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Influence without anxiety: Jørn Utzon, Silkeborg Museum and Le Corbusier

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2008

Richard Weston
Richard Weston
Affiliation:
The Welsh School of ArchitectureCardiff UniversityBute BuildingKing Edward VII AvenueCardiff CF13NB, United Kingdom
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Abstract

Although hailed by Sigfried Giedion as the leader of the Third Generation of modern architects, Jørn Utzon has generally been interpreted as a Nordic regionalist, in succession to Asplund and Aalto. Drawing on both familiar and unpublished material, taken from a monograph to be published by Edition Bløndal later this year, the paper explores striking, but previously neglected or ignored parallels between the work of Utzon and Le Corbusier. A comprehensive assessment of Utzon's work is long overdue, and should situate him in the mainstream of international modern architecture.

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arq: Architectural Research Quarterly , Volume 4 , Issue 2 , June 2000 , pp. 106 - 122
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2000

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