Sydney-The Opera House

The Opera House

Project Management

Table of contents

1. Introduction 4

2. Case 4

2.1 Key objectives 4

2.2 Timeframe and Budget 4

2.3 Stakeholders 5

2. Analysis 6

3.1 Project life cycle 6

1. Introduction

Aim

The Sydney Opera House was designed by a Danish man named Jorn Utzon. They started building in 1957 and finished in 1973. Nowadays the Opera House is an iconic monument of Australia. It was listed on the World Heritage list in 2007. Originally it was planned that the project would be realised within four years with a budget of AUS $7 million, however it took 14 years and in the end the budget was approximately 15 times more rounding at AUS $100 million. Problems with the project started at the early process of construction due to the non-designed demands by the Australian government. Therefore the designs and plans had to be changed during the construction process.

2. Case

2.1 Key objectives

Today, the Sydney Opera House is not just one of the most famous buildings, but also the World´s busiest Arts and Cultural Centre. For the design of the building, 233 different designers took part of the international competition in 1957. The jury decided to realize the concept of the Danish architect Jorn Uzton, even if he didn’t stick to the rules of the competition, with just a rough outline of his design. This decision was not just an enrichment for Sydney, but also for Australia and the world architecture.

The Opera House is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, as it is one of the architectural wonders. The construction consists of three groups of interlocking shells roofing, two main performance halls, a restaurant and terraces, which surround the shell-structures as pedestrian concourses.

The aim to build the Opera House resulted from the fact that Sydney had no adequate dedicated music venue. Orchestral concerts were given in its Town Hall and staging opera was almost impossible due to the lack of suitable stages. Sydney needed to create a better venue for the performing arts with a concert hall, suitable for opera and as well orchestral performances.

Today, the building holds over 3000 events per year with a seating capacity of the main concert hall of 2,679, while the Opera Theatre holds 1,507.

The Sydney Opera House is not just a complex of theatres and halls, linked together