Anton Rosen
Encyclopedia
Anton Rosen was a Danish
architect, furniture designer
, decorative artist and professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. In his architecture, he combined a free Historicist style
with inspiration from contemporary English
architecture and details influenced by Jugendstil.
, the son of an apprentice mason. The family moved to Copenhagen and young Rosen was accepted into the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1877. After graduating in 1882 he was employed with Vilhelm Dahlerup
and in 1883 moved to Silkeborg
to oversee the construction of Silkeborg Bath. In 1889 Rosen was married to the daughter of a local hotel owner, which gave him a personal attachement to Silkeborg which was to last and over the years he left a considerable mark on the cityscape of the young town with buildings such as Silkeborg Watertower and the chimney at Silkeborg Paperworks
. The time with Vilhelm Dahlerup, until 1884 and again from 1890 to 1896, had great influence on his later works.
Rosen participated in many of the large exhibitions which were popular around the turn of the century , including as the main architect of the National Exhibition in Århus in 1909. The success with the latter made him a titular professor at the Academy and won him its gold medal as well as the Eckersberg Medal
, with support from Hack Kampmann
and Heinrich Wenck
among others.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
architect, furniture designer
Design
Design as a noun informally refers to a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system while “to design” refers to making this plan...
, decorative artist and professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. In his architecture, he combined a free Historicist style
Historicism (art)
Historicism refers to artistic styles that draw their inspiration from copying historic styles or artisans. After neo-classicism, which could itself be considered a historicist movement, the 19th century saw a new historicist phase marked by a return to a more ancient classicism, in particular in...
with inspiration from contemporary English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
architecture and details influenced by Jugendstil.
Biography
Anton Rosen was born on 9 September 1859 in HorsensHorsens
Horsens is a Danish city in east Jutland. It is the site of the council of Horsens municipality. The city's population is 53,807 and the Horsens municipality's population is 82,835 ....
, the son of an apprentice mason. The family moved to Copenhagen and young Rosen was accepted into the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1877. After graduating in 1882 he was employed with Vilhelm Dahlerup
Vilhelm Dahlerup
Jens Vilhelm Dahlerup was a Danish architect who specialized in the Historicist style. One of the most productive and noted Danish architects of the 19th century, he is behind many of the most known buildings and landmarks of his time and has more than any other single architect contributed to the...
and in 1883 moved to Silkeborg
Silkeborg
Silkeborg is a city in central Denmark. Located in Silkeborg municipality in Jutland, the city has a population of 42,724 . The development of Silkeborg as a modern city may be traced to the foundation of the paper mill by Michael Drewsen on the Gudenaa in 1844...
to oversee the construction of Silkeborg Bath. In 1889 Rosen was married to the daughter of a local hotel owner, which gave him a personal attachement to Silkeborg which was to last and over the years he left a considerable mark on the cityscape of the young town with buildings such as Silkeborg Watertower and the chimney at Silkeborg Paperworks
Performers House
Performers House is a folk high school in Silkeborg, Denmark, specialized in offering programs for young people with a special interest in music, dance and theatre....
. The time with Vilhelm Dahlerup, until 1884 and again from 1890 to 1896, had great influence on his later works.
Rosen participated in many of the large exhibitions which were popular around the turn of the century , including as the main architect of the National Exhibition in Århus in 1909. The success with the latter made him a titular professor at the Academy and won him its gold medal as well as the Eckersberg Medal
Eckersberg Medal
The Eckersberg Medal is an annual award of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts...
, with support from Hack Kampmann
Hack Kampmann
Hack Kampmann was a Danish architect. His parents were the priest Christian Peter Georg Kampmann and Johanne Marie Schmidt...
and Heinrich Wenck
Heinrich Wenck
Heinrich Emil Charles Wenck was a Danish architect, known for the numerous railway stations he designed in his capacity of chief architect for the Danish State Railways from 1894 to 1921...
among others.
Selected buildings
- Silkeborg Watertower, SilkeborgSilkeborgSilkeborg is a city in central Denmark. Located in Silkeborg municipality in Jutland, the city has a population of 42,724 . The development of Silkeborg as a modern city may be traced to the foundation of the paper mill by Michael Drewsen on the Gudenaa in 1844...
(19+2) - Løvenborg , Vesterbrogade 31, CopenhagenCopenhagenCopenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
(1906) - Palace Hotel, CopenhagenCopenhagenCopenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
(1906–10) - Ole Rømer Observatory, Århus (1910–11)
- Tuborg FactoriesTuborg BreweryTuborg is a Danish brewing company founded in 1873 by Carl Frederik Tietgen. Since 1970 it has been part of Carlsberg. The brewery was founded in Hellerup, a northern suburb of Copenhagen.-History:...
, HellerupHellerupHellerup is a Danish town of Region Hovedstaden, located in the Gentofte Municipality in Denmark. It is bordered to the east by the sound Øresund and to the South by Copenhagen and counted among the most affluent areas in Denmark....
(1912–14)
Awards and destinctions
- 1909 Eckersberg MedalEckersberg MedalThe Eckersberg Medal is an annual award of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts...
- 1923 Knight of the Order of Danneborg
- 1923 Officer of the Order of the Polar StarOrder of the Polar StarThe Order of the Polar Star is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I of Sweden on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Seraphim....
- 1924 Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- 1925 Dannebrogordenens HæderstegnDannebrogordenens HæderstegnDannebrogordenens Hæderstegn is a meritous award connected to the Danish Order of the Dannebrog...
- 1925 Knight's Cross of the Légion d'honneurLégion d'honneurThe Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...
- 1927 Honorary member of Akademisk ArkitektforeningArchitects' Association of DenmarkThe Architects' Association of Denmark , or simply AA, is an independent professional body for Danish architects. It was founded in founded om 21 November 1879 with the prime duty to advance and promote architectural quality by influencing the planning and design of our physical environment in the...