garduno Freeman Pdf

This book develops new and innovative methods for understanding the cultural significance of places such as the World Heritage listed Sydney Opera House. By connecting participatory media, visual culture and social value, Cristina Garduño Freeman contributes to a fast-growing body of scholarship on digital heritage and the popular reception of architecture. In this, her first book, she opens up a fresh perspective on heritage, as well as the ways in which people relate to architecture via participation on social media. Social media sites such as YouTube, Pinterest, Wikipedia, Facebook and Flickr, as well as others, become places for people to express their connections with places, for example, the Sydney Opera House. Garduño Freeman analyses real-world examples, from souvenirs to opera-house-shaped cakes, and untangles the tangible and intangible ways in which the significance of heritage is created, disseminated and maintained. As people’s encounters with World Heritage become increasingly mediated by the digital sphere there is a growing imperative for academics, professionals and policy-makers to understand the social value of significant places. This book is beneficial to academics, students and professionals of architecture.