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The House : the dramatic story of the Sydney Opera House and the people who made it /
The extraordinary story of the 20th century's most recognisable building, with new insights into the people involved and the controversy that surrounded its construction.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Crows Nest, NSW :
Allen & Unwin,
2018.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Praise; About the Author; Dedication; Title page; Copyright; Contents; Prelude: Why we love the Sydney Opera House; Chapter one: A phone call from half a world away; Chapter two: The young Jorn; Chapter three: Scandi-style; Chapter four: The mastermind; Chapter five: The ordinary Joe who gave Sydney its Opera House; Chapter six: The magnificent lonely idea; Chapter seven: Sex, magic and the maestro; Chapter eight: Gentlemen, here is your opera house; Chapter nine: And the winner is ... ; Chapter ten: Poetry or pastry?; Chapter eleven: Bennelong pointers; Chapter twelve: Kiss and sell
- Chapter thirteen: With a little bit of bloomin' luckChapter fourteen: A mini Greek tragedy; Chapter fifteen: Rising up to the Aztec gods; Chapter sixteen: The spherical solution; Chapter seventeen: The end of a romance; Chapter eighteen: The arch that changed the world; Chapter nineteen: Plain sailing; Chapter twenty: Millions and mullions; Chapter twenty-one: High noon at the Chief Secretary's Building; Chapter twenty-two: I am still available; Chapter twenty-three: This chapter is over; Chapter twenty-four: The divine spark departs; Chapter twenty-five: SOS to London
- Chapter twenty-six: New man at the Opera HouseChapter twenty-seven: Autopsy on a dream; Chapter twenty-eight: 'Hall's Balls'; Chapter twenty-nine: Not a job for boys; Chapter thirty: Opening daze; Chapter thirty-one: Rapprochement; Epilogue; Pic section; Coda; Cast of characters; Acknowledgements; Notes; Index