Tyge Hvass

Danish architect (1885-1963) · Denmark · On the map · Architects · Died at 78

Tyge Hvass was a Danish functionalist architect. He was most notable for his design work on the J.F. Willumsens Museum in Frederikssund.

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1963Died4 September 19631955Knight of the 1st Class of the Order of the DannebrogAward1939Honorary Citizen of New YorkAward1938Eckersberg MedalAward1936Knight of the Order of the DannebrogAward1885Born5 July 1885

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J.F. Willumsen Museum in FrederikssundBuilt in 1957 with design by architect Tyge Hvass and expanded with an extension in 2005 designed by architect Theo Bjerg

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Knight of the 1st Class of the Order of the Dannebrog1955

Honorary Citizen of New York1939

Eckersberg Medal1938

Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog1936

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Denmark

Architects from Denmark 6

Mogens Koch35.0 of 100 Ejnar Mindedal Rasmussen34.8 of 100

Johan Henrik Nebelong35.1 of 100

Niels Peter Christian Holsøe34.7 of 100 Tobias Faber35.1 of 100

Hermann Baagøe Storck34.6 of 100