Louis Becker (born 1962) is a Danish architect and professor (Adj.), and the global design principal at

Henning Larsen Architects Henning Larsen Architects is an international architectural firm based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 1959 by Henning Larsen, it has around 750 employees. In 2008, it opened an office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and in 2011, an office in Munich, ...

. In 2008 Becker was appointed

Adjunct Professor An adjunct professor is a type of academic appointment in higher education who does not work at the establishment full-time. The terms of this appointment and the job security of the tenure vary in different parts of the world, however the genera ...

at the Department of Architecture and Design at

Aalborg University Aalborg University (AAU) is a Danish public university with campuses in Aalborg, Esbjerg, and Copenhagen founded in 1974. The university awards bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and PhD degrees in a wide variety of subjects within humanities ...

. In 2011 he received 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 Ec ...

by the Academic Council,

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 Dani ...

as a recognition of his achievements of putting Danish architecture on the world map."Louis Becker: Motivering for medaljemodtagelse"
''Akademiraadet''. Retrieved 23 March 2012.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Becker, Louis 20th-century Danish architects 21st-century Danish architects Recipients of the Eckersberg Medal 1962 births Living people Architects from Copenhagen