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The Sydney Opera House’s roof was inspired by orange slices.

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The roof shells are often described as sections of a sphere, visually likened to orange segments. This geometric approach helped engineers standardize the complex shapes into repeatable structural components.

🤯 "The Sydney Opera House’s roof was inspired by orange slices — architecture by brunch: peel, stack, perform."

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