Aage Langeland-Mathiesen (22 May 1868 – 19 June 1933) was a Danish architect. He was active both in building design and restoration, and was associated with the

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for many years. His building designs are strongly influenced by his interest in historic architecture. He collaborated with his more well-known colleague

Ulrik Plesner Ulrik Adolph Plesner, usually known as Ulrik Plesner (17 May 1861 in Vedersø – 22 November 1933 in Skagen) was an innovative Danish architect who designed in a National Romantic style at the beginning of the 20th century. He is remembered in p ...

on many projects.

Early life and education

Mathiesen was born in

Aarhus Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus municipality, Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and app ...

but the family moved to Copenhagen in 1872 where his father Rasmus Langeland Mathiesen became building inspector of the Danish capital. Aage Langeland-Mathiesen completed a carpenter's

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and studied at

Copenhagen Technical College NEXT Education Copenhagen former Copenhagen Technical College ( Danish: NEXT Uddannelse København or just NEXT, former Københavns Tekniske Skole, KTS) is a school of secondary education in Copenhagen, Denmark. The school offers educational progr ...

before enrolling at the

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in 1884. He became an executing architect at

Hermann Baagøe Storck Hermann Baagøe Storck (18 February 1839 – 4 December 1922) was a Denmark, Danish architect and heraldry, heraldist. As an architect, he is mainly known for the restoration of historic buildings. Among his own designs, his building for the ...

prior to his graduation in January 1895. In 1897, he won the Neuhausen Prize for a model of Copenhagen's third city hall and received the academy's travel grant.

Career

He worked for

Valdemar Koch Otto Valdemar Koch (20 October 1852 – 24 February 1902) was a Danish architect and local politician. He designed a number of churches in Copenhagen. Early life and education Valdemar Koch was born in the parish of Sønder Kirkeby on the isl ...

from 1894 to 1898 on the measurement of Danish medieval churches and was later associated with the

for fifteen years. He was represented at the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition in 1897–1903 and at the 18 November Exhibition in 1927 and 1930.

Style

Langeland-Mathiesen's style was strongly influenced by his interest in historic architecture. He found inspiration in

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and

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architecture, combining it with modern techniques and craftsmanship. Other works, such as Glacisgården, was in

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. The work he created in collaboration with Ulrik Plesner are characterized by a more consistent style influenced by the Bedre Byggeskik movement, Baroque and

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Other pursuits

He was vice president of the Danish Motor Vehicle Owners' Association (FDM) and chairman of the Glacisgaarden Motorcycle Club. He was also archivist for the

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. He worked on a book about the Royal Shooting Society which was published posthumously. He is buried at Frederiksberg Old Cemetery.

Selected works

* Gammel Torv 2/Nygade 6, Copenhagen (1898) *

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6/Dyrkøb (adaption), Copenhagen (1900) *

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2–6 and 8–12, Copenhagen (1902) * Skt. Jørgensborg, Trommesalen 5-7/

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1, Copenhagen (1902–03) * Absalonsgade 28 (rear building), Copenhagen (1903) * Brøndsteds Allé 5-7/Halls Allé (1903) * Glacisgaarden, Østbanegade 11/Trondhjems Plads, Copenhagen (1903–04, fredet) * Abel Cathrines Gade 18/Istedgade 19/Lille Istedgade 1, Copenhagen (1906) *

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2/ Vandkunsten 1, København (1906) * Dannemare Church,

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(1907) * Doctor's House, Loka, Västmanland, Sweden (1907) *

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, Copenhagen (1907–08, listed) * Apotek, Havnegade 9, Frederikssund (1908, now retail store) * Frederiksborggade 18/

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19, Copenhagen (1912, later adapted again) * Sparekassen for Præstø By og Omegn, Adelgade 91,

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(1912) * Villa Ørehøj,

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* Laboratorium Ellehammer, Kildegårdsvej 18–20,

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(1919–20, totalt ombygget 2008)

In collaboration with
Ulrik Plesner Ulrik Adolph Plesner, usually known as Ulrik Plesner (17 May 1861 in Vedersø – 22 November 1933 in Skagen) was an innovative Danish architect who designed in a National Romantic style at the beginning of the 20th century. He is remembered in p ...

* Vodroffslund, Vodroffsvej 37-43/

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11–13 og 10-20/Carl Plougs Vej 8/Vodroffslund 1–3,

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m Copenhagen (1906–09) * Vodroffshus, Svend Trøsts Vej 12/Danas Plads 24/Carl Plougs Vej 7, Frederiksberg, Copenhagen (1908, decorative works by

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) * Studenterforeningen, H. C. Andersens Boulevard 6, Copenhagen (1909, rebuilt) * Ringkøbing Kommuneskole,

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(1910, later expanded) *

Kvindelig Læseforening Kvindelig Læserforening ( English: Women Readers' Association) was a membership-based, private library for women which existed from 1872 until 1945 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Its former building on Gammel Mønt (No. 1) is designed by Ulrik Plesner ...

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1 (1910, now part of the

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complex) * Apartment building,

Enghavevej Enghavevej is a major street in the Vesterbro and Kongens Enghave districts of Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Vesterbrogade in the north to Sydhavns Plads in the south, linking Kingosgade with Sydhavnsgade and Borgbjergsvej. History 18th and ...

/ Sønder Boulevard, Copenhagen (1917) * Ingerslevsgade, Copenhagen (1918) * Ingerslevsgade, Sigerstedgade, Søndre Boulevard (1919) * Smyrnavej 9–13, Grækenlandsvej 40–46, Copenhagen (1922)

Image gallery

Image:Store Strandstræde 21 København.jpg, Store Strand Stræde 18–2 Image:Nygade 6 (Aage Langeland-Mathiesen).jpg, Gammel Torv 2 Image:Glacisgaarden (Østbanegade).jpg, Østbanegade

References

External links

Aage Langeland-Mathiesen
at

Kunstindeks Danmark ''Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon'' (English: ''Weilbach's Biographical Dictionary of Artists'') is a Danish biographical dictionary of artists and architects. The current edition, which is also freely accessible online, contains the biographies of some ...

Aage Langeland-Mathiesen
at Danish National Art Library's image data base {{DEFAULTSORT:Langeland-Mathiesen, Aage Artists from Aarhus Architects from Copenhagen 1868 births 1933 deaths