| 3XN | |
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 Quay Quarter Tower, Sydney, Australia | |
| Practice information | |
| Key architects | Kim Herforth Nielsen Jan Ammundsen Jeanette Hansen Audun Opdal Stig Vesterager Gothelf |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Location | Copenhagen |
| Significant works and honors | |
| Buildings | Muziekgebouw Concert Hall Museum of Liverpool |
| Awards | 1988 Nykredit Architecture Prize 2005, 2007 and 2009 RIBA Awards |
3XN is a Danish architectural practice headquartered in Copenhagen and with offices in Stockholm, London, New York and Sydney.
The company was founded in Aarhus, Denmark, in 1986 as Nielsen, Nielsen & Nielsen (later 3 X Nielsen) by Kim Herforth Nielsen, Hans Peter Svendler Nielsen and Lars Frank Nielsen. The firm quickly became known for creating buildings of substance with compelling aesthetics supported by a strong theoretical foundation. The international breakthrough came in the late 90s with the Danish Embassy in Berlin (1999) and the Muziekgebouw Concert Hall in Amsterdam (competition win in 1997).
Hans Peter Svendler Nielsen and Lars Frank Nielsen left the company in 1992 and 2001, which is today owned and led by a senior partner group of five with Kim Herforth Nielsen as the Creative Director.
Among 3XNs high profiled Danish projects are Ørestad Gymnasium (High school) (2007), the renovation of Tivoli’s Concert Hall (2005), Alsion, university, concert hall and research centre in Sønderborg (2007), the headquarters of Saxo Bank in Copenhagen (2008), the headquarters of the law firm Horten (2009), Middelfart Savings Bank (2010) and KPMG Headquarters (2011). Under construction are Bella Sky – the biggest hotel in Scandinavia, Lighthouse, a highrise in Århus, a new town hall in the Dutch city Nieuwegein and Denmark’s new Aquarium, The Blue Planet in Copenhagen. Recently 3XN has won the competition to design the new headquarters for Swedbank in Stockholm and another Swedish residential project in Vällingby. 3XN is also present in Norway with projects such as the Theatre and Jazz House in Molde and a Culture House in Mandal.
In 2007 3XN established the research and development department GXN working on implementing new (green) materials and technologies in the studio’s projects. The R&D department also develops new projects and designs of lamps for instance. GXN is also behind the green Louisiana Pavilion displayed at the Danish art museum Louisiana during COP15. The pavilion is built with a biocomposite especially developed for the purpose. GXN works with Cradle to Cradle Denmark at developing the first Danish building manual based on the Cradle to Cradle principles.
In 2010 3XN created the exhibition Mind Your Behaviour, which was shown at Danish Architecture Centre and at Aedes Gallery in Berlin.
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