Harald Søren Salling-Mortensen (1902–1969) was a Danish

architect An architect is a person who plans, designs, and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...

who mainly worked in an around

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 ...

in the first half of the 20th century. He designed several important buildings in the city and his style reflects the development of Danish architecture in his time, with plenty of Nordic functionalist characteristics.

Background

Salling-Mortensen was born in

Esbjerg Esbjerg (, ) is a seaport city and seat of Esbjerg Municipality on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. By road, it is west of Kolding and southwest of Aarhus. With an urban area, urban population of 71,554 (1 January ...

on 6 July 1902 to train driver Morten Mortensen, later mayor of Esbjerg, and Augusta Elisabeth Salling. He was married to Christence Elisabeth Kjær on 26 December 1934 in Esbjerg and died on 15 October 1969 in Aarhus. He is interred at

Vestre Cemetery Vestre Cemetery (, meaning "Western Cemetery") is located in a large park setting in the Kongens Enghave district of Copenhagen, Denmark. With its 54 hectares it is the largest cemetery in Denmark. The cemetery is landscaped and serves as an imp ...

. Harald became a master carpenter in 1921, graduated from Odense Technical School in 1923 and studied architecture at the

Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts () has provided education in the arts for more than 250 years, playing its part in the development of the art of Denmark. History The Royal Danish Academy of Portraiture, Sculpture, and Architecture in Cope ...

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1925–26. He briefly found employment in Esbjerg before moving to Aarhus to work for the city architect in 1926–27. Harald established his own architecture design office in 1934 and cooperated with Aarhus architect Axel Høeg-Hansen from 1935 to 1940 whom he had previously worked for briefly in 1923–24. In 1940, Høeg-Hansen left Aarhus and Harald took over his architecture business. After his death, the architectural practice was bought by Falch og Larsen A/S and is now operating under the name ''aarhus arkitekterne a/s''. Harald was a member of the board of the

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's department in

Jutland Jutland (; , ''Jyske Halvø'' or ''Cimbriske Halvø''; , ''Kimbrische Halbinsel'' or ''Jütische Halbinsel'') is a peninsula of Northern Europe that forms the continental portion of Denmark and part of northern Germany (Schleswig-Holstein). It ...

from 1941–48.

Works

Harald Salling-Mortensen designed some of the landmark structures in Aarhus, including ''Handelsbankens Hus'', Børglum Kollegiet, and the former Main City Library in

Mølleparken Mølleparken () is a park in the city of Aarhus located in Midtbyen. Mølleparken was constructed in 1926 where the, by then obsolete, mills of the city had been situated by the river since 1289. Today the park lies by the Aarhus River and the A ...

. He collaborated with several architects and designers, including Axel Høeg-Hansen and Alfred Mogensen. With Mogensen, he designed the two public schools of Møllevangskolen (1945–51) and Skovvangskolen (1933–37). HandelsbankensHusAarhus.JPG, Handelsbankens Hus Børglum 02.jpg,

Børglum Hall Børglum Hall (Danish language, Danish: Børglum Kollegiet) is a dormitory in the Vejlby neighborhood in Aarhus, Denmark. It is situated at the Ring 2 (Aarhus), Vejlby Ringvej ring road next to the Veri Center shopping mall. The dormitory complex ...

Børglum Kollegiet (mur-detalje).jpg, Brick-wall detail (Børglum Hall) Mølleparken 4.jpg, Former Main City Library Møllestien 1 (detalje).jpg, Round windows detail (former Main City Library) Skovvangskolen (facade).jpg, Skovvangskolen, public primary school

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Salling-Mortensen, Harald Danish architects People from Esbjerg 1902 births 1969 deaths Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni