on the roof. Jacobsen immediately became recognised as an ultra-modern architect.

Pre-World War II career

The year after winning the "House of the Future" award, Arne Jacobsen set up his own office. He designed the functionalist Rothenborg House, which he planned in every detail, a characteristic of many of his later works.

Soon afterwards, he won a competition from Gentofte Municipality for the

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