The Opera House Project

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PART ONE: Concept, Design and Architecture

• Chapter 1 - 1954, A Serendipitous Idea
• Chapter 2 - 1956, The Year Of The Competition
• Chapter 3 - Jørn Utzon, the great eclectic
• Chapter 4 - Cahill's Legacy
• Chapter 5 - 1957, Utzon In Sydney
• Chapter 6 - 1958, The Red Book
• Chapter 7 - The Three Stages
• Chapter 8 - 1959, Laying The First Stone And The Death Of Cahill
• Chapter 9 - Stage One Begins
• Chapter 10 - Hellebæk Denmark, Fitzroy Street London
• Chapter 11 - The Spherical Solution, Part 1
• Chapter 11.5 - The Spherical Solution, Part 2
• Chapter 12 - 1962, The Yellow Book And The Final Roof Geometry

PART TWO: Engineering and Construction

• Chapter 13 - 1963, The Move To Sydney
• Chapter 14 - Faltering Relationships
• Chapter 15 - Stage 2
• Chapter 16 - 1964-1965, Perfection Lost: Part 1
• Chapter 17 - 1964-1965 Perfection Lost: Part 2
• Chapter 18 - The Tenacity Of Davis Hughes
• Chapter 19 - 1966, Malice In Blunderland
• Chapter 20 - Stage 3: Hall, Todd, Littlemore And Farmer
• Chapter 22 - The Return