Gudmund Nyeland Brandt
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Gudmund Nyeland Brandt was a Danish landscape architect
who was internationally renowned.
. His mother was Anna Kirstine Nyeland. He graduated from the Gymnasium Ordrup 1897 and MA. Philosophy
the following year. Then he was trained as a gardener by trade gardener N. Jensen, Valby
1899-1901, was in England
1901-02 and at the Jardin des Plantes, Paris
1902. He came to Germany
since 1903 and was in Belgium
.
He was first employed by his father, P. Brandt commercial horticulture
, Ørnekulsvej 3 (former Ellensvej) Ordrup in 1904, took over the business in 1906 (sold 1914), and the same year he became a gardener for the municipality of Gentofte
. He was at a dig in Ordrup Cemetery 1910-27 (partly brought on his horticultural land around his house, official residence in 1914). He was editor of Gardener Journal of Denmark (Gartner-Tidende) 1905-7 and secretary of General Gardener Association of Denmark (Almindelig Gartnerforening), consultant for the municipality of Gentofte in park issues 1921, member for the publication of Danish Manor House Gardens (Danske Herregaardshaver) and The Royal Danish Garden Society (Det Kongelige Danske Haveselskab), 1924-28.
He was a lecturer
in garden design
at the Danish Academy of Fine Arts (Kunstakademiets Arkitektskole)1924-41, city and municipal gardener gardener in Gentofte Municipality 1927-45 and member of the Academy (Akademiraadets) Committee for gardening 1942-45. He received the Eckersberg Medal 1937 and the CF Hansen Medal 1945.
He exhibited at the Artists' Autumn Exhibition 1918, Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition 1918, 1920 and 1945 (retrospective). He found inspiration in trips to Scandinavia, Germany
, the Netherlands
, France
, Italy
, and Algiers
, the 1939.
Brandt was married April 1, 1909 in Copenhagen with Gerda Petersen (October 14, 1880 in Valby
- August 22, 1941 in Gentofte), daughter of commerce gardener Emil Frederick Daniel Petersen, Marie Caroline Elisabeth Clément. He is buried in Ordrup Cemetery.
Landscape architect
A landscape architect is a person involved in the planning, design and sometimes direction of a landscape, garden, or distinct space. The professional practice is known as landscape architecture....
who was internationally renowned.
Career
G.N. Brandt's father Peter Christoffer Brandt, was a gardener, bank manager and parish bailiff in Ordrup, DenmarkDenmark
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...
. His mother was Anna Kirstine Nyeland. He graduated from the Gymnasium Ordrup 1897 and MA. Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
the following year. Then he was trained as a gardener by trade gardener N. Jensen, Valby
Valby
' is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen, Denmark. Located in the southwestern corner of Copenhagen Municipality, it is a heterogeneous mixture of different types of housing - including apartment blocks, terraced housing, areas with single-family houses and allotments, as well as remains...
1899-1901, was in England
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...
1901-02 and at the Jardin des Plantes, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
1902. He came to Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
since 1903 and was in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
.
He was first employed by his father, P. Brandt commercial horticulture
Horticulture
Horticulture is the industry and science of plant cultivation including the process of preparing soil for the planting of seeds, tubers, or cuttings. Horticulturists work and conduct research in the disciplines of plant propagation and cultivation, crop production, plant breeding and genetic...
, Ørnekulsvej 3 (former Ellensvej) Ordrup in 1904, took over the business in 1906 (sold 1914), and the same year he became a gardener for the municipality of Gentofte
Gentofte
Gentofte Kommune is a municipality in the Capital Region of Denmark on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of , and has a total population of 68,913...
. He was at a dig in Ordrup Cemetery 1910-27 (partly brought on his horticultural land around his house, official residence in 1914). He was editor of Gardener Journal of Denmark (Gartner-Tidende) 1905-7 and secretary of General Gardener Association of Denmark (Almindelig Gartnerforening), consultant for the municipality of Gentofte in park issues 1921, member for the publication of Danish Manor House Gardens (Danske Herregaardshaver) and The Royal Danish Garden Society (Det Kongelige Danske Haveselskab), 1924-28.
He was a lecturer
Lecturer
Lecturer is an academic rank. In the United Kingdom, lecturer is a position at a university or similar institution, often held by academics in their early career stages, who lead research groups and supervise research students, as well as teach...
in garden design
Garden design
Garden design is the art and process of designing and creating plans for layout and planting of gardens and landscapes. Garden design may be done by the garden owner themselves, or by professionals of varying levels of experience and expertise...
at the Danish Academy of Fine Arts (Kunstakademiets Arkitektskole)1924-41, city and municipal gardener gardener in Gentofte Municipality 1927-45 and member of the Academy (Akademiraadets) Committee for gardening 1942-45. He received the Eckersberg Medal 1937 and the CF Hansen Medal 1945.
He exhibited at the Artists' Autumn Exhibition 1918, Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition 1918, 1920 and 1945 (retrospective). He found inspiration in trips to Scandinavia, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, and Algiers
Algiers
' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...
, the 1939.
Brandt was married April 1, 1909 in Copenhagen with Gerda Petersen (October 14, 1880 in Valby
Valby
' is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen, Denmark. Located in the southwestern corner of Copenhagen Municipality, it is a heterogeneous mixture of different types of housing - including apartment blocks, terraced housing, areas with single-family houses and allotments, as well as remains...
- August 22, 1941 in Gentofte), daughter of commerce gardener Emil Frederick Daniel Petersen, Marie Caroline Elisabeth Clément. He is buried in Ordrup Cemetery.
Works
- Own garden, Ordrup
- Hellerup Strandpark, 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....
(1912–18) - French Soldiers' Grave, Helsingør Cemetery (1914–18)
- Øregårdsparken (redesign), 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....
(1918) - Marienlyst GardensMarienlyst CastleMarienlyst Castle, Danish Marienlyst Slot, is a palacial residence located in Helsingør, Denmark. It was named after King Frederik V of Denmark's second wife, Juliana Maria the queen consort of Denmark and Norway. The building formerly served as a royal pavilion of Kronborg Castle and was mostly...
(redesign), Helsingør (1919–20) - Historic–Botanical Gardens, VordingborgVordingborgVordingborg is a municipality in Region Sjælland on the southeast coast of the island of Zealand in south Denmark. The municipality includes the island of Masnedø, and covers an area of 621 km². It has a total population of 46,600...
(1921) - Ordrup Cemetery (partial redesign and extension), GentofteGentofteGentofte Kommune is a municipality in the Capital Region of Denmark on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of , and has a total population of 68,913...
(1920–30) - Courtyard garden complex, the Hornbækhus block, Ågade, 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...
(l923) - Randers State School gardens, RandersRandersRanders is a city in Randers municipality on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. It is Denmark's sixth-largest city, with a population of 60,656 . Randers city is the main town of the municipality and the site of its municipal council.-Overview:Randers municipality has 94,750 inhabitants...
(1923) - Grønnegården, Danish Museum of Art & Design, Copenhagen (1923–24, protected 2008)
- Søndermark CemeterySøndermark CemeterySøndermark Cemetery is a cemetery in the Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen, Denmark, located on Roskildevej, opposite Solbjerg Park Cemetery and next to Søndermarken and Copenhagen Zoo...
, FrederiksbergFrederiksbergFrederiksberg Kommune is a municipality on the island of Zealand in Denmark. It surrounded by the city of Copenhagen. The municipality, co-extensive with its seat, covers an area of and has a total population of 98,782 making it the smallest municipality in Denmark area-wise, the fifth most...
, Copenhagen (1929) - Mariebjerg CemeteryMariebjerg CemeteryMariebjerg Cemetery is located in Gentofte north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was laid out between 1926 and 1933 to the design of the landscape architect Gudmund Nyeland Brandt and is considered an important example of European Modernist landscape architecture...
, GentofteGentofteGentofte Kommune is a municipality in the Capital Region of Denmark on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of , and has a total population of 68,913...
(1926–36) - Makiri, Villa Garden to Villa Nympha for Helge Jacobsen (Makiri , villahave til Villa Nympha for Helge Jacobsen), Fredheimsvej 9, Vedbæk (1930–31)
- Bernstorff Allotments, Jaegersborg, Jægersborg (1931)
- Danserindebrønden complex, Helsingør (1933)
- Construction of the zoo (Nyanlæg i Zoologisk Have), Roskildevej, FrederiksbergFrederiksbergFrederiksberg Kommune is a municipality on the island of Zealand in Denmark. It surrounded by the city of Copenhagen. The municipality, co-extensive with its seat, covers an area of and has a total population of 98,782 making it the smallest municipality in Denmark area-wise, the fifth most...
(ca. 1934) - Solbakken allotments, Copenhagen (1935)
- Radiohuset roof gardens, FrederiksbergFrederiksbergFrederiksberg Kommune is a municipality on the island of Zealand in Denmark. It surrounded by the city of Copenhagen. The municipality, co-extensive with its seat, covers an area of and has a total population of 98,782 making it the smallest municipality in Denmark area-wise, the fifth most...
, Copenhagen (1940–41, expanded by J. Palle Schmidt 1956-57) - University Park (Universitetsparken), University of CopenhagenUniversity of CopenhagenThe University of Copenhagen is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Denmark. Founded in 1479, it has more than 37,000 students, the majority of whom are female , and more than 7,000 employees. The university has several campuses located in and around Copenhagen, with the...
North Campus, Copenhagen (1940–41) - Fountain Terrace, Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen (1943) Tivoli fountain terrace (1943)