Danish Architecture – 20th Century Modern Masters
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Characteristics: Trends from American Modernism irregular ground plans, flat roofs, open plan interiors and glass facades. good use is made of reasonably cheap materials for post-war housing.
Arne Jacobsen (1902-71), architect and designer.
Gas Station 1929
Aarhus City Hall 1929
SAS Hotel 1929
National Bank of Denmark 1929
Jorn Utzon 2003 Pritzker Prize Lauriate
Melli Bank, Tehran , Iran
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Bagsvaerd Church 2003 Pritzker Prize
Utzon Centre , Aalborg, Denmark
Johan Von Spreckelsen
Henning Larsen