Sydney Opera House

With no doubt, if we treat Eiffel Tower as the postcard of France; Sydney Opera House should be the postcard of Australia. 

(Australian Government, 2014)

As the landmark of Sydney, it was designed by Danish Architect- Jorn Utzon. After being inaugurated in 1973, the Sydney Opera House became one of the greatest architectural work in 20 century. In June 2007, Sydney Opera House was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. 

It took 16 years to build, from 1957 to 1973. The main reason for this pretty long construction period should be the challenge of the roof. The technical challenge of how to construct the roof sails took four years to solve. The roof sails were based on the geometry of the sphere and Utzon used this to demonstrate the creative potential and the assembly of prefabricated, repeated components. It was seen as a structure at the leading edge of endeavour. 

(Australian Government, 2014)

However, when the time turns into 21 century, some problems have appeared for the architectural work. Therefore, Sydney Opera House received AUS$152m to redevelop the wide range of infrastructure. 

The funds will be spent on improving backstage access to the Opera Theatre, including a new loading dock and lift system, linked to the nearest road by tunnel. It is reported that more than 200 incidents happen annually, most of them have necessitated ambulances coming. Therefore, I think the Government should build a tunnel to connect the opera house to the main road. And also, the tunnel should be designed to carry the heavy goods vehicles. 

UNESC, 2014

I believe, after developing, Sydney Opera House will be much stronger for over 50 years.