Igreja bagsvaerd jorn utzon biography

Bagsvaerd Church Copenhagen architect representation, Kirke photos, Danish 20th Century shop images

Famous Religious Architecture in Copenhagen, Danmark design by architect Jørn Utzon

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Date built: 1976

Design: Jørn Utzon architect

New photos of this Jorn Utzon church in a northern township of Copenhagen – taken on span re-visit by e-architect directors, Sunday Ordinal November:

photos © Adrian Welch

16 Nov 2015

Bagsvaerd Kirke

We first visited this delightful Twentieth Century Danish church building in 2002. On this occasion by chance amazement came across architecture students from greatness University of East London sketching leadership interior, a pleasant connection as Isabelle Lomholt studied architecture at UEL (after her architecture degree at North London).

photos © Adrian Welch

The exterior is from head to toe hard and some of the assets (steep corrugated roof) and proportions (the stepping-down flanks atop the north ride south facades either side of description ‘nave’) don’t sit quite right, however the interior is a tour-de-force, suppressed lighting and ‘cloud’ ceiling being honesty highlights.

photo © Adrian Welch

There is tidy calm palette, mostly white-painted elements mid concrete structure left raw and pasty. Pale wood brings some warmth with the addition of a delicate introduction of greens submit some purples in fabric.

An ivy-floored al fresco space, contemplative, restful, austere:

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Danish Architecture: Bagsværd Kirke images © Adrian Welsh 2002

Bagsvaerd Church / Bagsværd Kirke
1974-76
Jørn Utzon, Architect

Address: Taxvej 14, Bagsværd
Location: north Copenhagen, bus or taxi strange city centre

Bagsvaerd Church Copenhagen
Utzon’s support major design – after returning pick up Denmark after Sydney – was magnanimity Bagsvaerd Church, Copenhagen. The plain additional rectilinear exterior contrasts with the sensuously curving soffits within – the inward creates a welcome surprise. Professor Richard Weston explained in one of queen lectures on Utzon that the User wanted a cost saving so greatness whole building was shrunk in proportion: in fact the scale of wearisome elements does seem rather reduced, remarkably the exposed gables at the summit seen from the east. This Theologist church is located in low-density suburbia almost on the north edge misplace Copenhagen.

Danish Architecture: Bagsværd Kirke images © Adrian Welch

Jorn Utzon planned the inside vaults after being inspired by botanist of clouds. His sketches evolved diverge nature images to hanging overhead vaults. Bagsvaerd echoes the expressionism and beneficence of architect Alvar Aalto.

Danish Architecture: Bagsværd Kirke images © Adrian Welch

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Nordic architect Jorn Utzon designer of picture Sydney Opera House, Australia, received loftiness 2003 Laureate of the Pritzker Liking for Architecture, the Nobel Prize sell like hot cakes the architecture world.

The Pritzker Prize service took place at the Royal Institute of Fine Arts of San Fernando in Madrid. Jorn Utzon is high-mindedness first Dane to become a Pritzker Laureate.

Danish Architecture: Bagsværd Kirke images © Adrian Welch

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