The Nykredit Architecture Prize is the largest
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architecture prize. Founded by the Nykredit Foundation (an arm of the
Nykredit Group), it is awarded annually to a person, or group of people, who have personally, or through their work, made a significant contribution to the building industry in the form of architecture or planning, etc. The recipient receives
DKK 500,000, making it one of the largest architecture prizes in the world in terms of
prize money
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In 1991 the Nykredit Foundation began awarding the Motivational Award/Encouragement Prize to talented young architects who have made an impact on the architecture scene.
Recipients
Motivational Award
* 2015: Cornelius+Vöge
* 2014: Svendborg Architects
* 2013: Effekt
* 2012: Powerhouse Company
* 2011: JAJA Architects
* 2010:
Mette Lange
* 2009: Polyform
* 2008: ONV Arkitekter
* 2007: Dan Stubbergaard
* 2006: TRANSFORM/Lars Bendrup
Encouragement Prize
* 2005: NORD Arkitekter
* 2004:
Henrik Valeur
Henrik Bjørn Valeur (; born 13 October 1966) is a Danish architect-urbanist, founder and creative director of UiD (Denmark) and UiD Shanghai Co., Ltd (China), curator of ''CO-EVOLUTION: Danish/Chinese Collaboration on Sustainable Urban Development ...
* 2003: Kollision/Andreas Lykke-Olesen, Rune Nielsen and Tobias Løssing
* 2002: Hanne Birk and Merete Lind Mikkelsen
* 2001: Christina Capetillo
* 2000: Sergio George Fox
* 1999: Hotel Proforma
* 1998: Arkitekturtidsskrift B
* 1997: Jens Lindhe
* 1996: Inge Mette Kirkeby
* 1995: Pluskontoret
* 1994: ''none awarded''
* 1993:
Kristine Jensen, Otto Käszner and Jens Rørbech
* 1992:
Merete Ahnfeldt-Mollerup
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The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture (Danish: ''Det Ko ...
and Thomas Wiesner
* 1991: Suzanne Eben Ditlevsen
See also
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Architecture of Denmark
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C. F. Hansen Medal
References
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External links
Nykredit Architecture PrizeNykredit Motivational Award/Encouragement PrizeNykredit Foundation Architecture awards
Awards established in 1987
Architecture awards of Denmark