Utzon and the Sydney Opera House: Penguin Special, 9780143570806
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Vision, discord, and genius: the true story of the Opera House.
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Utzon and the Sydney Opera House: Penguin Special

how australia's most famous building was designed, how it was actually built, and why the difference is important

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    80 pages

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    22 October 2013

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Summary

The Architect and the Opera House: A Story of Vision and Discord

A Penguin Special that investigates the incredible true story behind Australia’s most famous building. Jørn Utzon designed the Sydney Opera House so that every element would be in harmony. But its construction, while it began in just that way, ended in complete discord.

The visionary state government that commissioned the project was replaced by one that did not appreciate it and stopped funding it. Utzon was f…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780143570806
ISBN-10:0143570803
Series:Penguin Specials
Author:Daryl Dellora
Publisher:Penguin Random House Australia
Imprint:Penguin Random House Australia
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:80
Release Date:22 October 2013
Weight:64g
Dimensions:180mm x 109mm x 9mm
About The Author

Daryl Dellora

Daryl Dellora is an award-winning documentary filmmaker. He is the recipient of an Australian Human Rights Award for his film Mr Neal is Entitled to be an Agitator, about the life of High Court justice Lionel Murphy, and a Gold Plaque at the Chicago International Television Festival for The Edge of the Possible - a film about Sydney Opera House architect Jørn Utzon.

Daryl has been an Australian Film Commission documentary fellow, and in 2005 was awarded a residency at the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Study Centre. He wrote and directed the film Michael Kirby- Don’t forget the justice bit (2010) for ABC-TV, has made films about the Governor-General of Australia and the High Court, and has worked for Film Australia and SBS-TV. Daryl co-produced the 2006 feature film Hunt Angels (winner of the AFI Award for Best Documentary) and was an executive producer of Celebrity- Dominick Dunne (2008).

He is a director of the film production company Film Art Doco and lives in Melbourne. Michael Kirby- Law, Love and Life is his first book.

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