Christchurch Modern » Holger Henning Hansen http://www.christchurchmodern.co.nz A collection of modern houses in Christchurch, New Zealand. Tue, 24 Nov 2020 05:47:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Holger Henning Hansen http://www.christchurchmodern.co.nz/2008/08/holger-henning-hansen/ http://www.christchurchmodern.co.nz/2008/08/holger-henning-hansen/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:24:41 +0000 admin http://www.christchurchmodern.co.nz/?p=1144 Holger Henning Hansen arrived in Christchurch from Denmark in the 50s and built a family home in 1958 on a concrete floor using cavity concrete block walls – a technique subsequently used by almost all modern Christchurch architects in the 1960s and one of the first clear expressions of its use in Canterbury.

Amongst the Scandinavian-loving Christchurch architects of the 1960s, Holger Henning Hansen had the enviable advantage of being the real deal – a proper Dane. He ultimately went into partnership with Stewart Minson and enjoyed a long friendship with fellow architect Guy Sellars.

Notably, Holger Henning Hansen designed the NZIA award winning CSA Gallery, the Christchurch Transport Board building and furniture for Paul Pascoe’s Christchurch Airport.

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