Svend Axelsson (born 5 May 1937 in
Hadsund
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) is a Danish modernist architect, who for many years was a partner in
KHR Architects along with
Knud Holscher
Knud Helmuth Holscher (born 6 May 1930 in Rødby, Denmark) is a Danish architect and industrial designer. For many years he was a partner in KHR Architects with Svend Axelsson and designed many of their works together.
Biography
Holscher studied ...
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Axelsson has won numerous projects and architectural competitions in Copenhagen and the Danish Pavilion for the World Exhibition
Expo 92 in Seville in 1992, for which he won the
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 ...
. He also won a prize in 1989 for his design of Terminal B in
Copenhagen Airport
Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup ( da, Københavns Lufthavn, Kastrup, ; ) is an international airport serving Copenhagen, Denmark, Zealand, the Øresund Region, and southern Sweden including Scania. It is the second largest airport in the Nordic coun ...
. He is a member of the
Federation of Danish Architects.
Major works
Architecture:with
Knud Holscher
Knud Helmuth Holscher (born 6 May 1930 in Rødby, Denmark) is a Danish architect and industrial designer. For many years he was a partner in KHR Architects with Svend Axelsson and designed many of their works together.
Biography
Holscher studied ...
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Odense University
Odense University was a university in Odense, Denmark. It was established in 1966. In 1998, the university was merged with two other institutions to form the University of Southern Denmark. Its campus is now known as University of Southern Denmark ...
,
Denmark
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. Competition 1967, construction 1971 onwards
*Royal Theatre,
Copenhagen
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,
Denmark
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. 1. prize, competition 1979. Not built.
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Bahrain National Museum
The Bahrain National Museum ( ar, متحف البحرين الوطني) is the largest and oldest public museum in Bahrain. It is situated in Manama, adjacent to the National Theatre of Bahrain. Opened on 15 December 1988 by the Emir of Bahrain ...
,
Bahrain
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, 1982–1988
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Copenhagen Airport
Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup ( da, Københavns Lufthavn, Kastrup, ; ) is an international airport serving Copenhagen, Denmark, Zealand, the Øresund Region, and southern Sweden including Scania. It is the second largest airport in the Nordic coun ...
, Terminal B,
Denmark
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, 1986
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Copenhagen Airport
Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup ( da, Københavns Lufthavn, Kastrup, ; ) is an international airport serving Copenhagen, Denmark, Zealand, the Øresund Region, and southern Sweden including Scania. It is the second largest airport in the Nordic coun ...
, Domestic Terminal,
Denmark
)
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, 1988–1989
See also
*
List of Danish architects
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People
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Organizations
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References
21st-century Danish architects
1937 births
Living people
People from Hadsund
Recipients of the Eckersberg Medal
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