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  2. Peter Rice (structural engineer) - Wikipedia

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    During the Sydney Opera House project, was among the first to use advanced computer modelling. One of the key advances in building the Sydney Opera House was the use of post-tensioned concrete to reinforce the components of the shells. In his design for the Seville Expo '92, Rice used post-tensioned stone to construct the arcade.

  3. Sydney Opera House - Wikipedia

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    The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Located on the foreshore of Sydney Harbour , it is widely regarded as one of the world's most famous and distinctive buildings, and a masterpiece of 20th-century architecture.

  4. Ove Arup - Wikipedia

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    Arup led the engineering design of the Sydney Opera House and made its construction possible. In 1946, after dissolving Arup & Arup Ltd, Ove Arup created a team of civil and structural engineering consultants. In the same year, he formed his first partnership with Ronald Jenkins, Geoffrey Wood, and Andrew Young, called Arup and Partners.

  5. Sydney Opera House at 50: See what Australia’s best-known ...

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    On October 20, 1973 — exactly 50 years ago this Friday — the Sydney Opera House was opened to great fanfare by the late Queen Elizabeth II. Completed a decade late and vastly over-budget, the ...

  6. Theater (structure) - Wikipedia

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    An opera production of Ihitai 'Avei'a – Star Navigator at a 'block box' events centre in Auckland, New Zealand Backstage area of the Vienna State Opera. A theater building or structure contains spaces for an event or performance to take place, usually called the stage, and also spaces for the audience, theater staff, performers and crew before and after the event.

  7. Architecture of Sydney - Wikipedia

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    Victorian sandstone buildings juxtaposed with modern skyscrapers The Sydney Opera House by Danish architect Jørn Utzon. The architecture of Sydney, Australia’s oldest city, is not characterised by any one architectural style, but by an extensive juxtaposition of old and new architecture over the city's 200-year history, from its modest beginnings with local materials and lack of ...

  8. FACT CHECK: Sydney Opera House Image Is Generated By ... - AOL

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    The analysis found that the image had a 99% chance of being generated by artificial. An image shared on Facebook claims to show underneath the Sydney Opera House. Verdict: False The image was ...

  9. Sydney Opera House at 50: See what Australia’s best-known ...

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    Danish architect Jørn Utzon’s iconic design was just one of 233 entries in an international design competition. Here are some of the proposals that didn’t make the cut.