Poul Ove Jensen Explained

Poul Ove Jensen (born 10 March 1937) is a Danish architect. He is the director of the bridge department at Dissing+Weitling. He was responsible for the design of over 200 bridges in 30 countries.[1]

Biography

Poul Ove Jensen was born on 10 March 1937 in Kauslunde, Denmark.[2] He graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts School of Architecture.

Career

Jensen was employed by Arne Jacobsen from 1963-1971, and joined Dissing+Weitling in 1972. He became a partner in 1986. Along with Pouli Hoffgård Møller, he was the firm's project manager for the Great Belt Fixed Link. The work is a Danish Culture Canon.

Jensen also participated in the design of the Øresund Bridge, linking Copenhagen, Denmark and Malmö, Sweden as well as the Stonecutters Bridge in Hong Kong.

Jensen received the Eckersberg Medal in 2011.[3]

On 2 December 2013, Jensen was announced as the consultant for the firm Arup_Group that will replace the Champlain Bridge linking Montreal and Brossard, Quebec, Canada.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Poul Ove Jensen to design new Champlain Bridge. 3 December 2013. CBC News. 2 December 2013.
  2. Web site: Artist: Poul Ove Jensen. Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs kunstnerleksikon. 3 December 2013.
  3. Web site: Arkitekten Poul Ove Jensen. Motivering for medaljemodtagelse. Akademiraadet. 3 December 2013. Copenhagen, Denmark. Danish.