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A Chorus of Contempt at The Sydney Opera House
A Chorus of Contempt at The Sydney Opera House
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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Sep 15, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
1957. Jørn Utzon receives a phone call: he's just won an international competition to design a brand new opera house for the Australian city of Sydney. Utzon is unknown in the field, so this is a triumph. The young architect couldn’t have imagined what a bitter victory it would turn out to be...
The Guggenheim in Bilbao; the Burj Khalifa in Dubai; the Shard in London. These days, everyone seems to want an iconic building. But Sydney Opera House was the first, the greatest – and the most painful. This is its origin story.
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The Guggenheim in Bilbao; the Burj Khalifa in Dubai; the Shard in London. These days, everyone seems to want an iconic building. But Sydney Opera House was the first, the greatest – and the most painful. This is its origin story.
For a full list of sources, please see the show notes at timharford.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Sep 15, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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