Sadly for how well researched this video appears, a quick review of the actual timeline of events indicates the author of this video is incorrect. The ‘juror’ Saarinen, commenced and finalised his design after the commencement of the Sydney Opera House competition when he had taken the commission of the TWA terminal. So the blurb about ‘know your audience’ with respect to this project seems to be more something they’ve convinced themself of without fact checking the real life events. Both structures are unique in their own right, and if the author had done proper research he’d have found both architects used totally different approaches in how they explored their end designs. It’s disappointing there are so many inaccurate videos such as this.
I am afraid your history of the Opera House is very much wrong. The Australian Government and Prime Minister had nothing at all to do with the Sydney Opera House. The main performing arts hall for many decades up to the 1950;s was the Sydney Town Hall. But by the 1950's, the Sydney Town Hall was completely inadequate. Sir Eugene Goossens, the chief conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and head of the State Conservatorium of Music, at the time, convinced the New South Wales Government and the State Premier, Joseph Cahill, to start a project to build a new performing arts theatre.
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Sadly for how well researched this video appears, a quick review of the actual timeline of events indicates the author of this video is incorrect.
The ‘juror’ Saarinen, commenced and finalised his design after the commencement of the Sydney Opera House competition when he had taken the commission of the TWA terminal.
So the blurb about ‘know your audience’ with respect to this project seems to be more something they’ve convinced themself of without fact checking the real life events.
Both structures are unique in their own right, and if the author had done proper research he’d have found both architects used totally different approaches in how they explored their end designs. It’s disappointing there are so many inaccurate videos such as this.
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I am afraid your history of the Opera House is very much wrong. The Australian Government and Prime Minister had nothing at all to do with the Sydney Opera House. The main performing arts hall for many decades up to the 1950;s was the Sydney Town Hall. But by the 1950's, the Sydney Town Hall was completely inadequate. Sir Eugene Goossens, the chief conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and head of the State Conservatorium of Music, at the time, convinced the New South Wales Government and the State Premier, Joseph Cahill, to start a project to build a new performing arts theatre.