Utzon was 73 when he started the project. It is believed that he engaged actively with the construction workers in teaching and even helping them to pile up the building materials. Beats me thinking of him climbing up the ladder and having a good time laying the building blocks.
Interesting Fact #2
Villa Can Feliz is said to evoke the feeling of a miniature Acropolis. The sequence of entering and the manner of entering makes Weston feel so. The 'temple on the mountain' is built with its entrance at the higher register of the slope and Can Feliz is rested on a platform with a view of the distant horizon.
Interesting Fact #3
Utzon paid almost nothing for that piece of infertile land once owned by farmers. Utzon completely turned an unwanted piece of land into an architecture that is marveled till this very day. Remember, not all waste are useless.
Reference List:
1. Richard Weston, Utzon: Inspiration, Vision, Architecture (Edition Bløndal 2002)
2. Martin Keiding and Kim Dirkinck-Holmfeld (editor), Utzon's Own Houses, (Danish Architectural Press 2004)
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