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102 Part 10. Appendices Utzon undertook international study tours to Europe and Morocco in 1947–1948 and to Mexico and the United States in 1949. These were funded by his prize money from the Bissen Prize (1947) and the Zacharia Jacobsen Award (1949). He examined Mayan and Aztec architecture in Mexico and met architects Frank Lloyd Wright, Eero Saarinen and Mies van der Rohe in the United States. In 1950 Utzon set up his own architectural practice in Denmark and two years later established a partnership with Erik and Henry Andersson based in Helsingborg, Sweden. Between 1953 and 1960 Utzon was awarded fi rst prize in several Scandinavian competitions, mainly for housing projects. They included the Eckensberg Medal for Architecture (1957) for the Kingo housing development in Denmark. In 1956 Utzon worked on his entry for the Sydney Opera House international design competition. The design was produced within his partnership with Erik Andersson but the entry was submitted in Utzon’s name, in recognition that he was the dominant designer. In early 1957 Utzon was announced the competition winner and he immediately began work on a model of the building. Utzon worked on the Sydney Opera House from Denmark until 1963, making annual visits to Sydney. He worked in close collaboration with the London-based Danish structural engineer, Ove Arup, and Arup’s staff on the geometry of the shells. In early 1963 Utzon closed his Denmark offi ce and moved his family to Sydney. Utzon continued to enter European-based design competitions and was awarded fi rst prize for the model that he worked on with his Sydney staff for the Zurich theatre project. From 1965 tensions arose between Utzon and the New South Wales Government over cost and time overruns on the Sydney Opera House project. These tensions led to Utzon’s withdrawal from the project in February 1966 and his departure from Sydney in April 1966. From 1968–1971 Utzon worked on a number of projects including the Bagsvaerd Church in Copenhagen and the Jeddah sports stadium in Saudi Arabia. In 1970 he was awarded the Mobel Prize for furniture design for his 8108 chair. Utzon and his wife moved to a house he designed, known as Can Lis, on the Mediterranean island of Majorca in 1971. Utzon was a Visiting Professor at the School of Architecture, University of Hawaii from 1971–1973. He was awarded fi rst prize in the competition for the Kuwait National Assembly Complex in 1972 and worked on this project until 1979. 10.2 In 1982 he established Utzon Associates with his architect sons. Utzon collaborated with his sons on several projects including the Paustian furniture showroom (Copenhagen 1987), the Danish Museum for Modern Art (Fredensborg 1988) and several other museums of science, history, culture and art in Denmark. In 1998 Utzon accepted a New South Wales Government proposal to develop design principles for the Sydney Opera House. With his son Jan he worked with Australian architect Richard Johnson on the principles. The Sydney Opera House Utzon design principles 2002 was released in 2002. Utzon subsequently acted as consultant for the refurbishment of the Sydney Opera House interiors. In 2003 the Utzon Center was established at Aalborg University to expand the appreciation of Utzon’s work within the context of Nordic and international architecture and design. Utzon has been the subject of an extensive and rapidly expanding body of scholarship including writings by Sigfried Giedion, Philip Drew and Richard Weston (see below). Today, Utzon continues to work with Utzon Associates. Figure 10.2 Jørn Utzon
Awards In addition to the awards detailed above, Utzon has won many Danish and international awards celebrating his architectural achievements. These include: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts Gold Medal (Denmark 1945) First Prize, Private lives (for Scanian house types) with Ib Molgelvang (Sweden 1953) Eckersberg Medal (Denmark 1957) Architects Association of West Germany International Honorary Prize (West Germany 1966) CF Hansen Medal (Denmark 1967) Royal Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal (Australia 1973) Prince Eugen Medal (Sweden 1973) Royal Institute of British Architects Gold Medal (United Kingdom 1978) Läkerol Prize (Sweden 1979) Architectural Prize of the Association of Danish Architects (Denmark 1981) Alvar Aalto Medal (Finland 1982) Niels Prize (Denmark 1986) Nykredits Architecture Prize (Denmark 1987) Fritz Schumacher Prize (Germany 1988) Wolf Foundation Prize in Arts (Architecture) (Israel 1992) Gold Medal, Académie d’Architecture (France 1994) Sonning Prize (Denmark 1998) Pritzker Architecture Prize (United States 2003)—the world’s most prestigious architecture award. Works Utzon’s main works are detailed below. Water tower at Svaneke (Denmark 1946) Utzon house at Hellebaek (Denmark 1952) Villa Dalsgaard at Holte (Denmark 1952–1953) Langelinie Pavilion, Copenhagen (Denmark 1953) Middelboe House at Furesoen Lake (Denmark 1953) ‘Privatliv’ Housing near Lund (Sweden 1953–1955) Housing estate at Elineberg (Sweden 1954) Villa Frank at Vedbaek (Denmark 1955) Villa Lillesoe at Furesoen Lake (Denmark 1955) Villa Dalsgaard at Holte (Denmark 1956) Sydney Opera House (Australia 1956–1973; 1998– ) Kingo Houses at Elsinore (Denmark 1957–1959) Planetstaden housing estate at Lund (Sweden 1958 –1959) Melli Bank in Teheran (Iran 1959–1960) with Hans Munk Hansen Birkehoj housing estate (Denmark 1960) The Fredensborg Houses at Fredensborg, Copenhagen (Denmark 1962–1965) Frederiksberg town planning scheme at Copenhagen (Denmark 1963–1965) Silkeborg Museum of Art (Denmark 1963; 1970) Municipal Theatre, Zurich (Switzerland 1964) A New Angle, furniture (1967) Utok, furniture (1968) Utsep, furniture (1968) Espansiva, timber housing system (Denmark 1969) Jeddah sports stadium (Saudi Arabia 1969) Tritail Yacht (1970–1971) Can Lis (Utzon home) at Porto Petro, Majorca (Spain 1971–1974) Kuwait National Assembly Complex (Kuwait 1972– 1982) with Jan Utzon Bagsvaerd Church at Copenhagen (Denmark 1973– 1976) with Jan and Lin Utzon Swimming baths at Lake Peblingesoen, Copenhagen (Denmark 1979) with Jan Utzon Paustian Furniture House at Copenhagen (Denmark 1985 –1987) 103
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