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Munkegaard School

Munkegaard School (Danish: Munkegårdsskolen) is a school in Gentofte, just north of Copenhagen, designed by the Danish architect Arne Jacobsen and completed in 1957. The complex is considered to be one of Jacobsen's most important architectural works.

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1957

Gentofte Municipality, Gentofte Municipality, Denmark

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Arne Jacobsen

1902-1971 · Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Role: lead architect

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Arne Jacobsen was a Danish architect and designer whose work shaped Scandinavian modernism across houses, hotels, civic buildings, and furniture.

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Arne Jacobsen

studio · Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Role: designer

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Arne Jacobsen extends the corpus as a studio-level record for Danish functionalism across civic commissions, hospitality, and modern public buildings.

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