#Bedre Byggeskik

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Original drawings for Bedre Byggeskik buildings constructed 1927-1928 from the organisation's [1929 report].

Bedre Byggeskik ("better building-custom") was an organisation founded by a group of architects in 1915, and is the common name for 1915-1940 as an architectural period. The organisation's goal was to improve Danish building practice, both aesthetically, functionally and structurally, without making construction more expensive. The style relied heavily on symmetry, simplicity, local materials, and skillful but still subtle brick and carpentry detailing.

The organisation educated construction workers, made building plans freely available to build from, and had a "drawing room" that would correct drawings by ordinary master masons, overall making it easier for local tradesmen to independently construct buildings in accordance with the organisation's ideals - which is why these types of houses are usually called "master mason villas". Here's an example of a plan correction:

(Before - drawing by a mason)

After - correction by Bedre Byggeskik