Carl Theodor Sørensen
Carl Theodor Sørensen
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Born | Søren Carl Theodor Marius Sørensen (1893-07-24)24 July 1893 Altona, Hamburg, Germany |
Died | 12 September 1979(1979-09-12)(aged 86) Copenhagen, Denmark |
Nationality | Danish |
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Søren Carl Theodor Marius Sørensen (24 July 1893 in Altona, Hamburg, Germany – 12 September 1979 in Copenhagen, Denmark) was a Danish landscape architect who is considered to be one of the greatest landscape architects of the 20th century.[1] A contemporary of Thomas Church, Geoffrey Jellicoe and Luis Barragán he was a leading figure in the first generation of Modernists in landscape design.[2] He is best known for designing the first Adventure playground (in partnership with Hans Dragehjelm) in Emdrup, Copenhagen.[3][4][5]
Carl Theodor Sørensen | |
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Born | Søren Carl Theodor Marius Sørensen (1893-07-24)24 July 1893 Altona, Hamburg, Germany |
Died | 12 September 1979(1979-09-12)(aged 86) Copenhagen, Denmark |
Nationality | Danish |
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Career
Sørensen was a prolific author producing eight books, editing two volumes and writing hundreds of articles. Only one short book has been translated into English and another into German and Dutch. His books covers open space in urban life, horticulture, the history of garden art, principles of garden design, education and autobiography.[6]
Sørensen worked with Copenhagen schoolteacher Hans Dragehjelm (1875-1948) on the first ever adventure playground in Emdrup, a district of the Danish capital Copenhagen in 1940.[7] Photos from the time show children playing with bricks, digging in the mud and building dens with wood and nails. In his book Parkipolitik i Sogn og Købstad (Park Politics in the parish and market town), Sørensen stated his belief that "children's playgrounds are the city's most important form of public plantation". He believed children needed sun and open space to play in and hated the trend for dark, shady courtyards as play spaces. He called them skrammellegepladser ("junk playgrounds").[8]
His designs reflected the Modernist movement and include strong geometric shapes and graceful landforms.
Major Projects
Water-garden, Clausholm Castle
Eidsvold Værk (garden), Norway
The Kampmann Garden
Vitus Berings Park I, Horsens[12]
Vitus Berings Park II, Horsens
De Geometriske Haver, Herning (1983)
Klokkergården
Høstrup Park
The Church Plaza, Kalundborg
Bellahøj Open-air Theatre, Copenhagen
Aarhus University Park
The Mølleå Canal, Åbenrå
Kogenhus Memorial Park, Viborg
The Golden Chain Garden in Middelfart
The Sonja Poll Garden (designed for his daughter in 1970), Holte
The Oval Gardens (allotment gardens), Nærum