In 1949, he travelled to the United States and Mexico, where the pyramids provided further inspiration. In 1947–48 he travelled in Europe, in 1948 he went to Morocco where he was taken by the tall clay buildings. In 1946 he visited Alvar Aalto in Helsinki. Īfter the end of World War II and the German Occupation of Denmark, he returned to Copenhagen. He took a particular interest in the works of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
Following his graduation in 1942, he joined Gunnar Asplund in Stockholm where he worked together with Arne Jacobsen and Poul Henningsen. As a result of his family's interest in art, from 1937 he attended the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts where he studied under Kay Fisker and Steen Eiler Rasmussen. Utzon was born in Copenhagen, the son of a naval architect, and grew up in Aalborg, Denmark, where he became interested in ships and a possible naval career.
Utzon attended the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (1937–42) and was influenced early on by Gunnar Asplund and Alvar Aalto. He also made important contributions to housing design, especially with his Kingo Houses near Helsingør. Other noteworthy works include Bagsværd Church near Copenhagen and the National Assembly Building in Kuwait. When it was declared a World Heritage Site on 28 June 2007, Utzon became only the second person to have received such recognition for one of his works during his lifetime, after Oscar Niemeyer. Utzon's revised design, which he completed in 1961, was the basis for the landmark, although it was not completed until 1971. In 1957, he won an international design competition for his design of the Sydney Opera House in Australia. FAIA ( Danish: 9 April 1918 – 29 November 2008) was a Danish architect. Sydney Opera House, Bagsværd Church, Kuwait National Assembly Building
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