Einar Ambt (22 March 1877, Copenhagen – 21 December 1928, Copenhagen) was a Danish architect.

Early life and education

Ambt was born on 22 March 1877 in Copenhagen, the son of Christian Ambt and Thekla Emilie Eleanor Mathilde Johnsen. His father served as City Engineer in Copenhagen from 1886 to 1902 and then as Director-General of the

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until 1915. Ambt became a

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in 1896 and simultaneously attended

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. He was then accepted to the

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, graduating as an architect in 1904.

Career

He worked for Danish architect Gotfred Tvede for six years and, at the insistence of his father, worked for Danish architect

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from 1904 to 1912. He started his own practice in 1912. He was a member of the board of directors for The

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from 1908 to 1910 and, from 1915, he served on the board of the ''Kreditkassen for Husejere i Kjøbenhavn'' (Credit Union for Homeowners in Copenhagen). He collaborated with the architect Axel Preisler on many works in his career. On 2 April 1909 he married Josephine Johanne Marie Hansen (b. 23 July 1878) in Copenhagen. Ambt travelled to Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Finland, England, France and the Netherlands during his life. He won the New Residential Property of the Year Award in 1915. He participated in the National Exhibition of 1909 in Aarhus and in the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition in 1918, 1921, 1922 and 1927. Together with Axel Preisler, he received the ''Diplom d'Honneur'' in

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in 1921. He died during construction of the ''Kreditkassen for Husejere i Kjøbenhavn'' at Rådhuspladsen 59 in Copenhagen. The building was completed by Gunnar Juul Brask in 1929. Ambt is buried at

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in Copenhagen.

Selected works

Alone: * Villa in Hasseris,

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(1907) * Nykøbing Water Tower,

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(1908) * Villa in

Krogerup Krogerup Højskole ( English: Krogerup Folk High School) is a folk high school located outside Humlebæk in Fredensborg-Humlebæk Municipality north of Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 1953, it is based in a former manor house built from 1772 to 17 ...

(1915) * Tanning Acid Factory, Oliemøllegade, Copenhagen (1915) * Villa at Lindevej 12,

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(1915) * Summerhouses – ''Nødebohuse'', (1916) * Country home at ''Nødebohuse'', (1919) * Karréerne at Genforeningspladsen 41–51 & 42–52, Copenhagen (1924) * Corner Building at Bryggervangen/Vennemindevej 23–27, Copenhagen (1925, award-winner) * Banana ripening storeroom, Godsbanegården, Struergade (1923 og 1928) * Banana ripening room for A.W. Kirkebye,

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(1927–28) * Kreditkassen for Husejere i Kjøbenhavn, Rådhuspladsen 59, Copenhagen (1928, completed by Gunnar Juul Brask in 1929) In collaboration with Axel Preisler: * Pavillon in Voigts Minde near

Fåborg Faaborg or Fåborg () is an old port town located on Faaborg Fjord in Faaborg-Midtfyn municipality on the island of Funen in Denmark. By road, Faaborg is located southwest of Odense, west-northwest of Svendborg, and roughly southeast of Midd ...

(1911) * Train stations in Nr. Nebel-Tarm, Varde-Grindsted, Ryomgård- Gjerrild and Hundested-Frederiksværk (from 1911) *

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44–46, Frederiksberg (1913–14, award-winner) *

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77A-81, Østerbro (1914, award-winner) *

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Harbour Building (1915) * Villa, Gammel Vartov Vej 2, Ryvangen (1915) * Villa, Borgebakken, now

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's care home, Brede (1915–16) * ''Villa Strandgården'', Richelieus Allé 16, Hellerup (1915–16, award-winner) * ''Lille Bernstorff'', Jægersborg Allé,

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(1916–17, award-winner) * Summer home, Skodsborg Strandvej 81,

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(1917) * Villa, Bernstorfflund Allé 2, Hellerup (1917, award-winner) * Villa, Richelieus Allé 14, Hellerup (1917, award-winner) * Villa, Sofievej 15, Hellerup (1917–18) * Villa, Tesdorfsvej 40–44, Frederiksberg (1917–18) * Main Building, Endrupgård near Fredensborg (1918) * Villa, Hambros Allé 30, Hellerup (1919) * Apartment buildings, Guldbergsgade 72–82, Sjællandsgade, Fensmarksgade og Tibirkegade (1921) * Villa, Rosbæksvej 22, Ryvangen (1922) * Villa ''Stubben'' in

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(1922)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ambt, Einar 1877 births 1928 deaths Architects from Copenhagen

Early life and education

Career

Selected works

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