“I like to be on the edge of the possible.” Jørn Utzon

Jørn Utzon, the Danish architect, who designed the Sydney Opera House, died yesterday, in Denmark, aged 90.

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The Australian icon - the Opera House, with a roof evocative of a ship at full sail - was designed by the renowned Danish architect, who abandoned the project before its completion, and never returned to Australia to see the completed building.

On 20 October of this year, the Opera House celebrated it’s 35th anniversary.

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The following link will take you to a comprehensive obituary on the man.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/3536087/Jorn-Utzon.html