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The house : the dramatic story of the Sydney Opera House and the people who made it / Helen Pitt.

The house : the dramatic story of the Sydney Opera House and the people who made it / Helen Pitt.
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ISBN 1760295469
9781760295462
Author Pitt, Helen (author.)
Title The house : the dramatic story of the Sydney Opera House and the people who made it / Helen Pitt.
Portion of title Dramatic story of the Sydney Opera House and the people who made it
Publisher and/or associated date/s Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2018.
©2018.
Description xvii, 412 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour) ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-400) and index.
Summary The best-loved building in Australia nearly didn't get off the drawing board. When it did, the lives of everyone involved in its construction were utterly changed: some for the better, many for the worse. Helen Pitt tells the stories of the people behind the magnificent white sails of the Sydney Opera House. From the famous conductor and state premier who conceived the project; to the two architects whose lives were so tragically intertwined; to the workers and engineers; to the people of Sydney, who were alternately beguiled and horrified as the drama unfolded over two decades. With access to diaries, letters, and classified records, as well as her own interviews with people involved in the project, Helen Pitt reveals the intimate back story of the building that turned Sydney into an international city.
Subjects Utzon, Jørn, -- 1918-2008
Sydney Opera House
Theatres -- New South Wales
Architecture, Modern -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- 20th century
Theatres -- Australia
Sydney (N.S.W.) -- Buildings, structures, etc
Call number 2018.375
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A00885144 2018.375
General Collection   . Available to Museum Staff .  
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