Born in Copenhagen in 1918 on April 9th. He grew up in the town of Aalborg. His entry was number 218 out of 233 entries. In 1956 the NSW premier announced a international competition to design the Sydney Opera House. Jorn Utzon has had many over seas projects in places like Morocco, Paris and Mexico. Jorn Utzons design has been named a UNESCO world heritage site. He won the Pritzker prize which is international highest architectural prize. He died on 29th of November 2008