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Jørn Utzon
Born: 1918.\ Death: 2008.\ Famous works: Sydney Opera House, Svaneke Water Tower, Langelinie Pavilion, National Museum of Denmark, Utzon JU1 pendant, Concert pendant and Opera pendant.\ Education: Architect.
Jørn Utzon was born in Copenhagen, but when Jørn was one year old, the family moved to Aalborg. He is best known for the Sydney Opera House, but has also designed lamps for &Tradition and Fritz Hansen.
Jørn Utzon's father, Aage Utzon, who was a ship engineer at Aalborg shipyard, earned respect in his profession by developing the meticulously precise pointed gate. He was known for describing his boats down to the smallest detail in his construction drawings - Jørn Utzon emulated this technique in his own career. For his father's ships, the optimization of construction and function became the decisive factor for the appearance of the ships, and the aesthetics implemented therein formed an important inspirational basis in Utzon's later works.
In 1930, Utzon went with his family to the Stockholm Exhibition. This exhibition introduced Utzon to functionalism and made a big impression on him.
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The life of Jørn Utzon
In 1937, Jørn Utzon began his studies at the Copenhagen Art Academy with Kay Fisker and Steen Eiler Rasmussen as his teachers. He graduated in 1942. Later that year, during the German occupation of Denmark, Utzon fled to Stockholm, which at the time was an incubator for Scandinavian and international architecture. He was joined by architects such as Arne Jacobsen, Poul Henningsen, Halldor Gunnløgsson, and Tobias Faber. Asplund's Nordic functionalism inspired them all greatly, as did Alvar Aalto's studio in the city.
After the German surrender in 1945, Utzon wanted to help rebuild Europe through a series of temporary houses in the Netherlands. These were his first steps towards the additive principles that he later devised. Integrating nature into architecture became an important tool and approach throughout Utzon's career. In 1956, Utzon began his work on the Sydney Opera House.
Throughout his career, he has received several awards. "The RIBA Royal Gold Medal in 1978, The Daylight and Building Component Award in 1980, the Alvar Aalto Medal in 1982, the Companion of the Order of Australia in 1985, the Sir John Sulman Medal in 1992, the Wolf Prize in Arts in 1992 and the Sonning Prize in 1998. In 2003 Jørn Utzon received the Pritzker Prize for his remarkable work and also became an honorary professor at Aalborg University.
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