2024-11-21T12:48:02-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149937067/j-rn-utzon-s-final-touch-to-the-sydney-opera-house-a-le-corbusier-tapestry Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2016-03-29T16:52:00-04:00 >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 &ldquo;decoration, carpets and paintings&rdquo;. 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 &ldquo;decade of renewal&rdquo; 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 J&oslash;rn 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 J&oslash;rn 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">J&oslash;rn 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>