postcard | opera house {SYD101}

opera house {construction} 1957 - 1973 {location} bennelong point {style} expressionist {material} precast concrete clad with tile + granite {architect} jorn utzon {reason} create performance halls + draw attention to sydney {users} performers + visitors {heritage listing} yes {other} in the 1956 international design competition, utzon’s design was allegedly taken from the discarded submission pile where it gained community interest + decided upon by the government