Global Architecture : Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia. 1957-73 / by Utzon, Jørn, 1918-2008, author 215344, Norberg-Schulz, Christian, 1926-2000, author 361810, Futagawa, Yukio, 1932-2013, editor photographer 647314

“…In 1949 he received a grant that enabled him and his wife Lis to travel extensively in USA and Mexico, coming into contact with some of the most influential architects and designers of his day, inlcuding those at Frank Lloyd Wright’s school at Taliesin, Mies van der Rohe and Ray and Charles Eames. In 1956 the New South Wales Premier, The Hon. Joe Cahill, announced an international competition for the design of an opera house for Sydney which attracted more than 200 entries from around the world. …”