It was designed by John Utzon, an architect from enmar!. "e said that sydney opera house was more li!e a sculpture rather than a buliding. It is located in #ennelong point, near the harbour and has a cur$ed roof li!e the sails of a a ship. %his building was finished at 1&'(, after 1' years of construction.
%here are se$eral reasons why the lecturer classifies the building as unique. )irst, It does not fit in any category of architecture. %his building uses new materials and also has $ery imaginati$e structure. Second, it can also be categorized as an organic architecture and the structure fits perfectly into the en$ironment as a ship in a harbor does. %he functions of the building do not dictate the shape the way the shape was not con$erned with the functions behind it. %his way, the Sidney *pera house really represents a wor! of art.%hird, the building loo!s li!e a high+tech ob,ect, a result of a collaborati$e wor! producing a fantastic building. %his building combines art and architecture, not only because it has a beautiful shape but also because it is difficult to build. -ll of the e.planation from the lecturer pro$es that Sydney opera house is a really unique building.