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13-453: The Danish Design School traces its roots back to the foundation of the Tegne- og Kunstindustriskolen (English: Arts and Crafts School ) in 1875. Upon a merger in 1930, the school changed its name to Kunsthåndværkerskolen ( The School of Arts and Crafts ) and after several further mergers with other schools it changed its name to Danmarks Designskole ( The Danish Design School ) in 1991 and moved into

26-494: A 3-year bachelor programme and a 2-year master programme. Specializations currently on offer include fashion design, digital interaction, industrial design, ceramics and glass design, furniture and spatial design, production design, textile design, game design, and visual communication. The school carries out both basic as well as practice based and applied research, and is a member of the Danish national Center for Design Research. In 2010

39-649: A new campus on Holmen in Copenhagen due to the merger. In 2011 The Danish Design School moved from its old campus at the Finsens Institute in Østerbro to Philip de Langes Allé on Holmen in central Copenhagen, where it was integrated in the creative campus there, alongside educational institutions such as the Danish Film School and the School of Architecture . The educational programme spans 5 years, divided into

52-568: The School of Conservation, both part of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts , and officially changed its name to The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts - The School of Design, being recognized as an institution of higher education under the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Higher Education , instead of as a cultural institution filed under the Ministry of Culture . The Design School also moved to

65-589: The former main building of the Finsen Institute at Strandboulevarden . It changed from being an independent institution to functioning under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture. In 2007 - 2009, it hosted the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design , a postgraduate school and consultancy which focuses on the area of Interaction Design. In 2011 the school was merged with the School of Architecture and

78-594: The neighbouring buildings since it was completed in 1892 when the alignment of the boulevard had not yet been decided on. No. 49 is the former Finsen Institute . The main building was designed by Gotfred Tvede and opened in 1921. The complex was later expanded by Kay Fisker and C. F. Møller in 1937. Kay Fisker also designed Mødrehjælpen's building at No. 6. It was completed in 1955. 55°42′19″N 12°35′12″E  /  55.7052°N 12.5867°E  / 55.7052; 12.5867 Ludvig Fenger Ludvig Peter Fenger (7 July 1833 – 9 March 1905)

91-523: The school merged with the Glass and Ceramic School on The Island of Bornholm, and is now offering a three-year programme in ceramic and glass. 55°40′59.64″N 12°36′15.92″E  /  55.6832333°N 12.6044222°E  / 55.6832333; 12.6044222 Strandboulevarden Strandboulevarden ( lit.   ' Beach Boulevard ' ) is a major street in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen , Denmark . It runs from Fridtjof Nansens Plads in

104-511: The son of the local pastor. After graduating from Slagelse Latin School he attended the Royal Danish Academy while also working for architects such as Michael Gottlieb Bindesbøll , Christian Hansen and Ferdinand Meldahl . He received the Academy's Large Gold Medal in 1866 and went on several journeys abroad from 1867 to 1869. He participated in the Second Schleswig War against Germany ,

117-536: The south to Østerbrogade in the north, linking Kristianiagade with Jagtvej . Decided by the City Council in 1894 and opened in 1897, Strandboulevarden was founded in connection with the establishment of the Freeport of Copenhagen in the mid-1890s and the opening of the railway between Hellerup and Østerport which moved the coastline north of Copenhagen several hundred eastwards in the mid-1890s. The first section of

130-413: The street, south of Nordre Frihavnegade, incorporated an existing street, Gefionsgade, slightly more narrow than the rest of the boulevard, which had been founded a few years earlier. The initial plan was to build a bridge across the railway tracks, which would have allowed the boulevard to continue north along present-day Strandpromenaden, but that part of the project was never carried out. Strandboulevarden

143-602: Was a Danish architect. He was a proponent of the Historicist style , and from 1886 to 1904 he held the title of City Architect in Copenhagen . Among his works are several churches, the Central Fire Station and Vestre Prison in Copenhagen. He also directed the renovations of Church of Holmen and Christian IV's Stock Exchange . Ludvig Fenger was born on 7 July 1833 in the village of Slots Bjergby outside Slagelse as

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156-493: Was instead connected to Østerbrogade, following an existing street, Sibbernsgade, which had been founded in 1860. Originally the central reservation contained three rows of London planes flanking a promenade for pedestrians. The central row of trees disappeared when the promenade was replaced by a tram line between 1938 and 1958. The historicist main building of Vibenhus School was designed by city architect Ludvig Fenger . Its façade on Strandboulevarden does not fluctuate with

169-537: Was wounded and became a prisoner of war . In 1871 Fenger became a member of the Academy and in 1880 he was made a professor. From 1886 he was a corresponding member of the Royal Institute of British Architects . In 1885 he entered local politics when he became a member of the Copenhagen City Council (Danish: Borgerrepræsentationen ) in Copenhagen, a post he left when he was appointed City Architect

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