Michael Christensen (architect)

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Michael Christensen (born 1960) is a Danish architect, founder and head architect of Christensen & Co.

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Biography

Michael Christensen was born in 1960. He graduated from the Aarhus School of Architecture in 1989. After working briefly at 3XN he joined Henning Larsen Architects, from 2001 to 2006 as partner and the firm's artistic director. At Henning Larsen Architects he was the leading designer of buildings such as the IT University of Copenhagen and the Copenhagen headquarters of Nordea. In 2006 he formed Christensen & Co.

Selected projects

With Henning Larsen Architects

With Christensen & Co

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