Danish Association of Architects

The Danish Association of Architects (Danish: , abbreviated to AA), is an independent professional body for architects in Denmark.

History The Danish Association of Architects was founded at the initiative of L. A. Petersen on 21 November 1879. The principal aim was to advance and promote architectural quality by influencing planning and design of the physical environment in the widest possible context.

Between 1951 and 2004, the Danish Association of Architects was part of the umbrella organisation National Association of Danish Architects (Danish: ; DAL/AA). In 2004, DAL/AA was demerged into the Danish Association of Architects, the Danish Union of Architects, and the industry organisation (now ).

Building The association is based in the former rectory of the Reformed Church in Copenhagen. The building is located in the street Åbenrå. It was acquired by the property investment company Karberghus and put through a renovation in 2014. AA was formerly based in the Architects' House in Strandgade, Christianshavn.

Presidents of Akademisk Arkitektforening/Danske Arkitekters Landsforbund

1886-18??: P.V. Ditlevsen (?) 1897-1900 Albert Jensen 1902-1904 Axel Berg 1904-1907 Andreas Clemmensen 1907-1909 Axel Berg (again) 1909-1913 Anton Rosen 1913-1917 Kristoffer Varming 1919-1922 Henning Hansen 1922-1924 Carl Brummer 1924-1930 Emanuel Monberg 1930-1930 Axel Preisler 1930-1937 Alf Cock-Clausen 1937-1942 Kay Fisker 1942-1946 Thomas Havning 1946-1951 Hans Erling Langkilde 1952-1955 Helge Finsen 1954-1960 Flemming Grut 1955-1961 Philip Arctander 1960-1966 Hans Henning Hansen 1966-1969 Philip Arctander (again) 1969-1973 Jacob Blegvad 1973-1976 Hans Hartvig Skaarup 1976-1979 Jørgen Pers 1979-1985 Søren Nielsen 1985-1991 Jens Rosenkjær 1991-1997 Viggo Grünnet 1997-2006 Gøsta Knudsen 2006-2010 Rikke Krogh 2010- Natalie Mossin

Honorary members

1909: H.B. Storck 1913: Martin Nyrop 1922: Andreas Clemmensen 1924: Axel Berg 1927: Anton Rosen 1943: Gotfred Tvede 1943: Poul Holsøe 1944: Carl Brummer

Honorary Medal recipients Akademisk Arkitektforenings's Honorary Medal is awarded to architects and organisations that have made a particularly important contribution to architecture. The medal is awarded in silver or gilded silver.

Foreign architects Arne Eide, Norway, 21 April 1934 Ragnar Östberg, Sweden, 30 September 1936 Ivar Tengbom, Sweden, 2 November 1939 Eliel Saarinen, Finland, 21 November 1939 Hakon Ahlberg, Sweden, 17 October 1941 Auguste Perret, France, 7 January 1949 Arnstein Arneberg, Norway, 26 September 1950 Magnus Poulsson, Norway, 26 September 1950 Alvar Aalto, Finland, 5 June 1953 Frank Lloyd Wright, United States, 16 May 1957 Louis I. Kahn, United States, 19.9.1965 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, United States, 3 October 1965 Sir Robert Matthew, United Kingdom, 8 November 1965 Kenzo Tange, Japan, 10 October 1968 Charles M. Sappenfield, United States, 27 November 1987

Danish architect Alf Cock-Clausen, 25.11.1927 Axel Berg, 21.11.1929 Martin Borch, 21.11.1929 Jens Vilhelm Petersen, 21.11.1929 Ulrik Plesner, 16.9.1931 Emil Jørgensen, 3.10.1933 Andreas Fussing, 4.2.1939 Axel Høeg-Hansen, 4.2.1939 A.S.K. Lauritzen, 4.2.1939 Carl Brummer, 12.7.1939 Henning Hansen, 25.4.1941 Poul Holsøe, 20.11.1943 Valdemar Schmidt, 9.4.1944 Andreas Jensen, 21.8.1948 Hans Erling Langkilde, 14.1.1952 Knud Millech, 21.11.1954 Helge Finsen, 28.2.1957 Ejnar Dyggve, 17.10.1957 Flemming Grut, 12.3.1960 Thomas Havning, 7.10.1961 Arne Jacobsen, 11.2.1962 Kay Fisker, 14.2.1963 Vilhelm Lauritzen, 9.9.1964 Hans Henning Hansen, 2.6.1966 C.F. Møller, 31.10.1968 Philip Arctander, 21.1.1969 Mogens Lassen, 25.2.1971 Esbjørn Hiort, 28.3.1972 Kaj Gottlob, 11.7.1975 Edmund Hansen, 10.12.1976 Poul Erik Skriver, 20.11.1982 Tobias Faber, 12.12.1985 Hans Hartvig Skaarup, 6.11.1991 Jacob Blegvad, 21.4.2001 Knud Friis, 7.6.2002 Jørn Utzon, 30.11.2006 Jan Gehl, 8.6.2012

Other recipients V. Eilschou Holm, 9 June 1932 Axel Bang, 2 November 1937 Vilhelm Lorenzen, 5 February 1957

Organisations Oslo Arkitektforening, Oslo, 4.9.1931 Södra Sveriges Byggnadstekniska Samfundet, Malmø, 9.11.1932 Royal Institute of British Architects, London, 21.11.1934 Norske Arkitekters Landsforbund, Oslo, 7.6.1935 Finlands Arkitektförbund, Helsingfors, 27.11.1943 Arkitektföreningen för Södra Sverige, Malmø, 8.12.1943 The Architectural Association, London, 17.12.1947 Det Kongelige Akademi for de Skønne Kunster, København, 31.3.1954 The American Institute of Architects, Washington, 16.5.1957 Svenska Arkitekters Riksförbund, Stockholm, 23.9.1961 Stadsarkitektens Direktorat, København, 1.11.1961 Vridsløse Andelsboligforening, Albertslund, 10.12.1976 Albertslund Kommune, Albertslund, 10.12.1976

See also Danish Town Planning Institute

References

External links Official website