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Jørn Utzon
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Danish architect (1918–2008)
Jørn Utzon was a Danish architect best known for designing the Sydney Opera House, one of the most iconic buildings of the 20th century. His innovative approach to architecture and design had a lasting influence on modern building design around the world.
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Key facts
- Born
- Jørn Oberg Utzon , ( 1918-04-09 ) 9 April 1918, Copenhagen , Denmark
- Died
- 29 November 2008 (2008-11-29) (aged 90), Helsingør , Denmark
- Alma mater
- Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
- Occupation
- Architect
- Awards
- Pritzker Prize
- Buildings
- Sydney Opera House , Bagsværd Church , Kuwait National Assembly Building
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jörn
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Danish Realm
- Place of birth
- Copenhagen
- Place of death
- Helsingør
- Occupation
- architect
- Educated at
- Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
- Languages spoken
- Danish
- Notable work
- Kuwait National Assembly Building
- Student of
- Steen Eiler Rasmussen
- Field of work
- architecture
- Work location
- Helsingør
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- Commons category
- Jørn Utzon
- date of birth
- 1918-01-01
- date of death
- 2008-01-01
- topic's main category
- Category:Jørn Utzon
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- member of
- Accademia delle Arti del Disegno
- name in native language
- Jørn Utzon
- has works in the collection
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- described at URL
- arch-pavouk.cz/index.php/architekti/1249-utzon-j-rn
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Encyclopedic overview
Jørn Oberg Utzon ( Danish: [ˈjɶɐ̯ˀn ˈut.sʌn]; 9 April 1918 – 29 November 2008) was a Danish architect. In 1957, he won an international design competition for his design of the Sydney Opera House in Australia. Utzon's revised design, which he completed in 1961, was the basis for the landmark, although it was not completed until 1973.
When the Sydney Opera House was declared a World Heritage Site on 28 June 2007, Utzon became only the second person to have received such recognition for one of his works during his lifetime, after Oscar Niemeyer. Other noteworthy works include Bagsværd Church near Copenhagen and the National Assembly Building in Kuwait. He also made important contributions to housing design, especially with his Kingo Houses near Helsingør.
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