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Halldor Gunnløgsson & Jørn Nielsen (Denmark)

Halldor Gunnlogsson & Jorn Nielsen entry, City Hall and Square Competition, Toronto, 1958, architectural model

Halldor Gunnlogsson & Jorn Nielsen entry, City Hall and Square Competition, Toronto, 1958, architectural model

Halldor Gunnløgsson and Jørn Nielsen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Entry 476
Finalist

Halldor Gunnløgsson became a leading figure in Danish modernist architecture, and had an international teaching career. He and Jørn Nielsen formed an architectural partnership, and also collaborated on many furniture and lighting designs. Gunnløgsson is listed on Modern European Architecture Museum Net.

Halldor Gunnlogsson & Jorn Nielsen entry, City Hall and Square Competition, Toronto, 1958, architectural model

Model in situ

Second stage model

Halldor Gunnlogsson & Jorn Nielsen entry, City Hall and Square Competition, Toronto, 1958, council and lower level plans

Council and lower level plans

Second stage drawing

Halldor Gunnlogsson & Jorn Nielsen entry, City Hall and Square Competition, Toronto, 1958, main floor plan

Main floor plan

Second stage drawing

Halldor Gunnlogsson & Jorn Nielsen entry, City Hall and Square Competition, Toronto, 1958, four persepctive drawings and section

Four perspective drawings and section

Second stage drawing

Halldor Gunnlogsson & Jorn Nielsen entry City Hall and Square Competition, Toronto, 1958, first floor plan

First floor plan

First stage drawing

Halldor Gunnlogsson & Jorn Nielsen entry City Hall and Square Competition, Toronto, 1958, second floor plan

Second floor plan

First stage drawing

Halldor Gunnlogsson & Jorn Nielsen entry City Hall and Square Competition, Toronto, 1958, south elevation

Elevation drawing

First stage drawing

Halldor Gunnlogsson & Jorn Nielsen entry City Hall and Square Competition, Toronto, 1958, section of hall and square

Section drawing

First stage drawing

The competition and its legacy
Halldor Gunnløgsson & Jørn Nielsen (Denmark)