Sydney Opera House

Sydney Opera House

Pomeroy Smith, Michael

1984

Sydney, Australia, William Collins. 64 p.

Summary: The Sydney Opera House was a wonderful concept. To construct it took the designers and builders beyond the known limits of technology - it was a great effort by many people leading to breathtaking solutions of complex problems and an utterly delighful building.

How to tell the story of the Opera House is a problem in itself! It would take many volumes to cover all the different aspects throroughly. This book sets out to tell the story in a short and simple way, so it has been pruned to the essential points. It starts by explaining why the theatres and halls came to be located where they are, then it describes how the main parts of the structure were put together, step by step, in words and drawings.