MADE by the Opera House
Established at the Sydney Opera House's 40th Anniversary in 2013, MADE by the Opera House is an Australian-Danish exchange program that, in the lead up to the 50th Anniversary in 2023, has created an alumnus group of almost 100 students to continue the international and interdisciplinary links first forged by Jørn Utzon's masterpiece. Each year, between 2014-2023, five students from a NSW university and five students from a Danish tertiary institution participated in the program in Denmark and Australia respectively.
Also known as the Multidisciplinary Australian Danish Exchange, this extra-curricular program was offered to Australian and Danish students of architecture, engineering and design (in the built environment) in their second year of study or above.
Following the completion of the 10 year program, explore below the findings and learnings of the MADE partners and stakeholders.
Program Overview
Part 1: Read more about the development of the MADE program including multidisciplinary collaboration within the context of Sydney Opera House. This section also maps student recrutiment and the inclusions within the 6 week programs and provides an overview of the outcomes.
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Briefs and Concepts
Part 2: Explore this snapshot into all 18 projects delivered by the MADE students, written in their own words. This section also details how the briefs were prepared and the approach of the students.
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Outcomes and Reflections
Part 3: Learn about the program outcomes such as the alumni group and hear reflections from the partners about the impacts of the program at both organisation and industry-level. This sections also details the legacy of the MADE program.
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Acknowledgements
Founding partners:
Arup
Bikuben Foundation
Dreyer Foundation
Henrik F. Obel Foundation
NSW Architects Registration Board
Royal Danish Academy – Architecture, Design and Conservation
Steensen Varming
Sydney Opera House
Host Firms
3XN (Denmark, 2016)
ADEPT Architects (Denmark, 2019)
Arup (Australia, 2015 & 2022)
BVN (Australia, 2017)
C.F. Møller (Denmark, 2018)
COBE (Denmark, 2015)
COX Architecture (Australia, 2018)
ERIK Arkitekter (Denmark, 2021)
Grimshaw (Australia, 2016 & 2023)
Hassell (Australia, 2014)
Hayball (Australia, 2022)
Henning Larsen Architects (Denmark, 2014 & 2023)
Meld Studios (Australia, 2018)
PLH Arkitekter (Denmark, 2020)
PTW Architects (Australia, 2015 & 2022)
SJB Architects (Australia, 2019)
Spektrum Arkitekter (Denmark, 2017)
Steensen Varming (Denmark, 2017)
Utzon Center (Denmark, 2018)
Sponsors
AMP Capital & Quay Quarter Sydney (2015-2021)
MADE team
Alistair Morrison
Bo Rygaard
Caroline Choy
Caroline Grandjean-Thomsen
Chris Arkins
Christen Obel
Dan Mackenzie
Dr Kirsten Orr
Greg McTaggart
Ian Cashen
Jakob Brandtberg Knudsen
Jesper Eis Eriksen
Joni Taylor
Kate Doyle
Kate Murphy
Liann Limm
Louise Herron AM
Dr Marianne Foley
Mette Marcus
Patricia de Moor
Peter Thule Kristensen
Sidsel Nygård
Tamara Harrison
Tim Horton
Host Firms – Key representatives
Daniel Baumann, Henning Larsen Architects
Signe Kongebro, Henning Larsen Architects
Mette Kynne Frandsen, Henning Larsen Architects
Ken Maher, Hassell
Ken McBryde, (ex) Hassell
Mark Wolfe, Hassell
Matt Pullinger, (ex) Hassell
Nina Mathiasen, COBE
Caroline Nagel, COBE
Ole Storjohann, COBE
Dan Stubbegaard, COBE
Stine Lund Hansen, COBE
Jeanette Hansen, 3XN
Fred Holt, 3XN
Morten Normann Lund,3XN
Andrew Cortese, Grimshaw
Troy Donovan, Grimshaw
Mark Gilder, Grimshaw
Amalia Mayor, Grimshaw
Awkar Ruel, Grimshaw
Olivia Savio-Matev, Grimshaw
Joan Raun, Spektrum
Sofie Willems, Spektrum
James Grose, BVN
Brian Clohessy, BVN
Peter Titmuss, BVN
Lasse Andersson, Utzon Center
Klaus Toustrup, C.F. Møller
Søren Tortzen, C.F. Møller
Joe Agius, COX
Steve Baty, Meld Studio
Anders Lonka, ADEPT
Martin Krough, ADEPT
Martin Laursen, ADEPT
John Pradel, SJB
Adam Haddow, SJB
Elizabeth Metlikovec, SJB
Monica Edwards, SJB
Paulette Christophersen, PLH Architects
Steen Enrico Andersen, PLH Architects
Lars Toksvig Toksvig, PLH Architects
Pernille Britt, PKH Architects
Diane Jones, PTW
Lucy Moloney, PTW
Troy Uleman, PTW
Glenn Harper, PTW
Morten Ørsager, ERIK Arkitekter
Lars Henriksen, ERIK Arkitekter
Dr Fiona Young, Hayball
Kit Ku, Hayball
Mitchell Harris, Hayball
Natalia Krysiak, Hayball
Ricky Gagliardi, Hayball
Rob Chan, Hayball
Eilish Barry, Hayball
Supporters
Adrian Carter
Abbie Galvin
Adrian Bonnani
Adrian Reinhardt
Alan Croker
Alana Ambados
Alyssa Saltzgaber
Amy Browne
Andrew Butler
Angela Chun
Anna Yanatchkova
Ashleigh Kennedy
Aimee Clarke
Alan Croker
Alex Rosenthal
Anders V. Sonnichsen
Andrew Frazer
Andrew Mackonis
Angela Bateman
Anne Gosskopf
Architecture Foundation Australia
Baptiste Cornillier
Başak Yılmaz
Beau James
Bernadette Hardy
Ben Moore
Besøgsudvalget in Romerhusene
Broger's End, Kangaroo Valley
Bundanon Trust
Byron Kinnaird
Camilla Froesig
Carlo Giannasca
Carsten Rosendahl, Consul General & Trade Commissioner of Denmark to Australia
Charlie Cummins
Charles Peters
Chelsea Baldwin-Haddon
Chris Mercer
Christian Garcia
Claus Jensen
Cristian Rojas
Connor Carey
CPP Wind Engineering & Air Quality Experts
Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark
Dan Porter
Daniel Jimenez
Royal Danish Consulate General & Trade Council
Danish Ministry for Culture
Dean Jakubowski
Deborah Dearing
Di Snape
DR Byen (Danish Broadcasting)
Elliott More
Emily Wombwell
Emrah Baki Ulas
Emma Bombonato
Eoghan Lewis
Eric Rivers
Fiona Winning
Frederik Emil Nors
Frost Urbanite
Gerard Hunter
Glen Murcutt AO
Graeme Wood
Greg Appel
Heather Clark
Jan Utzon & Utzon Associates Architects
Janine Pickering
Jim Niesel
Jørgen Ellegaard Frederiksen (Bagsværd Church)
Jørgen Jørgensen
JPW
Karen Armstrong
Karen Lambert
Keith Cottier
Kerry Clare
Kerryn Coker
Korrin Logarzo
Helle Maria Christensen
Helena Sjoberg
Her Excellency, Kerin Ayyalaraju, Ambassador of Australia to Denmark
His Excellency Damien Patrick Miller, Former Ambassador of Australia to Denmark
His Excellency, Tom Nørring, Former Ambassador of Denmark to Australia
His Excellency, Borge Peterson, Former Ambassador of Denmark to Australia
Ingrid Bowen
Jennifer Di Bartolomeo
Jennifer Cook
Joachim Halse
Kasper Esperhein
Kate Murphy
Kunsten Museum
Lara Evans
Lars Nørgaard
Lasse Andersson
Laura Matarese
Lina Bareikyte
Lindsay Johnson
Line Nørskov Davenport
Louise Christensen
Louise Mason
Lydia Parsons
Maria Briganti
Martin Craig
Matthew Walden
Michael Harrold
Her Excellency Mary Ellen Miller, Former Ambassador of Australia to Denmark
Megan Hart
Michael Do
Michelle Tabet
Mitchell Allen
Museum of Modern Art, Aalborg
Musikkens Hus, Aalborg
No Frontiers Media
Old Leura Dairy
Her Excellency, Ms Pernille Dahler Kardel, Ambassador of Denmark to Australia
Paul Najor
Peter Bailey
Peter Mould
Peter Poulet
Peter Stutchbury
Poul Henning Kirkegaard
Raphael Coulhon
Rebecca Lawson
Richard Johnson AO, MBE
Rick Leplastrier AO
Rikke Gamborg Scheel
Roland Towning
Samantha Rich
Sandra Pamplona Gascon
Sarah Carrington
Sarah Chambers
Siobhan Adburahman
Sophie Lieberman
Sheridan Burke
Stefan Meissner
Stephanie Thomas
Steve Baty
Stine Skot Brønnum
Tiadra Simpson
Tim Elgood
Tom Brickhill
Tommi Haferbier
Utzon Foundation
Utzon Center
Utzon Museum Fredensborg
Victoria Judge
Victoria Wood
Vincent Frost
Wandi Cao
Xavier Nuttall
Alumni
Adriana Prasnicki
Aislinn King
Alasdair Mott
Alex Crowe
Amalie Dokkedal Jensen
Anastasia Uricher
Andreas Sommer Kjærgaard
Andrew Weetman
Anna Fogh
Antonia Szabo
Arissara Reed
Arnþrúður Gísladóttir
Asbjørn Eriknauer
Astrid Bjoern Doennem
Awkar Ruel
Billie-Grace Dunk
Birthe Wohlenberg
Bobbie Bayley
Callum Coombe
Caroline Richardt Beck
Cedric Danso-Boame
Charlotte Ea Brandt
Christina Kjær
Christoffer Minor Brødsgaard
Cuong Van Tran
Daiming Zhu
Daniel Miroslaw Krajewski
Deirdre Mair
Ditte Gyldendal Amby
Eleanor Gibson
Elise Aida Cappelen Schultz
Emma Helene Rishoej Holm
Filip Hede
Henriette Friis
Irene Clark
Isac Lindberg
Jack Jeffries
Jack Perry
Jacob Levy
Jaime Painter
Jakob Holmqvist-Larsen
James Hansen
Jatin Midha
Jeffrey Tighe
Jennifer McMaster
Jonas Snedevind Nielsen
Josephine Nicholas
Julianne Lipman
Karina Korsgaard Jensen
Katherine Lewer
Lachlan Finn
Laura Craft
Linh Nguyen
Mads Kjaer
Mads Primdahl Rokkjær
Mai Alexandra Bogø
Marie Jul Scharff
Mathias Ørum Nørgård
Matthew Burnett
Matthew Wells
Mia Evans-Liauw
Michelle Kühl
Morten Juhl Stistrup Nielsen
Muthu Kumaran
Nanna Rose Broch
Natalia Nawrocka
Nicholas Bucci
Nicholas Werrett
Nicola Shear
Niklas Munk-Andersen
Nina Tory-Henderson
Olivia Savio-Matev
Paris Perry
Pernille Krieger
Rachel Liang
Rasmus Hansen
Rhys Grant
Robert Martin
Rose Montgomery
Rune Wriedt
Sebastian Enevoldsen
Signe Møller Rosendal
Signe Skytte Madsen
Sofie Angelie Bendtsen
Stefan Ekelund Perriard
Stephanie Palmer
Tobias Skov Pedersen
Tom Dufficy
Viktor Lukas Müller Thomsen
Upon completion of the project, students have become part of the MADE by the Opera House Alumni group. By the Opera House’s 50th Anniversary in 2023, this almost one hundred-strong group now form a living legacy of MADE Alumni who have a deep understanding of international design practice across disciplines and hemispheres.
The MADE Alumni is a community and a professional network that collaborates, supports and mentors each other to become the next generation’s best leaders. Beyond the professional context, the alumni group is naturally evolving on a social level – friendships for life are being formed across Australia and Denmark.
2014
Laura Craft
Robert Martin
Jennifer McMaster
Olivia Savio-Matev
Matthew Wells
Caroline Richardt Beck
Jakob Holmqvist-Larsen
Pernille Krieger
Jonas Snedevind Nielsen
Karina Korsgaard Jensen
2015
Alex Crowe
Julianne Lipman
Alasdair Mott
Nina Tory-Henderson
Nicholas Werrett
Arnþrúður Gísladóttir
Signe Møller Rosendal
Birthe Wohlenberg
Mai Alexandra Bogø
Mathias Ørum Nørgård
2016
Callum Coombe
Lachlan Finn
Deirdre Mair
Adriana Prasnicki
Andrew Weetman
Sofie Angelie Bendtsen
Nanna Rose Broch
Daniel Miroslaw Krajewski
Michelle Kühl
Jack Perry
2017
Eleanor Gibson
Jacob Levy
James Hansen
Awkar Ruel
Nicola Shear
Antonia Szabo
Charlotte Ea Brandt
Emma Helene Rishoej Holm
Mads Kjaer
Tobias Skov Pedersen
2018
Matthew Burnett
Rose Montgomery
Jaime Painter
Jeffrey Tighe
Daiming Zhu
Cuong Van Tran
Henriette Friis
Rune Wriedt
Sebastian Enevoldsen
Rasmus Hansen
2019
Billie-Grace Dunk
Jack Jeffries
Josephine Nicholas
Tom Dufficy
Nicholas Bucci
Andreas Sommer Kjærgaard
Asbjørn Eriknauer
Morten Juhl Stistrup Nielsen
Signe Skytte Madsen
Stefan Ekelund Perriard
2020
Bobbie Bayley
Irene Clark
Aislinn King
Muthu Kumaran
Stephanie Palmer
2021
Amalie Dokkedal Jensen
Elise Aida Cappelen Schultz
Niklas Munk-Andersen
Viktor Lukas Müller Thomsen
2022
Cedric Danso-Boame
Rhys Grant
Jatin Midha
Linh Nguyen
Arissara Reed
Mads Primdahl Rokkjær
Anna Fogh
Natalia Nawrocka
Christina Kjær
Filip Hede
2023
Anastasia Uricher
Katherine Lewer
Mia Evans-Liauw
Paris Perry
Rachel Liang
Astrid Bjoern Doennem
Christoffer MinorBrødsgaard
Ditte Gyldendal Amby
Isac Lindberg
Marie Jul Scharff
2022
Hayball hosts Danish cohort from the Sydney Opera House MADE program 2022
MADE by the Opera House
MADE by the Opera House, Sydney
Urban rainforest, ocean pools: 10 ideas to transform Circular Quay
PTW Hosts MADE by the Opera House
2021
Sydney students awarded 2021 MADE by the Opera House scholarships
2020
How MADE students are proposing to revitalise the Sydney Opera House,
MADE Australian Alumna Presentation in the Joan Sutherland Theatre
Australian students journey to Denmark to learn from an icon
PLH Arkitekter is hosting the Danish-Australian exchange programme ‘MADE by the Opera House’
2019
2019 MADE by the Opera House wraps up with Utzon-inspired design showcase
Danish engineering talent characterise the future of the Opera House
2018
Sydney students awarded 2019 MADE by the Opera House scholarships
UNSW Built Environment makes his mark in Denmark,
UTS DAB students? They’ve got it MADE
2017
C. F. Møller architects involved in celebrating Jørn Utzon’s MØLLER
From Syria to Copenhagen
2016
Students propose to revitalise Sydney Opera House in 2015 MADE Program
2015
Danish students’ project: turn Sydney Opera House truck stop into culture magnet
Five Danish students to contribute to modernization of Sydney Opera House
2014
Genial minds make the MADE Program
Danish students modernize the Sydney Opera House
Inaugural winners of MADE by the Opera House head to Denmark
2013
Four Sydney Uni students head to Denmark on inaugural MADE by the Opera House exchange
Crown Prince couple present at the launch of student exchange program
Opera House’s new look can be up to Danish youth
MADE Live updates
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