Amazon Quiz: Name the architect who originally started the construction of this iconic building.

Name the architect who originally started the construction of this iconic building.

Jorn Utzon

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Answer: Jorn Utzon

Jorn Utzon, who was born April 9, 1918, in Copenhagen, Denmark is notably known for the design for the Sydney Opera House in Australia. Construction of the Sydney Opera House began in March 1959 after the demolition of the existing Fort Macquarie Tram Depot. The project was built in three phase.

Utzon grew up in the town of Aalborg, where his father was a naval architect, engineer and director of the local shipyard. 

Utzon opted to study architecture at the Copenhagen Royal Academy of Arts. After graduating in 1942 with a Diploma in Architecture, he worked in Sweden until the end of World War II.

In 1949, he received a grant that allowed him and his wife Lis to travel extensively in USA and Mexico.

Construction of the Sydney Opera House began on 2 March 1959 with Utzon traveling frequently to Australia and eventually moving his family to Sydney. 

“My job is to articulate the overall vision and detailed design principles for the site, and for the form of the building and its interior,” Utzon said of his Design Principles which were published in 2002.

“I like to think the Sydney Opera House is like a musical instrument, and like any fine instrument, it needs a little maintenance and fine tuning, from time to time, if it is to keep on performing at the highest level.”

In 2003, Utzon was awarded the Pritzker Prize for Architecture, the highest award in its field.  

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