Kent Martinussen (born 29 December 1960) is a Danish architect and CEO of the Danish Architecture Centre. He was appointed member of the board for the Danish Culture Canon of Architecture in 2005.[1]
Kent Martinussen has earned his baccalaureate in social studies and languages in 1981 and subsequently studied architecture at academies in Paris, Milan and the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts´ School of Architecture in Copenhagen, where he graduated in 1989.
Martinussen has been running his own architectural practice, while lecturing and researching at universities and architecture academies both in Denmark and abroad. He has been in charge of producing several independent architectural projects, all exhibited abroad, including the International Architecture Biennale in Venice and architectural triennials in Japan and the Middle East. Kent Martinussen has been awarded the Danish Arts Foundations 3-year work scholarship, has served on several committees and boards and has been the holder of other honorary positions (The Architects’ Association of Denmark, Akademiraadet – the board of The Royal Academy for Fine Arts, The Danish Architecture Institute, the Business Board of Roskilde Charity Society, architectural juries and committees), as well as acting as advisor for a number of Danish municipalities and businesses.
He is a member of the board of the Danish Cultural Canon of Architecture. He is also a member of the international jury for the 9th International Architecture Biennale in Venice and chairman of the award committee for one of the world’s most influential architectural awards, The Nykredit Architecture Prize. As CEO of The Danish Architecture Centre, Martinussen and his colleagues received the Golden Lion at the International Venice Biennale of Architecture for Best Pavilion in 2006.[2] He received an honorary award from the American Institute of Architects and the Henning Larsen Honorary Scholarship.[3][4] Since 2001, Kent Martinussen has held the position as CEO for the Danish national centre of architecture, construction and urban planning, the Danish Architecture Centre, shortened to DAC.[5] His main focus in the field of architecture is its potential to contribute with solutions and answers to the challenges of today’s globalization.
Awards
editIn 2008, Kent Martinussen became Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog.[6] He received the N. L. Høyen Medal in 2015.[7]
References
edit- ^ Kanon for Arkitektur Archived 2011-10-20 at the Wayback Machine, Kulturministeriets Kulturkanon, retrieved 3 November 2011 (in Danish)
- ^ DAC Wins the Golden Lion[permanent dead link], kunst.dk, retrieved 3 November 2011
- ^ International recognition for DAC, Danish Architecture Centre, retrieved 3 November 2011
- ^ The Henning Larsen Foundation, Former Award Winners Archived 2014-07-26 at the Wayback Machine, Henning Larsen Architects, retrieved 3 November 2011
- ^ Kent Martinussen Archived 2007-07-11 at the Wayback Machine, Dansk Arkitektur Center, retrieved 3 November 2011 (in Danish)
- ^ Karsten R. S. Ifversen (29 December 2010). "Dedikeret globalist med god timing". Politiken (in Danish). Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ^ "Yildelinger". Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2018.