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The legendary Danish architect Jørn Utzon – most notable for designing the Sydney Opera House – would have turned 100 in 2018. In this video, award-winning architect Lene Tranberg shares her love for “the architect who has made the most impact on me and my generation.” “He understands how to work with metaphors so that each building is embedded with fantastic narratives,” says Tranberg of Utzon, whom she feels had a fundamental approach, which never leaves you doubting his standpoint, and whose work you can keep exploring. On a recent visit to Utzon’s remarkable architect’s house Can Feliz (1994) in Mallorca, Tranberg was fascinated by its playfulness despite its complex nature, and how the outdoor pulse seems to be embedded in the building: “He totally disregarded the architectural norms. He just did what he thought was right, and it’s so convincing.” Tranberg considers Utzon’s Sydney Opera House one of the biggest masterpieces ever created, “up there with the pyramids, and more powerful
