Jan Utzon
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Jan Utzon is a Danish architect known for continuing the architectural legacy of his father, Sydney Opera House designer Jørn Utzon, through his own international design projects.
All labels observed (1)
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| Jan Utzon canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1387285 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jan Utzon Context triple: [Jørn Utzon, hasChild, Jan Utzon]
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A.
Jørn Utzon
Jørn Utzon was a Danish architect best known for designing the iconic, sculptural Sydney Opera House, a landmark of 20th-century architecture.
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B.
Louis Kahn
Louis Kahn was a 20th-century American architect renowned for his monumental, geometric buildings and masterful use of light and materials, which profoundly shaped modern architecture.
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Sigurd Lewerentz
Sigurd Lewerentz was a seminal Swedish architect and designer known for his austere, expressive modernist works and influential role in early 20th-century Scandinavian architecture.
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D.
I. M. Pei
I. M. Pei was a renowned Chinese-American architect celebrated for his modernist designs, including iconic museums and cultural landmarks around the world.
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E.
Minoru Yamasaki
Minoru Yamasaki was a prominent 20th-century American architect known for his elegant modernist designs and major projects such as the original World Trade Center complex in New York City.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jan Utzon Target entity description: Jan Utzon is a Danish architect known for continuing the architectural legacy of his father, Sydney Opera House designer Jørn Utzon, through his own international design projects.
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A.
Jørn Utzon
Jørn Utzon was a Danish architect best known for designing the iconic, sculptural Sydney Opera House, a landmark of 20th-century architecture.
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B.
Louis Kahn
Louis Kahn was a 20th-century American architect renowned for his monumental, geometric buildings and masterful use of light and materials, which profoundly shaped modern architecture.
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C.
Sigurd Lewerentz
Sigurd Lewerentz was a seminal Swedish architect and designer known for his austere, expressive modernist works and influential role in early 20th-century Scandinavian architecture.
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D.
I. M. Pei
I. M. Pei was a renowned Chinese-American architect celebrated for his modernist designs, including iconic museums and cultural landmarks around the world.
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E.
Minoru Yamasaki
Minoru Yamasaki was a prominent 20th-century American architect known for his elegant modernist designs and major projects such as the original World Trade Center complex in New York City.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Danish architect
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architect ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sydney Opera House legacy ⓘ |
| basedOn | Scandinavian architectural traditions ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Jørn Utzon
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Kim Utzon ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Denmark ⓘ |
| employer | Utzon Architects ⓘ |
| familyName | Utzon ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | architecture ⓘ |
| genre | modern architecture ⓘ |
| givenName | Jan ⓘ |
| hasFather | Jørn Utzon ⓘ |
| hasSibling |
Kim Utzon
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Lin Utzon ⓘ |
| heritage | Danish ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Jørn Utzon ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
continuing the architectural legacy of Jørn Utzon
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international design projects ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Danish
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English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Utzon Architects ⓘ |
| name | Jan Utzon ⓘ |
| nationality | Danish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
human‑scaled modernist design
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integrating light and landscape in architecture ⓘ |
| notableProjectType |
civic buildings
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cultural buildings ⓘ residential buildings ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bagsværd Church (collaborative work)
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linked to:
Bagsværd Church
Can Feliz (Mallorca house for Jørn Utzon, involvement) ⓘ Hammershøj Care Center ⓘ King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (early concept involvement) ⓘ Kuwait National Assembly Building ⓘ Paustian House ⓘ Utzon Center, Aalborg ⓘ |
| occupation | architect ⓘ |
| parent | Jørn Utzon ⓘ |
| participatedIn | projects related to the Sydney Opera House legacy ⓘ |
| style | modernist architecture ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Australia
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Denmark ⓘ Kuwait ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Jan Utzon Description of subject: Jan Utzon is a Danish architect known for continuing the architectural legacy of his father, Sydney Opera House designer Jørn Utzon, through his own international design projects.
Referenced by (10)
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