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Sydney Opera House in City of Sydney, Australia
Sydney Opera House

1973 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney Opera House image

Performing arts centre in Australia

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Sydney Opera House

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · City-level coordinates only

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Sydney Opera HouseSydney Opera House

1973 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Charles Correa AssociatesCharles Correa Associates

1958 · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Typeworkbureau
Year / years19731958
PlaceSydney, New South Wales, AustraliaMumbai, Maharashtra, India
Place contextSydney, New South Wales, AustraliaRepresentative site: Pathanamthitta district, Pathanamthitta district, India
Climate19°C · 11.0h daylight · 12 km/h wind34°C · 12.4h daylight · 10 km/h wind · via St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Parumala
Focusopera house12 works in corpus
Architects
  • Jorn Utzon
  • Charles Correa
Linked context

Bureaus

  • Jørn Utzon
  • Utzon Arkitekter

Notable works

  • St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Parumala
  • Sabarmati Ashram
  • Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya
  • Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Navrangpura
Typologies
  • cultural
  • theaters performance
  • opera house
  • cultural center
  • kim utzon
  • church
  • sacred space
  • building
  • museum
  • cultural building
  • stadium
  • sports building
  • arts center
Materials
  • wood
  • steel
  • concrete
  • brick
  • concrete
  • sandstone
  • stone
  • glass
Carbon signals

Concrete and Steel look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Concrete
  • Steel

Concrete, Brick, and Glass look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Concrete
  • Brick
  • Glass
Lower-carbon levers
  • Look for lower-clinker mixes, reused structure, and scope reductions before fine-grained product swaps.
  • Prioritize recycled content, efficient sections, and procurement-specific EPD comparisons.
  • Track sourcing, certification, and assembly logic rather than assuming timber is automatically low impact.
  • Look for lower-clinker mixes, reused structure, and scope reductions before fine-grained product swaps.
  • Review masonry extent, reuse opportunities, and alternate assemblies where the design language allows it.
  • Compare system-level facade options, reduce overspecification, and pair glass choices with structural reductions.
  • Check source geography, fabrication intensity, and whether stone is structural, cladding, or finish-only.
AccessibilityAccess not recorded9 of 9 recorded works are publicly accessible
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