Sydney Opera HousePresented by

Bulbul Ahmed (13205022)Nazmus Sadat (13205018)MD.Mehrab Hasan (13205016)Noman Kondokar(13205021)Sovon Saha(13205017)Shagar Debnath(13205019)Mahmudul Hasan(13205020)

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Sydney Opera House

Sydney, Australia1957-1973

Table of ContentsIntroductionGeneral InformationConcept and DesignMaterialsConstructions

Introduction The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney,

New South Wales, Australia. And it is a masterpiece of late modern architecture.

Opened : the facility formally opened on 20 October 1973 Completed : 1973 Client and Owner : NSW Government Cost : A$102 million, equivalent to ~A$859 million in 2012

Dimensions

Length : 183 m (600 ft) Width : 120 m (394 ft) Area : 1.8 hectare (4.4 acres) Height : 65 m (213 ft) Elevation : 4 m (13 ft)

Concept and Design

Architect : Jørn Utzon

Structural engineering work : OVE Arup & Partners

Main contractors : (i) Civil & Civic (level 1).

(ii) M.R. Hornibrook (level 2 and 3 and interior)

In 1956 the New South Wales Premier, The Hon Joe Cahill, announced an international competition for the design of an opera house for Sydney which attracted more than 200 entries from around the world. After having won number of smaller architectural competitions, Utzon submitted his vision for the Sydney Opera House to the New South Wales Government.

FacilitiesJoan Sutherland Theatre: A proscenium theatre with

1,507 seats.Drama Theatre: A proscenium theatre with 544 seats.Playhouse: An end-stage theatre with 398 seats.Studio.Recording Studio . etc.

Concert Hall: With 2,679 seats, the home of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and used by a large number of other concert presenters.

Structural Engineers

StructureStructure

The distinctive roof comprises sets of interlocking vaulted ‘shells’ set upon a vast terraced platform and surrounded by terrace areas that function as pedestrian concourses.

Materials The roof shells

Materialsspherical roof-shells ‘gave way for a very logical and

orderly geometry for the tile lids that were to cover the entire surface of the shells'.

Materials The glass wall facing the harbour

The glass wall that was built after Utzon left. Its feeling of hanging from the shell.

Constructions

Constructions The project was built in three stages. Stage I (1959–1963)

consisted of building the upper podium. Stage II (1963–1967) saw the construction of the outer shells. Stage III (1967–1973) consisted of the interior design and construction.

STAGE I

Constructions

STAGE II STAGE III

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