Lilla Hansen facts for kids
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Lilla Georgine Hansen
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Georgine Marie Hansen
April 1, 1872 Oslo, Norway
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| Died | June 11, 1962 (aged 90) Oslo, Norway
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| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Education | Den Kongelige Tegneskole |
| Known for | Architecture |
Lilla Georgine Hansen (born April 1, 1872 – died June 11, 1962) was a very important person in Norway. She was the country's first female architect. This means she was the first woman to design buildings professionally.
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Early Life and Education
Lilla Georgine Hansen was born in Christiania, which is now known as Oslo, Norway. Her birth name was Georgine Marie Hansen. Her parents were Georg Martin Hansen and Maren Paulowna Victoria Bülow.
Lilla studied at the Royal Drafting School. This school is now called the Oslo National Academy of the Arts. She learned from a famous teacher named Herman Major Schirmer. Lilla finished her studies there in 1894.
After that, she continued her architecture training in Brussels, Belgium. She worked with a well-known architect named Victor Horta. She also gained experience by working with other architects. These included Halfdan Berle in Oslo and Martin Nyrop in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Starting Her Own Business
In 1912, Lilla Hansen decided to open her own architecture business. This was a big step for a woman at that time. The same year, she became very well known for a project called Heftyeterrassen. This was a group of homes located at Thomas Heftyes gate 42 in Oslo.
After this success, she designed many different types of buildings. She created large private homes, called villas. She also designed a hospital and special housing for female students.
Important Projects
One of Lilla Hansen's first known designs was a small cabin. It was built in 1902 for a tobacco maker named Nicolai Andresen. The cabin was located in a forest area called Nordmarka.
Her next project was a summer house in 1903. This house was for Professor Theodor Frølich on an island called Nesøya in Asker. She designed both of these early houses before she opened her own office.
In 1910, she designed the main building for Hval farm in Aker. This was for a landowner named Wilhelm Roede. In 1912, she designed a villa at Trosterudveien 10 in Aker. This house was built in a style called Norwegian national romanticism.
Around the same time, she designed other villas in Oslo. These included homes at Nobels gate 10 and Fritzners gate 4.
Breakthrough Project: Heftyeterrassen
Lilla Hansen's big break came in 1912. She won first prize in a competition to design the Heftyeterrassen complex in Oslo. This building was designed in a style called Neo-baroque.
Other Notable Works
In 1929, she designed a large building at Gyldenløves gate 19 in Frogner. This building was made in a Neoclassical architecture style. It stands on Arno Bergs plass.
Lilla Hansen also designed the inside of a building called Studiehjem for unge piker. This place was founded in 1916 by Kristine Bonnevie. It offered homes for female students over 18 years old. The building was close to St. Hanshaugen Park. It was also easy to reach by public transport and close to several university campuses.
In 2004, a person named Karina Hyggen Amland helped save this building. She worked with a group to protect it from being torn down. Because of their efforts, the villa was added to the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage list. This list protects important historical buildings.
Selected Works
Here are some of the buildings Lilla Georgine Hansen designed:
- Maristuen cabin at Frønsvollen in Nordmarka for Nicolai Andresen (1902)
- Vacation home on Nesøya in Asker for Theodor Frølich (1903)
- Hval farm house in Aker for Wilhelm Roede (1910)
- Trosterudveien 10 in Oslo for Lil and Nils Roede (1912)
- Villa Nobel Street 10 in Oslo (around 1912)
- Villa, Fritzner Street 4 in Oslo (around 1912)
- Apartment building at Gyldenløve gate 19 in Frogner (1929)
See also
In Spanish: Lilla Hansen para niños
