Inger Augusta Exner, Hon. FAIA (born 20 August 1926,

Randers Randers () is a city in Randers Municipality, Central Denmark Region on the Jutland peninsula. It is List of cities and towns in Denmark, Denmark's sixth-largest city, with a population of 64,511 ().Hon. FAIA (born 25 March 1926, Hald near Randers; died 16 May 2015) were a Danish couple who cooperated closely as architects. They met at high school and studied architecture together at the Danish Academy where they graduated in 1954. They married in 1952. In 1958, they opened their own firm, specializing in the construction of churches and in restoration work. Completed projects include Præstebro Church, in

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(1966–69), Nørrelandskirke,

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(1968–69), Gug Church,

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(1973) and Sædden Church,

Esbjerg Esbjerg (, ) is a seaport city and seat of Esbjerg Municipality on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. By road, it is west of Kolding and southwest of Aarhus. With an urban area, urban population of 71,554 (1 January ...

(1978). Their restoration work included Copenhagen's Rundetårn and Trinity Church (1981–83) as well as the castle of Koldinghus (1972–92) earning them the

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award in 1994."Inger Exner"
''Den Store Danske''. Retrieved 5 March 2012. In 2001 they completed a new West wing for the Ter Apel Monastery in the Netherlands. They were awarded the

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 ...

in 1983, the Nykredit Architecture Prize in 1991 and the C. F. Hansen Medal in 1992. In 1992 they were also both given Honorary Memberships of the

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(Hon. FAIA).

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