Henning Larsen
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For the Olympic marathon runner, see Henning Larsen (athlete).
Henning Larsen (born 20 August 1925) is a Danish architect. He is internationally known for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Riyadh and the Copenhagen Opera House. He is the founder of the company that bears his name, Henning Larsen Architects (Formerly Henning Larsens Tegnestue A/S).
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[edit] Buildings
- 1968 The campus center in Dragvoll at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim
- 1979 The Danish embassy, Riyadh
- 1982-87 Commercial college and residences, Frederiksberg
- 1982-84 Ministry of foreign affairs, Riyadh
- 1984-85 Gentofte library
- 1992 The Møller Centre for Continuing Education, Churchill College, Cambridge
- 1997 Extension of Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
- 1995 Egebjerggård, Ballerup
- 1994-1999 Extension of Malmö public library
- 1999 Head office of Nordea, Copenhagen
- 2004 Copenhagen Opera House
- 2004 IT University of Copenhagen
- 2007 Musikens hus (The house of music), Uppsala, Sweden
- 2004-2007 The Roland Levinsky Building as part of the University of Plymouth, England.
[edit] Distinctions
- 1965 Receives the Eckersberg Medal
- 1985 Honorary member of the American Institute of Architects
- 1985 Receives the C.F. Hansen Medal
- 1986 Receives the Prince Eugen Medal
- 1987 The Daylight and Building Component Award
- 1987 The International Design Award, England
- 1989 Aga Khan Award for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Riyadh[1]
- 1991 Honorary member of the Royal Institute of British Architects
[edit] Bibliography
- Henrik Sten Møller, Legen og lyset. En frise over Henning Larsen som menneske og arkitekt (Light and Life. A portrait of Henning Larsen), Politikens Forlag 2000, ISBN 87-567-6551-7
- Henning Larsen, De skal sige tak. Kulturhistorisk testamente om Operaen (You ought to be thankful. A historical document about the Opera), People's Press 2009. ISBN 978-87-7055-783-2
[edit] References
- ^ "Aga Khan Award for Architecture". Aga Khan Development Network. http://www.akdn.org/akaa_award4_awards.asp. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
