Abstract
The Danish architect Jørn Utzon's architecture is a fusion of form and structure inspired by nature and the visual universe of different cultures. The organic conception of form is clearly evoked in much of Utzon’s architecture following his genesis idea of an “Additive Architecture” founded in his inspiration from nature where he saw that an infinite variety can be generated by a modest number of elements. The paper outlines how Utzon used the repetition of a component as the expedient by which complex geometrical and constructional problems can be rationally solved, as in the case of the shells of the Sydney Opera House.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the IASS-SLTE 2014 Symposium : “Shells, Membranes and Spatial Structures: Footprints” 15 to 19 September 2014, Brasilia, Brazil |
| Editors | Reyolando M.L.R.F. Brasil, Ruy M.O. Pauletti |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Publisher | The International Association for Shell and Spacial Structures |
| Publication date | 2014 |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| Event | International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures - Latin American Network on Tensile Structures: Shells, Membranes and Spatial S tructures: “Footprints” - Ulysses Guimarães Con v ention Cent er, Brasilia, Brazil Duration: 15 Sept 2014 → 19 Sept 2014 Conference number: 2014 |
Conference
| Conference | International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures - Latin American Network on Tensile Structures |
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| Number | 2014 |
| Location | Ulysses Guimarães Con v ention Cent er |
| Country/Territory | Brazil |
| City | Brasilia |
| Period | 15/09/2014 → 19/09/2014 |