Gallery

Photo taken by Peter Hall just before his appointment, April 1966
Lionel Todd, David Littlemore and Peter Hall photographed by Max Dupain, early 1970s (Courtesy State Library NSW)
Construction progress, 1966 (Peter Hall archive)
Sketch proposal by Peter Hall of the Major Hall stage, August 1966
Details of the Concert Hall northern glass wall model, mid 1968 (photos: Jim Anderson)
1:10 scale acoustic model of the near-final Concert Hall radial scheme, early 1969
Marion Hall Best shop, Woollahra, designed by Peter Hall, mid 1960s
Photographing the building in May 1966 Hall described it as ‘that immense and complicated thing’
Opera Theatre with John Coburn’s Curtain of the Sun
Media launch of the final design for the theatre seating, late 1971
Detail of northern glass wall, one of the biggest challenges of the project, c 1972 (Peter Hall archive)

Our objective is to create a wider and more accurate awareness of the contribution made by Peter Hall and others
to the successful completion of the Sydney Opera House after the departure of Jørn Utzon in 1966.