Background
Fisker, Kay was born on February 14, 1893 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Son of Asmus and Petra Louise (Jacobsen) Fisker.
Fisker, Kay was born on February 14, 1893 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Son of Asmus and Petra Louise (Jacobsen) Fisker.
Graduate School Architecture, Royal Danish Academy Fine Arts, 1920.
Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (14 February 1893 – 21 June 1965) was a Danish architect, designer and educator. He is most known for his many housing projects, mainly in the Copenhagen area, and is considered a leading exponent of the Danish Functionalism. He entered the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1909 and while there worked at the offices of leading Scandinavian architects such as Anthon Rosen, Sigurd Lewerentz, Gunnar Asplund and Hack Kampmann parallel to his studies.
After graduating, his career as a practising architect was dominated by numerous influential residential projects.
Vestersøhus was built in from 1935 to 1939 by Fisker and C. F. Møller. lieutenant instantly became a model in Denmark for the balcony and bay window blocks of the time.
A key building in his production was Århus University (1932-1943), considered to be one of the most important examples of Danish Functionalism, which he designed in collaboration with Povl Stegmann and later C. F. Møller, and with Carl Theodor Marius Sørensen. Kay Fisker also designed the Danish Academy in Rome.
From 1936 to 1963 Fisker was a professor at the Royal Academy and as teacher of the school"s class on housing he was known as an inspiring lecturer with great influence on Danish housing culture.
From 1951 to 1957 he was a visiting professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Member Institute Building Research (Danish Government). Member committee architectural education Danish Ministry Education. Member Danish Committee for Art of Book and Typography.
Fellow Royal Danish Academy Fine Arts, Royal Swedish Academy Artist
Member Architectural League of New York, Association of Danish Architects (honorary.
Married Gudrun Marie Schubart, April. Children: Marianne (Mistress Walter South. Pierce), Steffen.