CULTURE: Contemporary architecture

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This article aimed to present contemporary architecture and urbanism studios in Sweden and Denmark. For more information you will find links towards the studios'web pages. 


Sweden

General architecture, created in 2002 by John Billberg, Erik Persson, Josef Eder, Olof Grip et Fabian Blücher. Most of their projects respond a public issue, therefore, they are working most of the time with cities (Stockholm et Bodö) or the state. What they want is to « create buildings that last ! ». They work in Stockholm. 

à www.generalarchitecture.se

Gert Wingardh studio created in 1977. Some projetcs were thought and constructed in the Oresund region : Hyllie Centre in Malmö next to the train station (urbanisme) and some architecture projects in Helsingborg and Malmö. They work in Göteborg and Stockholm.

àwww.wingardhs.se 

Tham & Videgård Arkitekter « is a progressive and contemporary practice that focuses on architecture and design – from large scale urban planning through to buildings, interiors and objects ».L’agence est à Stockholm : Bolle Tham and Martin Videgård.They work in Stockholm. 

à www.tvark.se/

White Arkitekter 10 studios 8 in Sweden and 2 in Denmark.

à en.white.se/

Unit arkitektur AB is a studio created in 2005 by Klas Moberg and Mikael Frej in Göteborg. Only fex projects are built (some houses only).

à unitark.se

Denmark

« Jorn Utzon, the Danish architect who designed the Sydney Opera House in 1957, received the Pritzker Architecture Prize for 2003 ».

3XN was founded as Nielsen, Nielsen and Nielsen in Aarhus in 1986 by the architects Kim Herforth Nielsen, Lars Frank Nielsen (partner until 2002) and Hans Peter Svendler Nielsen (partner until 1992). 24 projects in Copenhague.

à www.3XN.dk

AART young architects group created in 2000. Urban projects in Copenhague.

à en.aart.dk

BIG Bjarke Ingels Group created in 2005.

à www.big.dk

Julien de Smedt Architects Urban project for the Oresund region.

à www.jdsarchitects.com/

le 22 Novembre 2010 à 19h dans le cadre des entretiens de Chaillot à la Cité de l'architecture

Kim Utzon work in Copenhagen, but has projects in Malmö.

à www.utzon-arkitekter.dk/

Henning Larsen studio created in 1959. Project of the internal harbor of Copenhagen.

à www.henninglarsen.com

Key Danish buildings

http://www.e-architect.co.uk/danish_architecture.htm

Copenhagen

http://www.e-architect.co.uk/copenhagen_buildings.htm

Key Swedish buildings

http://www.e-architect.co.uk/swedish_architecture.htm

Malmö

http://www.e-architect.co.uk/sweden/malmo_buildings.htm

Stockholm

http://www.e-architect.co.uk/sweden/stockholm_buildings.htm

Judith