Archinect - News2024-11-05T05:43:54-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/149937067/j-rn-utzon-s-final-touch-to-the-sydney-opera-house-a-le-corbusier-tapestry
Jørn Utzon's final touch to the Sydney Opera House: a Le Corbusier tapestry Amelia Taylor-Hochberg2016-03-29T16:52:00-04:00>2016-04-08T23:42:15-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/nm/nmam93yewwjfl6lu.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>[Utzon] wrote to his idol, boldly sending his designs of the Opera House and asking Le Corbusier to contribute in the form of “decoration, carpets and paintings”. His idol wrote back, and by October 1960 the young Utzon was the proud owner of a striking tapestry [...]
The piece is now hanging behind glass in the far end of the Utzon-designed western foyer: a holding place while the Opera House continues the “decade of renewal” that will lead up to its 50th anniversary in 2023.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Another look at the tapestry, as it was hung in Jørn Utzon's home in Denmark:</p><p><img alt="" src="http://blog.2modern.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Jorn-Utzon-LeCorbusier-Tapestry_2Modern.jpg"></p><p>Related on Archinect:</p><ul><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/83759456/the-sydney-opera-house-by-j-rn-utzon-celebrates-its-40th-anniversary" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Sydney Opera House by Jørn Utzon Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/83269/j-rn-utzon-dead-at-90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jørn Utzon dead at 90</a></li><li><a title="Rare film of Le Corbusier in his Paris home and studio" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/100055321/rare-film-of-le-corbusier-in-his-paris-home-and-studio" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rare film of Le Corbusier in his Paris home and studio</a></li><li><a title="Le Corbusier in Color" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/57812993/le-corbusier-in-color" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Le Corbusier in Color</a></li></ul>