Johan Vondriak Richter (12 April 1925 – 18 April 1998) was a

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, royal city engineer and

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at the

Aarhus School of Architecture The Aarhus School of Architecture (Arkitektskolen Aarhus) was founded in 1965 in Aarhus, Denmark. Along with the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture in Copenhagen, it is responsible for the education of architects in Denmark ...

. Richter was originally trained as a carpenter, but in 1947 he became a building constructor. In 1951, he graduated from the

Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts ( da, Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi - Billedkunst Skolerne) has provided education in the arts for more than 250 years, playing its part in the development of the art of Denmark. History The Royal Dan ...

. He was initially employed at

C. F. Møller Architects Arkitektfirmaet C. F. Møller, internationally also known as C. F. Møller Architects, is an architectural firm based in Århus, Denmark. Founded in 1924 by C. F. Møller, it is today the largest architectural firm in Denmark based on number of em ...

where he worked until 1955. However, while still working for C.F. Møller, he opened the architect's practice Richter & Gravers in 1953 with Arne Gravers. The practice would later be renamed Kjær & Richter, after Gravers left the company and Werner Kjær joined. A major work of the partnership was the

Musikhuset Aarhus ''Musikhuset Aarhus'' (Aarhus Concert Hall) is a large concert hall complex in Aarhus, Denmark. Located in the city centre, Musikhuset is Aarhus' main venue for music and with seating for more than 3,600 people in total, it is the largest concert ...

, also known as the Aarhus Concert Hall. Richter was a professor at the Aarhus School of Architecture from 1965 to 1985, before functioning as the royal city engineer until 1996. He was the architect for

Aarhus Cathedral Aarhus Cathedral ( da, Århus Domkirke) is a cathedral in Aarhus, Denmark. It is the longest and tallest church in the country, at in length and in height. The construction of Aarhus Cathedral began in the 12th century and it is the main edific ...

from 1989. In 1989, Richter was made an

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Awards

* 1965: Danish Wood Award (for

Århus Statsgymnasium Århus Statsgymnasium is a secondary school and Danish Gymnasium in the neighborhood Hasle in Aarhus, Denmark. The school offers the 3 year Matriculation examination (STX) programme. It was the third Gymnasium to be built in or around Aarhus ...

), * 1965:

Eckersberg Medaillen 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 Ec ...

* 1988: C.F. Hansen Medaillen * 1990: Thorsen-Prisen

References

Danish architects 1925 births 1998 deaths Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni Recipients of the Eckersberg Medal Recipients of the C.F. Hansen Medal People from Aarhus {{Denmark-architect-stub