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Nykredit
Dating back to 1851, Nykredit ( en, New Credit) is one of Denmark's leading financial services companies with activities ranging from mortgage, retail and investment banking to insurance, leasing and fixed income trading and asset management. The Nykredit Group is the largest lender in Denmark and one of the major private bond issuers in Europe. * Group profit before tax: DKK 3,205m (2012) * Market share of mortgage banking: 43% (2012) * Market share of commercial banking: 5.7% (2012) In 2003 Nykredit bought Totalkredit, a mortgage lending institution whose products are distributed by 103 regional and local banks. In 2008 Nykredit bought Forstædernes Bank and merged it with Nykredit Bank. In 2014 Nykredit lost a principal case at the Danish Supreme Court regarding service fees. In February 2016 Nykredit faced public outrage among their customers due to significantly increased service fees. On 9 September 2016 The Danish Consumer-ombudsman filed a police report regarding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nykredit Architecture Prize
The Nykredit Architecture Prize is the largest Danish architecture prize. Founded by the Nykredit Foundation (an arm of the Nykredit Group), it is awarded annually to a person, or group of people, who have personally, or through their work, made a significant contribution to the building industry in the form of architecture or planning, etc. The recipient receives DKK 500,000, making it one of the largest architecture prizes in the world in terms of prize money. In 1991 the Nykredit Foundation began awarding the Motivational Award/Encouragement Prize to talented young architects who have made an impact on the architecture scene. Recipients Motivational Award * 2015: Cornelius+Vöge * 2014: Svendborg Architects * 2013: Effekt * 2012: Powerhouse Company * 2011: JAJA Architects * 2010: Mette Lange * 2009: Polyform * 2008: ONV Arkitekter * 2007: Dan Stubbergaard * 2006: TRANSFORM/Lars Bendrup Encouragement Prize * 2005: NORD Arkitekter * 2004: Henrik Valeur * 2003: Kollisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crystal, Copenhagen
The Crystal (Danish language, Danish: Krystallen) is a free-standing, environmentally friendly extension of Nykredit headquarters at the Kalvebod Brygge waterfront in Copenhagen, Denmark. Designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen, it takes its name from its light, crystalline form which rests on only a single point and a single line, allowing for unhindered views as well as passage underneath the building. Design Sustainability The building has a low energy-consumption of only 70 kWh per sqm, or 25 per cent less than the requirements of the existing energy legislation in Denmark. This is obtained with the highly effective insulating triple-layered inner glass façade which has a U-value of only 0.7 Wh per sqm. The roof is covered with photovoltaic panels generating 80,000 kWh per year. Plaza The plaza next to the building is designed by Stig L. Andersson in collaboration with Schmidt Hammer Lassen. Its light-coloured slate paving continues into the ground floor of the building, integrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |