Sydney Opera House construction, 1963-1964 including model of earlier design in Utzon's studio, Hellebaek, Denmark / photographed by R. Brownell

PXA 735

fonds

1998 (photoprints from original photonegatives made 1959-60? and 1963-1964)

Graphic Materials, Photographs

152790

Photographs - 40 silver gelatin photoprints - 20.5 x 30.5 and 30.5 x 20.5 cm.

Contents list compiled by R. Brownell
1. Model of earlier design in Utzon's studio, Hellebaek [1959-1960?]
2. Stage 1 complete, March 1963
3. Stage 1 - west elevation
4. Concourse steps, March 1963
5. Concourse
6. Minor Hall stage
7. Minor Hall, March 1963
8. Minor and Major Halls, March 1963
9. Major Hall - exit to lounge bar (harbourside foyer)
10. Major Hall bar lounge
11. Underside of concourse looking towards Minor Hall entrance
12. Concourse beams
13. Concourse area after heavy rain
14. Central services passage
15. A start on Stage 2 - stage rear walls constructed
16. Reinforcing starter bars for shell base
17. Reinforcing in place for shell base
18. Formwork for shell base
19. Major Hall "octopus" arches and ribs in place, 1964
20-22. Form for pre-cast elements for octopus arch
23. Octopus arch - fixing steel for ribs for elements
24. Octopus arch - element ribs in place in forms
25. Steel fixing in insitu part of octopus arch
26. Octopus arches and temporary strutting, Major and Minor Halls
27. Cage for steel reinforcing assembly for shell element
28. Sliding forms for shell elements, with central keel
29. Shell elements in the yard, forms in background
30. Full range of shell elements awaiting erection
31. Building new columns for shells central passage area
32. Erection of telescopic steel erection arch
33. Setting up for positioning erection arch on shell base
34. Minor Hall shell base no. 1 and Major Hall ditto with erection arch and first elements in place
35-36. Major Hall erection of shells
37. Top of erection arch preparing for placing of element
38. Shell no. 2, Minor Hall
39. Preparing to place an element
40. Full size mock-up of cladding element, 1964

Reproduction Restricted

Australian architect Raymond Brownell worked with Utzon on the Sydney Opera House project. For a list of architectural plans by Raymond Brownell (RPB) see `Utzon's index of plans' available at PXn 873, Original Materials Reading Room, Mitchell Library
Model of earlier design in Utzon's studio, Hellebaek (No.1) dated by David Messent author of: Opera House act one. Balgowlah, N.S.W. : David Messent Photography, 1997

Copyright R. Brownell ... -- label on reverse of each photoprint