Sven Risom

Sven Julius Risom (Copenhagen, November 3, 1880 — Hillerød, March 24, 1971) was a Danish architect who worked mainly in the style of Nordic Classicism.

Sven Risom was born in Copenhagen on November 3, 1880, the son of Johan Maria Risom (d. 1915) and Thalia Rothe (d. 1918). His father was a doctor at the Royal Danish Theatre. Risom began his studies in Birkerød in 1899, becoming a journeyman carpenter in 1902. After time at the Technical University of Denmark (during which he studied under Gustav Vermehren and Emil Blichfeldt), he later attended the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, graduating with a degree in architecture in 1909.

In the meantime, Risom had been employed in a number of architectural projects. From 1905 to 1906, he was employed by Hermann Baagøe Storck as co-supervisor (along with Andreas Clemmensen and Ulrik Plesner) of the restoration of St. Bendt's Church in Ringsted. Risom then worked for the Association of December 3, 1892, a group dedicated to historic preservation, leading a 1906 survey of older Danish architecture. In 1907, he worked with Hother A. Paludan as co-supervisor of surveying and repair of old granite churches in Jutland. Risom opened his own architectural office in 1908.