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Nature Inspiring Design

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What is fractal geometry and how did it help build the Opera House? Learn about how architect Jørn Utzon took inspiration from the natural environment to reflect its the harbourside location of the building with Eddie Woo and Richard Johnson, an architect who worked directly with Utzon.

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The Purity of Geometry

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Did you know that the Opera House was almost never built? Maths solved the problem! Find out how geometry and Utzon’s ‘Spherical Solution’ resolved the construction dilemma that the unique design of the arched sails caused with Eddie Woo and Peter Mould, former NSW Government Architect.

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Calculating an Impossible Number

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Investigate how algebra was used to calculate the exterior tiling of the Opera House sails. Eddie Woo is joined by Ken Kobayashi, a BIM Integration Specialist who has digitally reconstructed the Sydney Opera House using modern computers.

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Acoustics – Mathematics to Make Your Ears Ring

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Are your ears ringing? Deconstruct the science of acoustics and sound with superstar maths teacher Eddie Woo and Mitch Allen, Soundscape Designer from the engineering firm Arup, whose founder worked directly with Utzon on the structure of the Opera House.

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