Editing Jørn Utzon (section)

==Early life and career==
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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Thomas Arvid Jaeger: Joern Utzons maritime roots.|url=https://www.academia.edu/3029803|website=Academia.edu}}{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> 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]]. Following his graduation in 1942, he joined [[Gunnar Asplund]] in Stockholm where he worked together with [[Arne Jacobsen]] and [[Poul Henningsen]].<ref>[http://www.b.dk/danmark/joern-utzon-visionens-mester Kasper Krogh, "Jørn Utzon – visionens mester"], ''Berlingste Tidende'', 29 November 2008. {{in lang|da}} Retrieved 18 September 2011.</ref> He took a particular interest in the works of American architect [[Frank Lloyd Wright]].<ref name=Weilbach>[https://www.kulturarv.dk/kid/VisWeilbach.do?kunstnerId=11159&wsektion=alle Tobias Faber "Jørn Utzon"], ''Kunstindekx Danmark & Weilbachskunstnerleksikon''. {{in lang|da}} Retrieved 18 September 2011.</ref>
After the end of [[World War II]] and the [[Occupation of Denmark|German Occupation of Denmark]], he returned to Copenhagen.

In 1946 he visited [[Alvar Aalto]] in Helsinki. In 1947–48 he travelled in Europe, in 1948 he went to [[Morocco]] where he was taken by the tall clay buildings. In 1949, he travelled to the United States and [[Mexico]], where the pyramids provided further inspiration. Fascinated by the way the Mayans built towards the sky to get closer to God, he commented that his time in Mexico was "One of the greatest architectural experiences in my life."<ref name=Danishnet/>

In America, he visited Frank Lloyd Wright's home, [[Taliesin West]], in the [[Arizona]] desert<ref name=Telegraph>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/3536087/Jorn-Utzon.html Jorn Utzon from Telegraph], 30 November 2008.</ref> and met [[Charles and Ray Eames]].<ref name=Danishnet>[http://www.danishnet.com/info.php/business/jorn-utzon-74.html "Jørn Utzon (1918–2008)"], ''Danishnet.com''. Retrieved 18 September 2011.</ref> In 1950 he established his own studio in Copenhagen<ref>{{cite web|url=http://famedarchitect.com/jorn-utzon/|title=Jørn Utzon|publisher=Famous Architects|access-date=20 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100710230741/http://famedarchitect.com/jorn-utzon/|archive-date=10 July 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> and, in 1952, built an open-plan [[Utzon's House in Hellebæk|house for himself]], the first of its kind in Denmark.  In 1957, he travelled first to China (where he was particularly interested in the Chinese desire for harmony), Japan (where he learnt much about the interaction between interiors and exteriors) and [[India]], before arriving in Australia in 1957 where he stayed until 1966.<ref name=Weilbach/> All this contributed to Utzon's understanding of factors which contribute to successful architectural design.<ref name=Times/>