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Jorn Utzon, the Danish architect who designed the iconic Sydney Opera House, has died.
The 90-year-old Pritzker Prize winner died in his sleep in Copenhagen on Saturday after suffering a heart attack.
Carina Christensen, Danish minister of Culture, said: 'Jorn Utzon will be remembered as one of the Danes who in the 20th century put Denmark on the world map with his great talent."
Utzon was born in Copenhagen in 1918. He was inspired by modern Scandinavian design as well as Mayan and North African traditions, according to Adrian Carter, director of the Utzon Centre in Aalborg.
He won a competition to design the Opera House in 1957, but walked away from the project in 1966 after falling out with the client. It eventually opened in 1973.
Although it became his most famous project, Utzon never visited the completed building and some of the interiors and details were not of his design.
A ??300 million refurbishment was launched in 2000 with the involvement of Utzon and his son.
He also designed the National Assembly of Kuwait and a series of high profile buildings across Denmark.
Carina Christensen, Danish minister of Culture, said: 'Jorn Utzon will be remembered as one of the Danes who in the 20th century put Denmark on the world map with his great talent."
Utzon was born in Copenhagen in 1918. He was inspired by modern Scandinavian design as well as Mayan and North African traditions, according to Adrian Carter, director of the Utzon Centre in Aalborg.
He won a competition to design the Opera House in 1957, but walked away from the project in 1966 after falling out with the client. It eventually opened in 1973.
Although it became his most famous project, Utzon never visited the completed building and some of the interiors and details were not of his design.
A ??300 million refurbishment was launched in 2000 with the involvement of Utzon and his son.
He also designed the National Assembly of Kuwait and a series of high profile buildings across Denmark.
From bdonline.co.uk