The Sydney Opera House Project Website

Group Member :

Harinder AulakhLin Liu

Amisha Minhas

Outline

•A symbol not only a city but an entire nation

and continent.

•Multi-Arts Centre in Sydney

•Designed and constructed primarily by Jorn

Utzon, received the Pritzker Prize.

•Opened in 1973

Outline

•World Heritage Listed in June 2007

•Operated by the Sydney Opera House Trust

of New South Wales Ministry for the Arts.

Architect

Jørn Utzon

Architect

•Born 9 April 1918 ,Copenhagen

•Died 29 November 2008 (aged 90)

School: Royal Danish Academy of Fine

Arts

•Awards: Pritzker Prize

•Buildings :Sydney Opera House,

Bagsværd Church

Seven Venues•Concert Hall

The largest interior venue at Sydney Opera

House with 2,679 seats, is the home of the

Sydney Symphony Orchestra and used by a

large number of other concert presenters

•Opera TheatreA proscenium theatre with 1,507 seats, is the Sydney home of Opera Australia and The Australian Ballet.

Seven Venues•Drama Theatre

A medium sized proscenium arch theatre with with 544 seats, is used by the Sydney Theatre Company and other dance and theatrical presenters.

•Playhouse

An end-stage theatre with a seating capacity of

398

•Studio A flexible space with a maximum capacity of 400 people.

Seven Venues•Utzon Room

 A multi-purpose venue with quality acoustics is

the first interior designed by architect Jørn

Utzon.

•Forecourt

A spectacular open-air venue with Harbour

views and Monumental Steps providing natural

amphitheatre seating.

Scope

A large hall seating 3,000 and a small hall

for 1,200 people, each to be designed for

different uses, including full-scale operas,

orchestral and choral concerts, mass

meetings, lectures, ballet performances and

other presentations

Time•Planning began in the late 1940s, built from

1957 to 1973, lasting 16 years.

•Stage I: Podium

Building the upper podium. (1959–1963)

•Stage II: Roof

Construction of the outer shells. (1963–1967)

•Stage III: Interiors

The interior design and Construction. (1967–

1973)

Time•The original completion date set by the

government was 26 January 1963 (Australia

Day).

•The project was completed ten years late.

Cost•Total Cost $102 million

•Approximations in 1973:

Stage I: $5.5 million

Stage II: $12.5 million

Stage III: $16.5 million

stage equipment, stage lighting and organ: $9.0

million.

Fees and other costs: $16.5 million

Cost

•Original cost estimate in 1957: $7 million,

•Over-budget by more than fourteen times

Project Website

http://mobile.sheridanc.on.ca/~liulin/main.html

Reference

http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Opera_House