# Axel Berg (architect) > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Axel_Berg_(architect) > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Axel_Berg_(architect).md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axel_Berg_(architect) > Source revision: 1284767502 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Danish architect For other uses, see [Axel Berg](/source/Axel_Berg_(disambiguation)). Axel Berg Born Emil Axel Berg (1856-08-05)August 5, 1856 Copenhagen, Denmark Died December 10, 1929(1929-12-10) (aged 73) Copenhagen, Denmark Alma mater Technical University of Denmark, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts Occupation Architect Years active 1873 — 1926 Parent(s) Vilhelm Julius Berg, Caroline Frederikke Albine Bruun Awards C. F. Hansen Medal in 1893 Neuhausen Prize in 1885 Eckersberg Medal in 1910 **Emil Axel Berg** (5 August 1856 – 10 December 1929) was a [Danish](/source/Danish_people) [architect](/source/Architect). He received the Neuhausen Prize, [C. F. Hansen Medal](/source/C._F._Hansen_Medal), and [Eckersberg Medal](/source/Eckersberg_Medal), and was honored as a Knight of [Order of the Dannebrog](/source/Order_of_the_Dannebrog). ## Early years Born in [Copenhagen](/source/Copenhagen), Berg was the son of weight manufacturer, and captain in the [Copenhagen Fire Brigade](/source/Copenhagen_Fire_Brigade), Vilhelm Julius Berg and Caroline Frederikke Albine Bruun. He studied carpentry when he was 16 but a year later, in 1873, he began studying architecture. He graduated at the [Technical University of Denmark](/source/Technical_University_of_Denmark) in 1877 and at the [Royal Danish Academy](/source/Royal_Danish_Academy_of_Fine_Arts) in December 1880.[1] ## Career Berg, who practiced a [Historicist](/source/Historicist) approach, had a good sense of which style to use for each of his projects. His first project was the almost complete renovation of [Bregentved](/source/Bregentved) in the [Rococo](/source/Rococo) style (1891), for which he was awarded the C. F. Hansen Medal in 1893. His renovation of [Vemmetofte Convent](/source/Vemmetofte_Convent) (1909) was [Early Baroque](/source/Baroque_architecture).[2] He was awarded the Neuhausen Prize in 1885 and in 1910, the Eckersberg Medal. In addition to country houses, he designed a number of banks and office buildings, including Privatbanken's headquarters in various styles (1911). Berg was chairman of the [Architects' Association of Denmark](/source/Architects'_Association_of_Denmark) in 1902-04 and again in 1907–09, becoming an honorary member in 1924. He was a member of the Competition Committee for [Christiansborg Palace](/source/Christiansborg_Palace) in 1904, a consultant to the [Danish Ministry of Culture](/source/Danish_Ministry_of_Culture) in matters relating to church heating 1894–1923, and was a member of the Royal Academy's plenary session in 1911.[1] Berg was behind the establishment of the Architects Association Support Fund, to which he devoted much time and effort, also supporting it financially. He participated in exhibitions at [Charlottenborg Palace](/source/Charlottenborg_Palace) in 1885, 1905 and 1910; a commemorative exhibition was held in 1930. Berg also participated in the [Nordic Exhibition of 1888](/source/Nordic_Exhibition_of_1888), and the Copenhagen City Hall Exhibition in 1901. He exhibited in [Berlin](/source/Berlin) in 1910 and 1911.[1] He was of the last generation of [historicist](/source/Historicism) architects who freely imitated or worked various historical styles. But he was not a supporter of a single style as some of his contemporaries were, However, he used the [Baroque](/source/Baroque_architecture) and [Rococo](/source/Rococo) styles as starting points. Berg never married and is buried in the [Vestre Cemetery](/source/Vestre_Cemetery).[1] ## Works - Epitaph in [Helsingør Cathedral](/source/St._Olaf's_Church%2C_Helsing%C3%B8r) (Neuhausen Prize 1885) - New manor house and farm building in [Bregentved](/source/Bregentved) (1887–1891, C. F. Hansen Medal 1893) - Rebuilding of [Marienborg Manor](/source/Marienborg_Manor) on [Møn](/source/M%C3%B8n) (1893)[3] - New steeple at [Rosenholm Castle](/source/Rosenholm_Castle) (1893–1896) - Restoration of [Næsseslottet](/source/Dronningg%C3%A5rd) in [Lyngby](/source/Lyngby) including construction of pavilions (1896, 1906) - Private residence, Uraniavej, [Frederiksberg](/source/Frederiksberg) (1897) - Nielsen & Winther's Engine Works, Blegdamsvej 60, Copenhagen (1897–1899) - Privatebanken, now C. F. Tietgen's House, Børsgade 4-8 (1901–1904) - Københavns Laane and Diskontobank, Amagertorv 24 (1904–1906) - [Knippelsbro](/source/Knippelsbro) superstructure (1906–1908) - Rebuilding and modernization of [Vemmetofte Convent](/source/Vemmetofte_Convent) (1907–1909) - The villa Wessels Minde, Gentoftegade 9, Gentofte (1910, awarded by the Municipality of Gentofte) - Dansk Arbejdsgiverforening (Danish Employers' Confederation), Vestervoldgade / Ny Kongensgade, Copenhagen (1910–1911) - The Gunløg apartment block, Snorresgade / Bergthorasgade / Isafjordsgade, [Islands Brygge](/source/Islands_Brygge), Copenhagen (1912) - [Branch of Danmarks Nationalbank, Aarhus](/source/Domkirkepladsen_1) (1926) - Tomb for the builder Jørgen Jensen, Solbjerg Park Cemetery (1899, carved by Hans & Jørgen Larsen, decoration by Frederik Hammeleff) - Tomb for Inspector Jørgen Leemeier at [Holmens Cemetery](/source/Holmens_Cemetery) (1899) - Bregentved - Stables at Rosenholm - Former Privatbanken headquarters ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Weilbach_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Weilbach_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Weilbach_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Weilbach_1-3) [Rikke Tønnes, "Axel Berg"](https://www.kulturarv.dk/kid/VisWeilbach.do?kunstnerId=8427&wsektion=alle), *Kunstindekx Danmark & Weilbachs kunstnerleksikon*. (in Danish) Retrieved 13 December 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Axel Berg"](http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Kunst_og_kultur/Arkitektur/Danmark/Axel_Berg), *Den Store Danske*. Retrieved 13 December 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Roussell1964_3-0)** Roussell, Aage (1964). [*Danske slotte og herregårde: Sydsjælland*](https://books.google.com/books?id=PkgjAQAAMAAJ) (in Danish). Hassings Forlag. p. 389. Retrieved 13 December 2012. Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Axel Berg (architect)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Axel_Berg_(architect)). --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Axel Berg (architect)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axel_Berg_(architect)) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axel_Berg_(architect)?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.