Frits Schlegel

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameFrits•Schlegel
Used nameFrits•Schlegel
Born4 May 1896 in Frederiksberg, Hovedstaden (DEN)
Died5 March 1965 in Frederiksberg, Hovedstaden (DEN)
NOC Denmark

Biography

Danish functional architect Frits Schlegel also worked as a furniture designer in the Bauhaus style. From 1916-23 he studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in København. There he was awarded in 1924 with the Small Gold Medal for his design of a stadium, which was submitted four years later in Amsterdam. He later built the famous Tivoli Concert Hall in the Tivoli Gardens, one of his most important works. He became best known as a pioneer of international functionalism. Schlegel recognized the aesthetic possibilities of modern materials and was one of the first in Denmark to experiment with poured-in-place concrete houses.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1928 Summer Olympics Art Competitions DEN Frits Schlegel
Architecture, Further Entries, Open (Olympic) AC