My Country and My People and Sydney Opera House: The missing link

Chiu, Chen-Yu; Goad, Philip; Myers, Peter; Kılınçer, Nur Yıldız

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“…While Alto used uniform roof openings for Viipuri, Utzon used curved surfaces on the ceiling to manipulate the subtle graduations of light to achieve the effect of lightness (Brawne, 2005) (Figure 15). The inspiration for this design is the continuation of the Sydney Opera House using the idea of "roof vs. earthwork juxtaposition, where the pillars were omitted" and influenced heavily by the dualism aestheticism from Chinese architecture, inspired by the writing of Lin Yutang (Chiu et al, 2019).…”

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Tracing the Evolution of Lighting in Architecture

Gunawan

Yatmo

Atmodiwirjo

2022

JOAE

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The role of light has been studied, examined, and analyzed for the built environment from ancient times. The methodology was conducted by literature review and precedents study to determine shifts in viewpoints that become the basis of architectural lighting design practice. This paper will discuss four evolution viewpoints but understanding the sky with its properties is the first step before moving forward. The first evolution will focus on light's role from perception to narration; the second one will examine light from the point of development of aperture to performance; the third will investigate light from material to immaterial with a particular focus on light's immateriality from the point of view of J.J. Gibson, and the last part will have an overview of light's purpose from quantitative value to its contemplative tranquillity. All four evolutions will provide broad strokes from one extreme to the other to highlight the shift of lighting knowledge and applications.

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Section: From Quantitative To Contemplativementioning

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Tracing the Evolution of Lighting in Architecture

Gunawan

Yatmo

Atmodiwirjo

2022

JOAE

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Illustrations of the 1925-editionYingzao fashi營造法式: Jørn Utzon’s aesthetic confirmation and inspiration for the Sydney Opera House design (1958–1966)

Chiu

Kılınçer

Tabrizi

2019

Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering

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In his 1958 study trip to China, Danish architect Jørn Utzon (1918-2008) acquired two copies of the 1925-edition Yingzao fashi (Chinese Building Standards), first published in 1103 AD. Utzon's own Yingzao fashi meticulously documented the imperial building practice in feudal China with numerous illustrations. The monograph later became one of the most important sources for Utzon to study the design, structure, construction and decoration of Chinese monuments during his enduring interest in Chinese building culture. However, the precise role of Utzon's ideas and ideals inspired by the Yingzao fashi in the Opera House design still remains largely unexplored. By surveying the primary sources in The Utzon Archives, the State Library of New South Wales and the architectural collection of Utzon's family, as well as interviewing his staff and colleagues, the authors argue the Yingzao fashi delivered an important impact both on the aesthetic ideal and architectonic characteristics of Utzon's Opera House design. This presents that illustrations of Utzon's Yingzao fashi served not only as a conceptual means to initiate his design but also as practical implements for him and his team to solve the problems of design, production and construction, before their forced resignation in 1966.

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My Country and My People and Sydney Opera House: The missing link

Cited by 2 publications

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Tracing the Evolution of Lighting in Architecture

Tracing the Evolution of Lighting in Architecture

Illustrations of the 1925-editionYingzao fashi營造法式: Jørn Utzon’s aesthetic confirmation and inspiration for the Sydney Opera House design (1958–1966)

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