Michael Christensen (born 1960) is a

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architect, founder and head architect of Christensen & Co.

Biography

Michael Christensen was born in 1960. He graduated from the

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in 1989. After working briefly at 3XN he joined

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, from 2001 to 2006 as partner and the firm's artistic director. At Henning Larsen Architects he was the leading designer of buildings such as the

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and the Copenhagen headquarters of

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. In 2006 he formed Christensen & Co.

Selected projects

With Henning Larsen Architects

* Christiansbro masterplan,

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, Copenhagen *

headquarters, Copenhagen (1996) * Max Planck Institut für Demografische Forschung, Rostock, Germany (1999) *

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, Copenhagen (2004) *

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extension,

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, Iceland (u/c) * The Wave Residences,

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, Denmark (2009)

With Christensen & Co

* New campus building, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden (u/c, competition win 2006) * Faculty building,

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, Copenhagen (completed 2009) * Research and educational centre,

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, Stockholm (competition win, completion 2011) * Sustainable masterplan,

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, the Netherlands * National Danish Museum of Roads and Bridges, Holbær * City Hall,

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, Sweden * Research and educational building,

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, Copenhagen (competition win 2010)

References

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