Jump to content

Arkitema Architects: Difference between revisions

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
→‎In progress: Bindesbøll Byen
Micro 09 (talk | contribs)
11 edits
#suggestededit-add 1.0
Tags: Mobile edit Mobile app edit Android app edit
 
(22 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|Architectural Firm}}
⚫
'''Arkitema Architects''' is a [[Denmark|Danish]] architectural firm headquartered in [[Aarhus]] with branch offices in [[Copenhagen]], Stockholm, Oslo and Malmö. Arkitema Architects has about 400 employees and is active mainly in the [[Scandinavia]]n market.
{{Infobox architectural practice
| name = Arkitema Architects
| image = File:Tingstorget Lagmansbacken Alby 2018.jpg
| caption = Residential project<br>(Tingstorvet in [[Alby, Botkyrka|Alby]], Sweden 2018)
| architects =
| city = [[Aarhus]], Denmark
| founded = 1969
| significant_buildings = Kobbertårnet, Bellahøj Swim Stadion, Sluseholmen Canal District, Mikado House, VIA University College Campus Aarhus C
| awards =
|}}
⚫
'''Arkitema Architects''' is a [[Denmark|Danish]] architectural firm headquartered in [[Aarhus]], with branch offices in [[Copenhagen]], [[Malmö]], Stockholm and Oslo. Arkitema Architects was founded in 1969 in Aarhus, and nowadays has about 400 employees with its main activity in [[Scandinavia]].

Arkitema Architects is owned by Danish engineering company [[COWI A/S|Cowi]].


==History==
==History==
The firm was founded in 1969 as Arkitektgruppen Aarhus by five students from the [[Aarhus School of Architecture]] after they won a competition for the design of an expansion of [[Køge Town Hall]]. They were Helge Tindal, Ole Nielsson, Michael Harrebæk, Eriling Stadager and Lars Due. Today Arkitema Architects has 14 partners.
The firm was founded in 1969 as Arkitektgruppen Aarhus by five students from the [[Aarhus School of Architecture]] after they won a competition for the design of an expansion of [[Køge Town Hall]]. They were Helge Tindal, Ole Nielsson, Michael Harrebæk, Eriling Stadager and Lars Due. Today Arkitema Architects has 14 partners.


In 1990, Arkitektgruppen Aarhus won the [[Nykredit Architecture Prize]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Nykredit Architecture Prize |url=http://www.nykredit.dk/omnykredit/info/virksomhed/nykredits-arkitekturpris.xml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100220131650/http://www.nykredit.dk/omnykredit/info/virksomhed/nykredits-arkitekturpris.xml |dead-url=yes |archive-date=20 February 2010 |work=Nykredit website |publisher=Nykredit Holding A/S |accessdate=30 November 2013 |location=Copenhagen, Denmark |language=Danish |year=2013 }}</ref> In 2003 the firm changed its name to Arkitema Architects and in 2004 it merged with AA Arkitekter to be able to expand internationally.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hopfner.dk/Default.aspx?ID=73 |title=Arkitemalanguage=Danish |publisher=Høpfner |accessdate=2011-09-21 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402203627/http://www.hopfner.dk/Default.aspx?ID=73 |archivedate=2012-04-02 }}</ref>
In 1990, Arkitektgruppen Aarhus won the [[Nykredit Architecture Prize]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Nykredit Architecture Prize |url=http://www.nykredit.dk/omnykredit/info/virksomhed/nykredits-arkitekturpris.xml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100220131650/http://www.nykredit.dk/omnykredit/info/virksomhed/nykredits-arkitekturpris.xml |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 February 2010 |work=Nykredit website |publisher=Nykredit Holding A/S |accessdate=30 November 2013 |location=Copenhagen, Denmark |language=Danish |year=2013 }}</ref> In 2003 the firm changed its name to Arkitema Architects and in 2004 it merged with AA Arkitekter to be able to expand internationally.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hopfner.dk/Default.aspx?ID=73 |title=Arkitemalanguage=Danish |publisher=Høpfner |accessdate=2011-09-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402203627/http://www.hopfner.dk/Default.aspx?ID=73 |archivedate=2012-04-02 }}</ref>


In 2011, as part of its continued efforts to grow on the Scandinavian market, Arkitema Architects acquired majority ownership of Swedish Dot Arkitekter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://magasinetejendom.dk/no_cache/news/singleview/article/arkitema-koeber-svenske-dot-arkitekter.html|title=Arkitema køber svenske DOT Arkitekter|language=Danish|publisher=Magasinet Ejendomme|accessdate=2011-09-21}}</ref> In 2015 Arkitema Architects opened an office in [[Oslo]], Norway.
In 2011, as part of its continued efforts to grow on the Scandinavian market, Arkitema Architects acquired majority ownership of Swedish Dot Arkitekter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://magasinetejendom.dk/no_cache/news/singleview/article/arkitema-koeber-svenske-dot-arkitekter.html|title=Arkitema køber svenske DOT Arkitekter|language=Danish|publisher=Magasinet Ejendomme|accessdate=2011-09-21}}</ref> In 2015 Arkitema Architects opened an office in [[Oslo]], Norway.

In late 2018, Danish consultant and engineering company [[COWI A/S|Cowi]] bought Arkitema Architects.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.building-supply.dk/article/view/634865/arkitema_solgt_for_et_trecifret_millionbelob|title=Arkitema solgt for et trecifret millionbeløb|author=|publisher=Licitationen|date=29 November 2018|language=Danish|trans-title=Arkitema sold for hundreds of millions|accessdate=19 April 2019}}</ref>


==Partnership==
==Partnership==
Arkitema Architects includes an [[urban design]] department (Arkitema Urban Design) and a [[consulting]] department (Arkitema Consulting). The company has teamed up with skilled people from several disciplines, including the fields of engineering, sustainability, management and construction.

As of 1 January 2018, Arkitema had the following partners:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://byensejendom.dk/article/arkitema-udvider-med-9-partnere-23513|title=Arkitema udvider med 9 partnere |language=Danish|website=Byens Ejendomme|accessdate=8 January 2018}}</ref>
As of 1 January 2018, Arkitema had the following partners:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://byensejendom.dk/article/arkitema-udvider-med-9-partnere-23513|title=Arkitema udvider med 9 partnere |language=Danish|website=Byens Ejendomme|accessdate=8 January 2018}}</ref>


'''Senior partners:''' Jørgen Bach, Peter Hartmann Berg, Wilhelm Berner-Nielsen, Thomas Birkkjær, Thomas Carstens, Glenn Elmbæk, Per Fischer, Ola Göransson, Dorthe Keis, Kim Risager, Poul Schülein, Anne Guri Grimsby og Aasmund Bjørnstad.
Senior partners: Jørgen Bach, Peter Hartmann Berg, Wilhelm Berner-Nielsen, Thomas Birkkjær, Thomas Carstens, Glenn Elmbæk, Per Fischer, Ola Göransson, Dorthe Keis, Kim Risager, Poul Schülein, Anne Guri Grimsby og Aasmund Bjørnstad.


'''Partners:''' Anders Halgren, Kristina Peters, Mette Julie Skibsholt, Håkan Sandhagen og Søren Haugsted.
Partners: Anders Halgren, Kristina Peters, Mette Julie Skibsholt, Håkan Sandhagen og Søren Haugsted.


'''Associated partners:''' Mette Baarup, Eric Engström, Viktor Ahnfelt, Emil Carstens, Birgitte Gade Ernst, Carsten Jensen, Heidi Hjort Thuesen.
Associated partners: Mette Baarup, Eric Engström, Viktor Ahnfelt, Emil Carstens, Birgitte Gade Ernst, Carsten Jensen, Heidi Hjort Thuesen.


==Selected projects==
==Selected projects==
Line 21: Line 38:
[[File:Mikado House Orestad 20110505 0095F (8366836705).jpg|thumb|Mikado House in [[Ørestad]], Copenhagen (2010)]]
[[File:Mikado House Orestad 20110505 0095F (8366836705).jpg|thumb|Mikado House in [[Ørestad]], Copenhagen (2010)]]
[[File:Tårnene på Rundholtsvej.jpg|thumb|Tårnene, Copenhagen (2014)]]
[[File:Tårnene på Rundholtsvej.jpg|thumb|Tårnene, Copenhagen (2014)]]

Arkitema has designed a broad range of architectural projects, from minor expansions and renovations to large redevelopment, infrastructural, residential and urban design projects. Some of the most notable and representative projects from Arkitema includes the following:

===Completed===
===Completed===
* [[Køge Town Hall]], [[Køge]] (1976) - Expansion of an old listed building
* [[Køge Town Hall]], [[Køge]] (1976) - Expansion of an old listed building
* [[Vamdrup Rådhus]], [[Vamdrup]] (1981)
* [[Vamdrup Rådhus]], [[Vamdrup]] (1981) - Town Hall
* Håndværkerparken, Aarhus (1981) - Postmodern lowrise residential quarter
* Håndværkerparken, Aarhus (1981) - Postmodern lowrise residential quarter
* Police station, [[Helsingør]] (1991)
* Police station, [[Helsingør]] (1991)
Line 33: Line 53:
* [[Kobbertårnet]], [[Amerika Plads]], Copenhagen (2004) - High-rise office building
* [[Kobbertårnet]], [[Amerika Plads]], Copenhagen (2004) - High-rise office building
* [[Mary's (Vejle)|Mary's]], Vejle (2008) - Shopping arcade (closed)
* [[Mary's (Vejle)|Mary's]], Vejle (2008) - Shopping arcade (closed)
* Bellahoj Swim Stadium, Copenhagen<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=11887|title=For both pros and paddlers|publisher=World Architecture News|accessdate=2010-02-08}}</ref> - Renovation and landscape designs
* Bellahøj Swim Stadium, Copenhagen (2009)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=11887|title=For both pros and paddlers|publisher=World Architecture News|accessdate=2010-02-08}}</ref> - Renovation and landscape designs
* [[Sluseholmen Canal District]], Copenhagen (2009) - Apartment blocks (redevelopment)
* [[Sluseholmen Canal District]], Copenhagen (2009) - Apartment blocks (redevelopment)
* Mikado House, [[Ørestad]], Copenhagen (2010) - Mixed use (offices and shops)
* Mikado House, [[Ørestad]], Copenhagen (2010) - Mixed use (offices and shops)
* [[Aarhus City Tower]], Aarhus, 2014 - High-rise hotel
* [[CeresByen]], Aarhus (2013) - Urban design of a new neighbourhood
* [[VIA University College]], Campus Aarhus C. Aarhus 2015 - Educational institution
* [[Aarhus City Tower]], Aarhus (2014) - High-rise hotel
* [[VIA University College]] Campus Aarhus C, Aarhus (2015) - Educational institution


===In progress===
===In progress===
Line 46: Line 67:
|publisher=World Architecture News|accessdate=2010-02-18}}</ref>
|publisher=World Architecture News|accessdate=2010-02-18}}</ref>
* Vibeeng School, [[Faxe]], Denmark
* Vibeeng School, [[Faxe]], Denmark
* Bindesbøll Byen, Aarhus, Denmark - New city borough (redevelopment)
* Bindesbøll Byen, Aarhus, Denmark (from 2019) - New city borough (redevelopment)
* [[Fornebu|Oksenøya]], Oslo, Norway (from 2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dagensbyggeri.dk/artikel/104172-arkitema-skal-udvikle-projekt-i-fornebu|title=Arkitema skal udvikle projekt i Fornebu|author=|publisher=Dagens Byggeri|date=19 March 2019|language=Danish|trans-title=Arkitema will develop project in Fornebu|accessdate=19 April 2019}}</ref> - New city borough


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist|2}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
{{commonscat|Arkitema}}
{{Commons category|Arkitema}}
* {{Official website|https://arkitema.com/da}}

{{Authority control}}


[[Category:Architecture firms of Denmark]]
[[Category:Architecture firms of Denmark]]

Latest revision as of 13:43, 10 February 2023

Arkitema Architects
Residential project
(Tingstorvet in Alby, Sweden 2018)
Practice information
Gegründet1969
StandortAarhus, Denmark
Significant works and honors
BuildingsKobbertårnet, Bellahøj Swim Stadion, Sluseholmen Canal District, Mikado House, VIA University College Campus Aarhus C

Arkitema Architects is a Danish architectural firm headquartered in Aarhus, with branch offices in Copenhagen, Malmö, Stockholm and Oslo. Arkitema Architects was founded in 1969 in Aarhus, and nowadays has about 400 employees with its main activity in Scandinavia.

Arkitema Architects is owned by Danish engineering company Cowi.

History

[edit]

The firm was founded in 1969 as Arkitektgruppen Aarhus by five students from the Aarhus School of Architecture after they won a competition for the design of an expansion of Køge Town Hall. They were Helge Tindal, Ole Nielsson, Michael Harrebæk, Eriling Stadager and Lars Due. Today Arkitema Architects has 14 partners.

In 1990, Arkitektgruppen Aarhus won the Nykredit Architecture Prize.[1] In 2003 the firm changed its name to Arkitema Architects and in 2004 it merged with AA Arkitekter to be able to expand internationally.[2]

In 2011, as part of its continued efforts to grow on the Scandinavian market, Arkitema Architects acquired majority ownership of Swedish Dot Arkitekter.[3] In 2015 Arkitema Architects opened an office in Oslo, Norway.

In late 2018, Danish consultant and engineering company Cowi bought Arkitema Architects.[4]

Partnership

[edit]

Arkitema Architects includes an urban design department (Arkitema Urban Design) and a consulting department (Arkitema Consulting). The company has teamed up with skilled people from several disciplines, including the fields of engineering, sustainability, management and construction.

As of 1 January 2018, Arkitema had the following partners:[5]

Senior partners: Jørgen Bach, Peter Hartmann Berg, Wilhelm Berner-Nielsen, Thomas Birkkjær, Thomas Carstens, Glenn Elmbæk, Per Fischer, Ola Göransson, Dorthe Keis, Kim Risager, Poul Schülein, Anne Guri Grimsby og Aasmund Bjørnstad.

Partners: Anders Halgren, Kristina Peters, Mette Julie Skibsholt, Håkan Sandhagen og Søren Haugsted.

Associated partners: Mette Baarup, Eric Engström, Viktor Ahnfelt, Emil Carstens, Birgitte Gade Ernst, Carsten Jensen, Heidi Hjort Thuesen.

Selected projects

[edit]
Sluseholmen canal buildings, Copenhagen (2009)
Mikado House in Ørestad, Copenhagen (2010)
Tårnene, Copenhagen (2014)

Arkitema has designed a broad range of architectural projects, from minor expansions and renovations to large redevelopment, infrastructural, residential and urban design projects. Some of the most notable and representative projects from Arkitema includes the following:

Completed

[edit]

In progress

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Nykredit Architecture Prize". Nykredit website (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark: Nykredit Holding A/S. 2013. Archived from the original on 20 February 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Arkitemalanguage=Danish". Høpfner. Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
  3. ^ "Arkitema køber svenske DOT Arkitekter" (in Danish). Magasinet Ejendomme. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
  4. ^ "Arkitema solgt for et trecifret millionbeløb" [Arkitema sold for hundreds of millions] (in Danish). Licitationen. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Arkitema udvider med 9 partnere". Byens Ejendomme (in Danish). Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  6. ^ "For both pros and paddlers". World Architecture News. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
  7. ^ "Time heals". World Architecture News. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  8. ^ "Randers new landmark". World Architecture News. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  9. ^ "Collective sustainability". World Architecture News. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  10. ^ "Arkitema skal udvikle projekt i Fornebu" [Arkitema will develop project in Fornebu] (in Danish). Dagens Byggeri. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arkitema.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arkitema_Architects&oldid=1138589063"