| vandkunsten | |
|---|---|
 Teglværkshavnen housing, Copenhagen, 2003-08 | |
| Practice information | |
| Key architects | Svend Algren, Jens Thomas Arnfred, Michael Sten Johnsen, Steffen Kragh, Jan Albrechtsen, Ole Halfdan Andersen, Flemming Ibsen, Pernille Schyum Poulsen, Søren Nielsen, Thomas Nybo Rasmussen |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Location | Copenhagen |
| Significant works and honors | |
| Awards | C. F. Hansen Medal (1986, 1998) Nykredit Architecture Prize (1990)[1] Alvar Aalto Medal (2009) |
Tegnestuen Vandkunsten a/s, often referred to simply as Vandkunsten, is a Danish architectural firm founded in 1970. Vandkunsten were awarded the Alvar Aalto Medal in 2009 for being a "modern interpretor [sic] and elaborator of Alvar Aalto's ideological heritage". This was the first time that the Alvar Aalto Medal was awarded to a team of architects instead of an individual. Their pioneering and influential work in residential architecture and housing developments has been described as characterized by convertibility, communality, residential involvement, dense-low rise, and sustainable development.[2] The office comprising around 30 designers, is located in Copenhagen, while having completed projects in Scandinavia and other parts of Europe as well.[3]
- ^ "Nykredit Architecture Prize". Nykredit website (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark: Nykredit Holding A/S. 2013. Archived from the original on 20 February 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ^ Museum of Finnish Architecture: Alvar Aalto Medal 2009, retrieved 7 March 2010
- ^ Vandkunsten, retrieved 7 March 2010