Henning Larsen
Henning Larsen (born August 20 1925) is a visionary 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 A/S (Formerly Henning Larsens Tegnestue A/S).
Distinctions
- 1965 Receives the Eckersberg Medal
- 1985 Receives the C.F. Hansen Medal
- 1985 Honorary member of the American Institute of Architects
- 1986 Receives the Prins Eugén Medal
- 1987 The International Design Award, England
- 1991 Honorary member of the Royal Institute of British Architects
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
Bibliography
- Henrik Sten Møller, Light and Life. A portrait of Henning Larsen, Politiken
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