C.Th. Sørensen

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C. Th. Sørensen (1949)

Søren Carl Theodor Marius Sørensen , known as C. Th. Sørensen (born July 24, 1893 in Altona , † September 12, 1979 in Brønshøj ) was a Danish landscape architect . He renewed garden art , drawing inspiration from modernism and at the same time, more than others , directing the attention of his field to social reality. His work includes more than 2,000 projects - from allotment gardens to public parks to residential areas .

biography

C. Th. Sørensen was the son of the saddler Jens Peter Sørensen and Pouline Christine Jensen. He was trained as a gardener from 1908 to 1916 and was a draftsman for Erik Erstad-Jørgensen from 1916 to 1922 .

Ideas World

In 1931 C. Th. Sørensen wrote the book Parkpolitik i sogn og købstad (Park Policy in Municipalities and Towns). After the publication, with the help of the Carlsberg Fund, the book was sent as a gift to all 1,400 Danish councilors. The book presents a number of ideas on planting tasks, leisure areas for children, playgrounds, parks and facilities, such as village and city cemeteries, pastorate gardens, school gardens, sports fields, planted streets and paths, allotment gardens , gardens in residential areas, public gardeners and public Tenders and nature conservation formulated. In this book, C.Th. Sørensen used the term and concept adventure playground .

Working groups

C. Th. Sørensen was a member of the Planning Committee for Copenhagen ( Udvalget til Planlægning af Københavns-Egnen ), which u. a. 1936 the book The Green Areas of Copenhagen. Suggested a system of recreational areas ( Københavnsegnens grønne Omraader. Forslag til et System af Omraader for Friluftsliv ) advocating the importance of securing larger green spaces as excursion areas for the population in the fast-growing suburbs around Copenhagen. This had a major impact on the revision of the Nature Conservation Act of 1937 and later on the creation of the finger plan . C. Th. Sørensen made suggestions for everything from modest house gardens to allotment gardens and was also involved in the renovation of manor gardens .

Awards

C. Th. Sørensen has received many awards in his life, here are some of them:

family

C. Th. Sørensen married Kirsten Elisabeth Johansen on August 17, 1917 in Odense (October 7, 1892 - February 2, 1978 there), daughter of the commercial gardener Rasmus J. and Karen Kirstine Larsen. The marriage was dissolved in 1932. He married for the second time on August 5, 1932 in Frederiksberg Asta Klenow (March 26, 1905 - July 3, 1991 there), daughter of the manufacturer William K. and Meta Wengler.

selected Writings

  • Om Indretning af Haver (On the establishment of gardens) , 1930, 1941 (together with P. Wad)
  • Parkpolitik i Sogn og Købstad (Park Policy in Municipality and City) , 1931 (new edition), Copenhagen 1978, ISBN 87-7241-405-7 .
  • Om Haver (About Gardens) , 1939.
  • Buske og Træer (Bushes and Trees) , 1948 ( Ed . Together with Valdemar Jensen and HK. Paludan)
  • Frilandsblomster (Wild Flowers) , 1949 (Ed. Together with Valdemar Jensen and HK. Paludan)
  • Europe's Havekunst fra Alhambra til Liselund (Europe's garden art from Alhambra to Liselund) , 1959, 1979.
  • The Origin of Garden Art , 1963 (reprinted in Danish in: Havekunst (Gartenkunst), Sophienholm, 1977)
  • 39 Haveplanner. Typiske haver til et typehus (39 garden plans. Typical gardens for type houses) , 1966.
  • Haver. Tanker og arbejder (Gardens. Ideas and Works) , 1975.

Selected green areas and buildings

  • Aarhus University (1931–47)
  • Ryparken , block construction in Copenhagen East (1931–34)
  • Blidah Park in Hellerup (1933–35)
  • House Humleore Park near Ringsted (1934–45)
  • Klokkergården (Glöcknerhof) , multi-storey building in Copenhagen northwest (1937–39)
  • Adventure playground near Emdrup (1940–41)
  • Kongenshus Mindepark near Viborg (1945–53)
  • The Round Gardens (Allotment Gardens) in Nærum (1948)
  • The church square on Adelgade in Kalundborg (1952)
  • Bellahøj, outdoor facilities including an open-air stage by the high-rise buildings (1947–58)
  • Vitus Berings Park in Horsens (1954–56)
  • Angli V, round shirt factory with park in Birk near Herning , now the art museum [1] (1963–68)
  • Egeskov Castle , the vegetable garden and more (1969–74)
  • Clausholm Castle Park, cascade system (1972–76)
  • The Swedish Reichsbank in Stockholm , atrium courtyard and winter gardens for the canteen (1973–76)
  • The Geometrical Gardens in Herning

swell

  • C.Th. Sørensen in Kunstindeks Danmark / Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon
  • Kraks Blå Bog 1957

Web links

Commons : Carl Theodor Sørensen (arkitekt)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ website Fondes for trees and the environment
personal data
SURNAME Sørensen, C.Th.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sørensen, Søren Carl Theodor Marius; Sørensen, C. Th.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish landscape architect
DATE OF BIRTH July 24, 1893
PLACE OF BIRTH Altona
DATE OF DEATH September 12, 1979
Place of death Brønshøj