The iconic Sydney Opera House, designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, graces the picturesque Sydney Harbour. Its modern expressionist design feature

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The iconic Sydney Opera House, designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, graces the picturesque Sydney Harbour. Its modern expressionist design features a series of large precast concrete “shells.” These shells, composed of sections from a sphere, form the distinctive roofs of the structure. In full sunlight, the shiny surface of the exterior tiling on one of these shells gleams brilliantly

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Keywords: concrete, expressionist, exterior, house, modern, opera, precast, shells, sphere, sydney, tiling, utzon, ørn