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14-606: SAS Hotels has roots dating to the opening of the then named SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1960. Architect Arne Jacobsen designed every aspect of the hotel for the SAS Group , from the building, to the now-iconic furniture (including the Egg chair ), to the tableware. The hotel was initially operated by the catering division of the group, but merged with the hospitality division to become SAS Catering and Hotels. In 1982,

28-743: A single room has been kept in the original design. It has all of the original, green furniture and the wood panels on the wall. This room, with the number 606, is no longer available for booking but guests can request a tour. Shades of green dominate the entire design. Jacobsen, who was also working as a landscape architect 1955-1960, pursued a "modern garden" theme. He implemented this theme using green textiles and furniture combined with "organic shapes" and rigid geometric forms. Jacobsen has created several furniture, lighting and textile designs. Some models were later adopted into mass production and have become design classics, which are exhibited in museums worldwide. Others, however, remained unique pieces. During

42-408: A two-story base supporting its lofty "punch card" tower. The reinforced concrete frame structure erected in the tower has a curtain wall of aluminum profiles and transparent green and gray anodized glass. The windows can be opened to the inside stories in all. The horizontal distance between the aluminum profiles is 60 cm. Vertical take turns green glass followed by 168 cm 120 cm window

56-528: Is installed. The curtain wall construction Jacobsen at the three-story City Hall was first used in 1955 Rødovre Denmark. The hotel façade differs only from the City Hall by the light-green colour of the intermediate elements and some slightly different proportions. It is located in the heart of the city, in the Vesterbro district , close to Tivoli and Copenhagen Central Station . On a road island outside

70-628: The tallest high-rise building in Denmark . In 2009, it was the country's seventh-highest tower. The entire hotel – from the exterior façade through to the stainless-steel cutlery used in the restaurant and the Swan and Egg chairs gracing the lobby – was designed by the Danish architect Arne Jacobsen. Since most of his work has been replaced by corporate standard fabrics and furniture, the hotel has been referred to as Jacobsens' Lost Gesamtkunstwerk . Only

84-552: The "glass cigarbox". The promoter of the international style , Philip C. Johnson , said it was the worst copy of Lever House . Jacobsen responded: "At least, it came in first when they held a competition for the ugliest building in Copenhagen." The structure is twenty stories high and a defining characteristic of Copenhagen's skyline. The structure was inspired by New York Park Avenue structures, namely Skidmore, Owings & Merrill 's Lever House . The building's sense of lightness emanates from its Lever House-inspired form with

98-576: The competition to design the new City Hall in Aarhus , which was built from 1938 to 1942. At the same time they built another town hall in Søllerød . From 1955 to 1956 they built the City Hall in Rødovre . This was the first construction with a curtain wall in Denmark. His description of Jacobsen's SAS Royal Hotel project as a "glass cigar box" was widely used later on. This article about

112-413: The design phase sketches of the building were published in Danish newspapers. Critics feared a destruction of the traditional skyline of Copenhagen. The building was compared to a punch card. Jacobsen's response was, "it’s funny, for that is actually what it looks like when the windows are open on a hot summer’s day." Another term used was introduced by Jacobsen's former associate Erik Møller , who called it

126-411: The hotel is the "Freedom Statue", commemorating the abolition of serfdom in Denmark. 55°40′30″N 12°33′47″E  /  55.67500°N 12.56306°E  / 55.67500; 12.56306 Erik M%C3%B8ller Svend Erik Møller (7 November 1909 – 24 March 2002) was a Danish architect. Møller used to work with the famous Danish architect and designer Arne Jacobsen . Together they won

140-632: The hotels were spun off as a separate division, operating under the name SAS International Hotels. In 1994, Radisson SAS Hotels was created, as a partnership between Radisson Hotels International and SAS International Hotels, for operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa . By the year 2000, the brand was operating 100 hotels. In 2009, the partnership with SAS ended and the Radisson SAS properties were rebranded as Radisson Blu. The name ‘Blu’

154-572: The marketing agreement in February 2009, the hotel remained with Radisson and was renamed the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel . On March 6, 2018 it was renamed Radisson Collection Hotel, Royal Copenhagen . In 2019, the name was modified slightly, to Radisson Collection Royal Hotel, Copenhagen . At its completion the hotel was the largest in Denmark. At 69.60 meters in height, it was the first skyscraper in Copenhagen , and until 1969,

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168-743: Was chosen as part of a research project to find a new visual identity as the company sought to replace the familiar SAS blue box. Radisson Blu entered the United States market with the opening of its first hotel in Chicago, Illinois in 2011. The hotel occupies part of the Aqua skyscraper developed by Studio Gang Architects . In 2013, it opened its second location. It was connected to the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota . In 2010, Radisson Blu

182-611: Was designed by Danish architect and designer Arne Jacobsen for the airline Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS). It was opened on July 1, 1960 by King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid as the Royal Hotel . It was also known as the SAS Royal Hotel . The hotel was renamed the Radisson SAS Royal Hotel in 1994, when SAS signed a joint marketing agreement with Radisson Hotels . When SAS and Radisson ceased

196-563: Was named the largest upper upscale hotel chain in Europe. Radisson Blu hotels are mainly located in major cities, key airport gateways and leisure destinations. It is described as an "upper upscale" hotel brand. [REDACTED] Media related to Radisson Blu at Wikimedia Commons Radisson Collection Hotel, Royal Copenhagen The Radisson Collection Royal Hotel, Copenhagen is a historic hotel in Copenhagen , Denmark . The hotel

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