Building A New Sydney Opera House

Now thats hard work and detication. The article states, "The engineers worked throughout the winter measuring, designing, and drawing." This took a lot of hard work to complete the building by spring. This is why intelligence and pysical strength is such an imortant roll in working together to create something big and by being able to get it done in time.

During this part of the report, I will be discussing what problems could occur during each phase (pre-construction, construction, post construction) and how you can go about preventing this from

Architecture in Melbourne is thriving with creativity, new buildings such as the Manchester Unity Building, Capitol Theatre and Century building, which are all located on Swanston Street in the Heart of Melbourne. There are also other Modernist commercial building in Melbourne, such as the Myer Emporium and Yule House. Not all of these buildings are in Melbourne’s centre, there are many which are in Melbourne out skirts, for example Percy Everett who designed the Technical School in Essendon which opened in 1939. There is much modernist

The empty building now became available for commercial development and many investors were anxious about the opportunity. A group of big money investors came together and decided they wanted to build big as well. According to George H. Douglas, a historian and author Skyscrapers: A Social History, they included, “ Louis G. Kaufman; Ellis P. Earle; John J. Raskob, chairman of the Finance Committee of General Motors; and Pierre S. du Pont, chairman of the board of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and

Snøhetta are concerned with the social dimension of architecture and this design imaginatively reinterprets the traditional opera houses that “conventionally limit their public spaces to exterior plazas or grand lobbies, often only accessible during opening hours.” What is striking here is that their Opera House succeeds in giving back to the city a public space. The sloping rooftop becomes a new public area: a recreation space and viewing platform that you can walk on, sit on, sunbathe on, even snowboard on. As a result anyone, whether interested in Opera or not, can enjoy the space. The building has been called "a social democratic monument” by founding partner of Snøhetta, Craig Dykers – and one can see why. In a recent television interview, Dykers went on to remark:

• What mistakes happen during the designing project/mobilization phases? How did these mistakes impact the first 6 weeks of the project? Why is Chen finding the situation so difficult?

The mid August heat is blazing as crews break down the temporary stage from last night's concert. The stage was set in what looks to be almost a half mile long and football field wide dry river bed. I can see the appeal of placing a stage here with the Aventine and Palatine Hills on each side to accommodate hundreds of thousands of spectators who would be able to see the stage. Once the stage is broken down this prime real estate in the middle of Rome, Italy will serve as a large park, but it was not always this way, the same reasons this park is used for concerts today is why the Circus Maximus was constructed here in the Valley of Murcia, Rome.

The Barclays Center lies on a 22 acres land area with the original design as shown in figure 2. The arena has a conspicuous canopy 85ft high and cantilevers right above the main entrance and supported by 135,000 steel structure which spans through the length the roof and below the roof (Barclays Center, 2016). Once complete, the indoor arena had a space of 675,000. The arena also has a steel oculus which reaches 80 foot high. The arena was also designed to have a green roof which is supported by 350 ft arch-trusses which have been tied and span along the length of the arena (Barclays Center, 2016). The green roof constitutes of sedum flowers which require minimal or no maintenance and aids in reducing the levels of noise emanating from the arena. The canopy together with the roof utilize about 12,000 panels of pre-weathered steel.

The Metropolitan Opera is an association steeped in fine musical history. It has presented some of the greatest operas of all time, and its standards are among the highest of classical music organizations. The Met, as it is commonly called, is one of the premier opera stages in the world and has helped many great singers find fame and discovery. Moreover, it is also one of the largest opera stages in the world. This leading opera company has an astounding history of artistic and musical stature. The Facts The Metropolitan Opera is composed of several divisions, including a ballet company, a chorus, a children’s choir, a symphony-sized orchestra, and leading and supporting singers. The Metropolitan Opera is housed by the Metropolitan Opera House, which is one of

The Colosseum and the Chartres Cathedral were both built to accommodate great multitudes of individuals. The Colosseum was built to accommodate thousands as spectators at public games and entertainment (Wold, et al., p. 68). The Colosseum could accommodate 45,000 people, while an exact number isn’t known for the Chartres Cathedral. It is known that the Chartres Cathedral stood 112 feet high and is 427 feet long Encyclopedia Britannica (2014). The Colosseum was used for gladiatorial contests, animal hunts, executions, and re-enactments of famous battles. Spectators were seated in a tiered arrangement according to ones place in society. Special boxes were provided for the Emperor and the Vestal Virgins, these boxes provided the best views of

*This was a build/design project. The idea of making design decisions after construction was underway is an recipe for catastrophe in a project of this magnitude. The city's insistence that this be held to a tight schedule yet allowing multiple design changes was unfortunate. There were too many players, lots of pressure, and the whole project was run by committee with differing agendas. The project administrators had to balance administrative, political, and social imperatives.

“The idea was to incorporate a building that could be easily be built and taken down both constructively and economically. Most ideas involved a long, one-story building made of brick. The problem was that it looked far too solid difficult to remove later and it might be even harder to light- not to mention that it probably could not be built in time. Further debates and redrafting delayed the project even further.” (1)

The construction was difficult to design so many years ago because there was no surface bedrock. Engineers were also concerned with both high wind speeds and earthquakes. They did not have regulations that were required to follow regarding these problems. Instead architects and engineers chose designs

The suspended roof was a structural miracle for that period for its size, and the fact that it wasn’t supported by columns. An assumption is that the thick walls of the Odeon were built for that purpose to hold the roof. Also, the roof was designed by an expensive wood and for the purposes to attain better acoustics. Modern scholars’ debate over whether the Odeon was roofed or open, which that could modify a lot the analysis of that monument. Odeon comes from the concept of an indoor theatre. However, Kyriakos Pittakis' made a discovery of wood ash and ceramic roof tiles during excavations 1857-1858. Provided that the analysis will be based on the fact that the theatre was roofed. The three major parts of an indoor or outdoor theatre is the Orchestra, the Scene and the main theatre, called

Although these problems were corrected and the idea of building a skyscraper became a feasible task, there were many conditions that had to be taken into account, that did not need consideration when building a structure less than 40 stories tall. Four story buildings are supported by their own walls; however a new method needed to be created for skyscrapers since the previous building method would not provide enough support. Metal skeletal frames made of columns and beams were then developed to provide the support and strength needed for the skyscrapers. As the buildings grew taller, their structural design was made lighter and stiffer. Also, as the buildings grew taller, wind became an important issue. Normally, the force that acts on the skyscraper pushes directly downward towards the ground that would then counter balance that push. However, when an additional force acts on it, such as wind, the forces would act differently on the skyscraper. With a lateral force acting on the building, the steel columns of the frame on the windy side would stretch apart slightly while the columns on the other side would compress. Therefore, the skeletal frame built had to be made so that the structure would be free to move slightly with the wind and, at the same time, remain sturdy.