Title & Author:

Building a masterpiece : the Sydney Opera House / edited by Anne Watson.

Publication:

Sydney : Powerhouse Publishing ; Aldershot, UK ; Burlington, VT : in association with Lund Humphries, 2006.

Description:

191 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes "About the authors" (p. 186-187) and "About the Powerhouse Museum" (p. 187).
Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-183) and 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.
Also issued online.

Summary:

"Building a masterpiece explores some of the untold chapters in the long history of the Opera House's gestation, development and completion - the 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."--Jacket.

ISBN:

0853319413 (hbk.)
9780853319412 (hbk.)
1863171150 (pbk.)
9781863171151 (pbk.)

Subject:

Utzon, Jørn, 1918-2008.
Utzon, Jørn, 1918-
Sydney Opera House.
Theaters Australia Sydney (N.S.W.) Design and construction.
Opéras (Édifices) Australie Sydney (N.-G. du S.) Conception et construction.
Theaters Design and construction.
Bouwkunst.
New South Wales Sydney.

Added entries:

Watson, Anne (Anne Jeanette)
Powerhouse Museum.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 250702
Call No.: BIB 180200
Status: Available