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Jørn Utzon

Born: 1918 | Copenhagen, Denmark

Died: 2008 | Helsingør, Denmark

Awards: Prizker Prize (2003)

Projects: Bagsærd Church, Kuwait National Assembly Building, Sydney Opera House, Kingo Houses

Svaneke Water Tower, Svaneke, Denmark (1952)

Svaneke Water Tower by Jørn Utzon © aconcagua CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Kingo Houses (Romerhusene Helsingør), Helsingør, Denmark (1956-1958)

Romerhusene Helsingør by Jørn Utzon © Jørgen Jespersen CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Hammershøj Care Centre, Elsinore, Denmark (1962)

Hammershøj Care Centre by Jørn Utzon © seier+seier CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Elineberg Helsingborg, Elineberg, Helsingborg, Sweden (1965-1966)

Elineberg Helsingborg by Jørn Utzon © seierseier CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia (1973)

Sydney Opera House by Jørn Utzon c Bernard Gagnon via Wikimedia Commons

Bagsvaerd Church Denmark, Bagsværd, Denmark (1969-1976)

Bagsvaerd Church Denmark by Jørn Utzon © Erik Christensen CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Paustian House, Copenhagen, Denmark (1985-1987)

Paustian House Copenhagen by Jørn Utzon © seier+seier CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Utzon Center Aarlborg, Aalborg, Denmark (2005-2008)

Utzon Center Aarlborg by Jørn Utzon © Liberaler Humanist CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Fredensborg Housing, Frendensborg, Denmark (1963)

Fredensborg Housing by Jørn Utzon © Jamie Hamilton CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Jørn Utzon House, Hellebæk, Denmark (1952)

Jørn Utzon House by Jørn Utzon © seierseier CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons