Ludvig Fenger practised at a period when the terms of architecture itself were under argument.
The record lists Ludvig Fenger as Danish architect (1833–1905).
Ludvig Fenger was born at Slots Bjergby in 1833. His recorded nationality is Kingdom of Denmark. He trained at Slagelse Gymnasium.
Industrialisation gave architecture iron, glass and the lift, and with them the problems of the railway station, the factory and the tall city block.
He is recorded as architect.
His best-known building is St. Matthew's Church. Buildings outlast their architects and usually their purposes, which is what makes the discipline unforgiving.
Recognition followed: Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog and Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog.
That the work was built in Kingdom of Denmark shaped it: climate, materials, planning law and who holds the budget all decide what can actually be built.
Ludvig Fenger died in 1905, aged 72. The buildings remain, still in use by people who never knew the name - which is the particular afterlife architecture offers.
Achievements
- Notable work: St. Matthew's Church
- Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog
- Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog
- Trained at Slagelse Gymnasium
