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Ulrik Plesner (architect, Born 1930)
James John Ulrik Plesner (13 July 1930, Florence – 2 June 2016, Tel Aviv) was a Denmark, Danish architect who has mainly worked abroad, most notably in Sri Lanka and Israel. Early life Ulrik Plesner was born in Florence, Italy, the son of a Danish historian and a Scottish painter. He is the grandnephew of Danish architect Ulrik Adolph Plesner. The family moved to Denmark when he was four. Career Plesner graduated from Herlufsholm School in 1955 and was employed by Kay Fisker between 1956 - 57. As a newly qualified architect Plesner won 5 prizes, alone and in collaboration with others. After winning 3rd prize in a competition for a Buddha monument in India and thus gaining a name for himself in Asia, he was invited to Sri Lanka (at the time Ceylon) in 1958 and stayed there till 1967. He first worked for Sri Lankan architect Minnette de Silva and then was made partner in Geoffrey Bawa's studio in Colombo. Together they built Ekala Industrial Estate, Good Shepherd Chapel Bandaraw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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