Henning Larsen (20 August 1925 – 22 June 2013) was a Danish architect. He is internationally known for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in

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and the

Copenhagen Opera House The Copenhagen Opera House (in Danish usually called Operaen, literally ''The opera'') is the national opera house of Denmark, and among the most modern opera houses in the world. It is also one of the most expensive opera houses ever built at a ...

. Larsen studied at the

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, from which he graduated in 1952. He continued studies subsequently at the

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and the

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. His mentors included

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and

Jørn Utzon Jørn Oberg Utzon (; 9 April 191829 November 2008) was a Danish architect. In 1957, he won an international design competition for his design of the Sydney Opera House in Australia. Utzon's revised design, which he completed in 1961, was the b ...

. Larsen founded an architectural firm that bears his name,

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(formerly Henning Larsens Tegnestue A/S). From 1968 to 1995, he was a professor of architecture at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. In 1985, he established the SKALA architecture gallery and the parallel SKALA architecture journal, both entities of which continued until 1994.

Buildings

*1968 The campus center in

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at the

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*1979 The Danish embassy,

*1982–87 Commercial college and residences,

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*1982–84

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, Riyadh *1984–85

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library *1992 The Møller Centre for Continuing Education,

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*1997 Extension of

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*1995 Egebjerggård,

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*1994–1999 Extension of

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*1999 Head office of

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, Copenhagen *2004

*2004

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*2007 Musikens Hus (The house of music),

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, Sweden *2004–2007 The Roland Levinsky Building as part of

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, England *2008–2011

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headquarters,

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, Germany *2008-2011

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(Concert hall and conference center), Reykjavík, Iceland

Distinctions

* 1965

Eckersberg Medal The Eckersberg Medal (originally the ''Akademiets Aarsmedaille'' or Annual Academy Medal) is an annual award of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. It is named after Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, known as the father of Danish painting. The ...

* 1981 Norwegian Concrete Award for Excellent Building, for the Dragvoll complex in Trondheim * 1985 Honorary member of the

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* 1985

C.F. Hansen Medal The C. F. Hansen Medal ( Danish: C. F. Hansens Medaille) is awarded annually with few exceptions to one or more recipients by the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts for an outstanding contribution to architecture. It is the Academy's highest obtain ...

* 1986

Prince Eugen Medal The Prince Eugen Medal () is a medal conferred by the King of Sweden for "outstanding artistic achievement". The medal was established in 1945 by the then King of Sweden, Gustaf V, in connection with the eightieth birthday of his brother Prince ...

* 1987 The Daylight and Building Component Award * 1987

Nykredit Architecture Prize The Nykredit Architecture Prize is the largest Danish architecture prize. Founded by the Nykredit Foundation (an arm of the Nykredit Group), it is awarded annually to a person, or group of people, who have personally, or through their work, made ...

* 1987 International Design Award, United Kingdom * 1989 Aga Khan Award for the '' Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Riyadh'' * 1991 Honorary member of the

Royal Institute of British Architects The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally, founded for the advancement of architecture under its royal charter granted in 1837, three suppl ...

* 1997

Kasper Salin Prize The Kasper Salin Prize () is a prize awarded annually by Architects Sweden () to a Swedish building or building project "of high architectural quality". It is considered the most prestigious architectural prize in the country and has been awarded s ...

, Sweden * 1999 Dreyer Honorary Award * 2001 Stockholm Award * 2012

Praemium Imperiale Prince Takamatsu The Praemium Imperiale () is an international art prize inaugurated in 1988 and awarded since 1989 by the Imperial family of Japan on behalf of the Japan Art Association in the fields of painting, sculpture, architecture, mu ...

Notes

References

*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, *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.

External links

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Henning Larsen ArchitectsUniversity Campus In Kolding
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