Ole Falkentorp (18 February 1886 – 21 August 1948) was a

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architect.

Early life and education

Johannes Oluf Ole Falkentorp was born into a family of architects in

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. His father was

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, architect, professor and Royal Building Inspector, and his mother Sophie Jensen née Nebelong, daughter of the architect

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. He adopted the surname to Falkentorp in 1899. He was enrolled at the

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, where

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still dominated and his father was a central figure, but left shortly after. Instead he took classes at a technical school and apprenticed as a mason. He was then articled to

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, head of the architectural office of the

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. There he met Carl Petersen and

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with whom he would later collaborate on several projects. Falkentorp's architectural expression moved from

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through

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to Functionalism. Important works, all in Copenhagen, include the housing development Classen Have (1924, with Carl Petersen and Povl Baumann), the copper-clad office building Ved Vesterport (1930–32, with Povl Baumann) and the Hornbæk Badehotel (1935) and Hotel Astoria (1935) next to

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. In 1911, Falkentorp was a co-founder and dedicated debating member of the alternative architecture association ''Den Frie Arkitektforening'' (now Danske Arkitekters Landsforbundan) .

Gallery

København - Ved Vesterport (30697861830).jpg, Ved Vesterport, Copenhagen
(1930-32) Hotel Astoria (Copenhagen).jpg, Hotel Astoria
(1935) Fysiurgisk Hospital, Hornbæk - panoramio.jpg, Hornbæk Badehotel (1935) Sankt Annæ Plads - Hotel.jpg, Hotel Codan
(1950)

Selected works

* Classens Have (1924, with Carl Petersen and

) * Ved Vesterport at

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, Copenhagen (1930–32, with

* Hotel Astoria, Banegårdspladsen, Copenhagen (1934–35) * Hornbæk Badehotel,

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(1934–35) * Hotel Codan,

Sankt Annæ Plads Sankt Annæ Plads (English: St. Ann's Square) is a public square which marks the border between the Nyhavn area and Frederiksstaden neighborhoods of central Copenhagen, Denmark. It is a long narrow rectangle which extends inland from the waterfron ...

, Copenhagen (1948–50, with Ole Buhl and Harald Petersen)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Falkentorp, Ole 20th-century Danish architects Architects from Copenhagen 1886 births 1948 deaths Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni