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.
He completed a basic architectural education at Baugewerkschule Eckernförde in
Eckernförde
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.
Employed by the architect H. W. Schmidt in
Hamburg
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, he became an independent architect and master builder in
Rødding
Rødding () is a town with a population of 2,783 (1 January 2024) 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 inhabited around 300 ...
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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Originally defined in 1795 as "the absolute Mass versus weight, weight of a volume ...
, and two in
Haderslev
Haderslev (; ) is a Denmark, Danish town in the Region of Southern Denmark with a population of 22,405 (1 January 2025).Svend Aage Aakjær, was also an architect.
See also
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List of Danish architects
Following is a list of notable architects from Denmark.
A
* Lauritz Petersen Aakjær (1883–1959)
* Charles Abrahams (1838–1893)
* Eggert Achen (1853–1913)
* Vilhelm Ahlmann (1852–1928)
* Merete Ahnfeldt-Mollerup (born 1963)
* Sven ...