15
Dec 09

Sydney Opera House

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 33º51’87″S 151º12’47″E

Sydney Opera House, Location: Sydney, Australia
Date: 1957 to 1973
Building Type: opera house
Construction System: tile-clad concrete and precast concrete
Climate: temperate
Context: urban waterfront
Style: Expressionist Modern
Notes: Great stairway, family of forms in spherical section roofs, pure curving shapes that across the harbor in great heroic harmony
Source: www.archiplanet.org