Who designed the Sydney Opera House?

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Sydney: Harbour Bridge — Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney.

The Sydney Opera House was designed by the Danish architect Jørn Utzon.12

In 1956, the New South Wales government held an international design competition for the facility, and Utzon’s dramatic entry—featuring a complex of two main halls topped with sail-shaped, precast concrete shells—was announced as the winner in January 1957.23

Although Utzon resigned from the project in 1966 due to disagreements regarding costs and design, construction continued under the supervision of the structural engineering firm Ove Arup and Partners and three Sydney architects: Peter Hall, David Littlemore, and Lionel Todd. Utzon later returned to the project in 1999 to oversee improvements, including the design of the Utzon Room, which opened in 2004.21