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Sydney Opera House Drawings

'The architecture takes the greater advantage of the views...The audience is assembled from cars, trains and ferries and lead like a festive procession into the respective halls.' Plan including report. NRS 12825 Item SZ112_02

Sydney Opera House

Jørn Utzon competition drawings

These are the original competition drawings for which the assessors of the Committee awarded Jørn Utzon first prize of £5,000 on 29 January 1957. As a result Mr Utzon was commissioned by the Government of New South Wales to do final drawings for the Opera House, and to supervise its construction.

View all the drawings (NRS 12825) in the catalogue »

Perspective from staircase between the two halls looking towards the north. NRS 12825 Item SZ112_01

Ground floor. NRS 12825 Item SZ112_03

Second floor. NRS 12825 Item SZ112_04

Third floor, main floor. NRS 12825 Item SZ112_05

East elevation. NRS 12825 Item SZ112_06

West elevation. NRS 12825 Item SZ112_07

South elevation. NRS 12825 Item SZ112_08

North elevation. NRS 12825 Item SZ112_09

Section. NRS 12825 Item SZ112_10

Cross section in large hall showing overhead doors open and closed. NRS 12825 Item SZ112_11

Exterior elevation. NRS 12825 Item SZ112_12

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