JØRN UTZON

Jorn Utzon

Jorn Utzon

Jørn Utzon

Jorn Utzon

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Jorn Utzon

UniqueOrganicRepetitiveGeometricBalance

5 Things that describe his work.

The Sydney Opera House-In Sydney, Australia

Fredensborg Housing-In Fredensborg, North Zealand, Denmark.

Sydney Opera house-In Sydney

Some models and sketches of his work

The Silkeborg Museum of Fine Arts

Kuwait National Assembly-In Kuwait

Sydney Opera --> house

His Work

Bagsvard Church- In Denmark

Can Feliz, The Utzon House-In Majonca Spain

Kuwait National Assembly-In Kuwait

Kingo Housing Project-In Hesingor, Denmark

Paustian Showroom-In Copenhagen, Denmark

The Sydney Opera house from the outside and the inside.

Jorn Utzon was born in Copenhagen 1918.

He died also in Copenhagen, November 29, 2008

He incorporates the organic structures of Frank Lloyd Wright into his designs and some other architects famous features.

He is Dutch but he still entered the competition for the Sydney Opera House and won!!

Interesting Facts

Form Line Balance Repetition Shape Texture

Elements and Principals of design

Shape And DimensionSydney Opera House-The

sails are like triangles. Uses organic shapes. 3D shapes. Dynamic-The sails look like their moving. There is a lot

of positive space .

Other Buildings-Geometric-Every building, he has at

least 2 geometric shapes. He uses positive space and leaves very little negative space. Obviously there are

3D shapes and no 2D shapes. They are static and

dynamic.

Shape and Dimension; Mathematical Concepts

Mathematical ConceptsSydney Opera House-There are many lines.There is pattern and repetition because the sails keep on repeating.Sails are again like triangles.

Other Buildings-patterns, In the Kuwait National Assembly the cylinders keep on repeating. Symmetry-All of his buildings are asymmetrical. Geometric shapes- In his buildings(Excluding the Sydney opera house) he uses geometric shapes. To make the building look complete.

There is asymmetrical balance. Form Line Shape-Organic and geometric

Cool Features- There are invisible pillars made of transparent

glass to hold the sails. There is a fountain inside each wall with pillars You can only get there by boat

My Masterpiece

My Masterpiece