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MIMICRY
HIBERNATION
RUCTURAL
ADAPTATION
PROTECTIVE
COLORATION
Modern and International architecture came to Sydney from the 1940s. Since its completion in 1973 the city's VERNACULAR
Opera House has become a World Heritage Site and one of the world's most renowned pieces of Modern
design. It was conceived by Jørn Utzon with contributions from Peter Hall, Lionel Todd, and David Littlemore.
Utzon was awarded the Pritzker Prize in 2003 for his work on the Opera House. Sydney is home to Australia's ARCHITECTURE
first building by renowned Canadian architect Frank Gehry, the Dr Chau Chak Wing Building (2015), based on
the design of a tree house. An entrance from The Goods Line–a pedestrian pathway and former railway
line–is located on the eastern border of the site. Sydney's first tower was Culwulla Chambers on the corner
of King Street and Castlereagh Street which topped out at 50 metres (160 feet). With the lifting of height BEHAVIOUR
restrictions in the 1960s there came a surge of high-rise construction. Acclaimed architects such as Jean
Nouvel, Harry Seidler, Richard Rogers, Renzo Piano, Norman Foster, and Frank Gehry have each made their own ADAPTATION
contribution to the city's skyline.
SYDNEY, AU RALIA
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