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Sydney Opera House
This paper discusses the cleaning and conservation of the folded concrete beams, a key architectural feature of Sydney Opera House. This cleaning and conservation work attempts to develop an appropriate method and specific techniques for dealing with the exposed concrete that can be applied to other areas of the building in the future. It describes how the development of the methodology relies on a sound understanding of the historical development and construction of the building and the significance of the concrete in the architectural language of the place. It exemplifies the relationship between the Conservation Plan and the Utzon Design Principles that together provide the framework for decision-making at Sydney Opera House and shows these documents working in practice.
Through interviews with labourers, supervisors and engineers, consideration is given to site practices employed in 1964 that have proved to be stable and long-lasting. The development of the approach to the cleaning of the concrete also shows the value of combining oral and published history with laboratory assessment of conservation techniques.
Sydney Opera House
This paper discusses the cleaning and conservation of the folded concrete beams, a key architectural feature of Sydney Opera House. This cleaning and conservation work attempts to develop an appropriate method and specific techniques for dealing with the exposed concrete that can be applied to other areas of the building in the future. It describes how the development of the methodology relies on a sound understanding of the historical development and construction of the building and the significance of the concrete in the architectural language of the place. It exemplifies the relationship between the Conservation Plan and the Utzon Design Principles that together provide the framework for decision-making at Sydney Opera House and shows these documents working in practice.
Through interviews with labourers, supervisors and engineers, consideration is given to site practices employed in 1964 that have proved to be stable and long-lasting. The development of the approach to the cleaning of the concrete also shows the value of combining oral and published history with laboratory assessment of conservation techniques.
Sydney Opera House
Akhurst, Paul (author) / Macdonald, Susan (author) / Waters, Trevor (author)
Journal of Architectural Conservation ; 11 ; 45-64
2005-01-01
20 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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