Lauritz Petersen Aakjær (26 May 1883 – April 17, 1959) was a Danish architect in Jutland and exponent of the
Heimatschutz
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style.
Biography
Lauritz Petersen Aakjær was born in Vester Lindet near
Gram, Denmark
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.
Employed by the architect H. W. Schmidt in
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, he became an independent architect and master builder in
Rødding
Rødding (german: Rödding) is a town with a population of 2,712 (1 January 2022) in Southern Denmark. It is located in Vejen municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula.
History
The area around Rødding was first inha ...
in 1909, where the majority of his works are, including Rødding School (built in 1912). From 1920 to 1933 he designed 26 detached homes in Rødding and
Gram
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, and two in
Haderslev
Haderslev (; german: Hadersleben ) is a Danish town in the Region of Southern Denmark with a population of 22,011 (1 January 2022).Svend Aage Aakjær, was also an architect.
See also
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List of Danish architects
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People
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Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
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