[1][2] After matriculating from high school in 1932, Bredsdorff studied architecture and urban planning at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts under Steen Eiler Rasmussen, winning the grand gold medal in 1935.
[3] After working for Steen Eiler Rasmussen from 1935 to 1942, Bredsdorff opened his own studio in 1940.
From 1955 to 1973, he was a professor at the Academy's architecture school specializing in urban planning.
[3] In addition to his official responsibilities, Bredsdorff and his firm advised and oriented a large number of municipalities across Denmark, frequently responding to planning competitions.
In collaboration with the landscape architect Sven-Ingvar Andersson, his firm drew up a plan for a completely new urban development in Gullestrup near Herning.