Sydney Opera House : how it was built and why it is so / written and illustrated by Michael Pomeroy Smith.

Main entry:

Smith, Michael Pomeroy.

Title & Author:

Sydney Opera House : how it was built and why it is so / written and illustrated by Michael Pomeroy Smith.

Publication:

Sydney : Collins, 1984.

Description:

61 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Notes:
A tale of two theatres -- What was built -- background notes -- Why it is so -- problems of volume and space. How to fit functional areas beneath beautiful forms -- the Opera House ; Oboes versus sopranoes -- the Concert Hall ; An unexpected space -- the Recording Hall ; Jigsaw puzzle in the podium -- the Drama Theatre ; The auditorium cocoons ; Movement of people and things -- How it was done. The podium ; The shells ; Up go the sails ; Tile lids to cover the roofs ; The glass walls -- What's full of life and lives in a shell?

ISBN:

0002173107 (paperback)
9780002173100 (paperback)

Subject:

Sydney Opera House.
Architecture Australie Sydney (N.-G. du S.)
Théâtres Architecture Australie Sydney (N.-G. du S.)
Opera houses. Sydney. Sydney Opera House. Architectural features. Illustrations.
Sydney (N.-G. du S.) Constructions.

Form/genre:

Illustrated works.
Ouvrages illustrés.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 245734
Call No.: BIB 175353
Status: Available

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