Friis & Moltke is a Danish architectural practice headquartered in Aarhus with branch offices in Copenhagen and Aalborg. Friis & Moltke has about 50 employees and is mainly active in the Scandinavian market.[2] The firm was founded in 1955 by the architects Knud Friis and Elmar Moltke Nielsen who met while working at C. F. Møller Architects in Aarhus. Today the company has 6 partners and 1 associated partner responsible for the department of furniture design.[3]
| Friis & Moltke | |
|---|---|
 Hotel Foroyar | |
| Practice information | |
| Partners | Thomas H. Svendsen Palle Hurwitz Anders Christian Bregnballe Thomas Ruus Christensen Mikkel Bahr Mikkel Wienberg Mogens Husted Kristensen[1] |
| Founders | Knud Friis Elmar Moltke Nielsen |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Location | Aarhus |
| Significant works and honors | |
| Buildings | Hotel Foroyar Gigantium Musikkens Hus |
| Website | |
| https://friis-moltke.dk/ | |
Selected projects
editFriis & Moltke has designed many celebrated buildings across Denmark. The projects covers a multitude of functionalities including residential, educational, stadiums, churches, shopping malls, prisons, city halls, concert halls and hotels. A selection of the most notable comprise the following:
- Hotel Marselis, 1967
- Scanticon, Skåde, 1969
- Risskov Gymnasium, 1969
- Grøfthøjhuset, Viby J, 1970
- Nordgårdskolen, Brabrand, 1970 (demolished 2014)
- Vestervang, 1970
- Skjoldhøj Kollegiet, 1973
- Ellevang Church, 1974[4]
- Langkær Gymnasium, Tilst, 1975
- Skjoldhøj Church, 1983
- Skelager Church, 1990
- Scandinavian Center, 1992
- Near Aarhus
- Odder City Hall, Odder, 1971
- Skanderborg Gymnasium, Skanderborg, 1973
- Silkeborg Gymnasium, Silkeborg, 1977
- Aalborg Stadion, 2002
- University College Nordjylland, 2003
- Gigantium, 2005
- Musikkens Hus, 2014
- Vordingborg Uddannelsescenter, Vordingborg 1980
- Grønnevang Church, Hillerød, 2008
Other places
edit- Vestjydsk Handelsskole, Skjern, 1965
- Hotel Lakolk, Rømø, 1966
- Entreprenørskolen, Ebeltoft, 1968
- Viborg Gymnasium og HF, Viborg, 1974
- Hotel Nyborg Strand, Nyborg, 1977
- Radisson SAS H.C. Andersen Hotel, Odense, 1980
- Morsø Rådhus, Nykøbing Mors, 1980
- Herning Kongrescenter, Herning, 1982
- Øer Maritime Ferieby, Ebeltoft, 1988
- Statsfængslet Østjylland, Horsens, 2001
- Holstebro Police Station, Holstebro, 2016
Friis & Moltke has been notable architects of the so-called brutalist architecture, a specific branch of the much broader modernist movement. Brutalism had its heyday in the 1960s and 70s, and noteworthy examples from Friis & Moltke includes Hotel Lakolk, Entreprenørskolen, Scanticon Skåde and Odder City Hall in particular.[5] Outside Denmark, the Siemens Global Leadership Center, and associated guest hotel, from 1974 is a prize-winning example of Friis & Moltke's architecture of the brutalist era.
Outside Denmark
editFriis & Moltke is also active outside Denmark with notable and prize-winning architecture:
- Embassy of Denmark in Ankara (1970), Ankara, Turkey[6]
- Siemens Global Leadership Center (1974), Feldafing, Germany
- Alter Hafen (2011), Wismar, Germany
- Dublin Waste to Energy (2017), Poolbeg Peninsula, Ireland
- Strømme Senter (in 2019), Kristiansand, Norway
- Ny Anstalt i Nuuk (in 2019), Nuuk, Greenland
Gallery
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Højhusene Marselis Boulevard, residential (1967) -
Grøfthøjhuset, residential (1970) -
Vestervang, residential (1970) -
Skjoldhøjkollegiet, a large student housing project (1973) -
Skjoldhøjkollegiet (detail) -
Skjoldhøjkollegiet (detail) -
Langkær Gymnasium, a high school (1975)
- 80's and 90's
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Skjoldhøj Church (1984) -
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Skelager Church (1990) -
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Scandinavian Center Aarhus (1995) -
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- 2000's
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Aalborg Stadion (2002) -
Prismet, offices (2002) -
Grønnevang Church (2008) -
Musikkens Hus (2013)
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References
edit- ^ "Management" (in Danish). Friis & Moltke. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "Friis & Moltke". Det Centrale Virksomhedsregister. Central Business Register. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "Profil" (in Danish). Friis & Moltke. Archived from the original on 2016-04-14. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ Johannsen 1985, pp. 193.
- ^ Kim Dirckinck-Holmfeld (2 February 2010). "Den milde brutalist: Knud Friis (1926-2010)" (in Danish). Danish Association of Architects. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ The original embassy has now been replaced by a new building, also by Friis & Moltke.
- Publications
- Johannsen, Hugo (1985). Kirkens huse. Gyldendal. ISBN 87-00-94934-5.
External links
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