Background
Schlegel was born in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen.
Schlegel was born in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen.
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.
He was among the first architects in Denmark to experiment with poured-in-place concrete. After working at the offices of Edward Thomsen (1916-1934) and Gudmund Nyeland Brandt (from 1920), Schlegel set up his own office in 1934 which he operated until his death in 1965. His early works show inspiration from the French architect Auguste Perret.
His most important works include Tivoli Concert Hall in the Tivoli Gardens, Mariebjerg Chapel and Overformynderiet in Copenhagen.
Particularly in the 1930s, Schlegel also designed a number of furniture lines with inspiration from the Bauhaus movement.