The Danish Association of Architects ( Danish: , abbreviated to AA), is an independent

professional body A professional association (also called a professional body, professional organization, or professional society) is a group that usually seeks to advocacy, further a particular profession, the interests of individuals and organisations engaged in ...

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

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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 Strandgade () is one of the principal streets in the Christianshavn district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs along the full length of the neighbourhood, following the waterfront of the Inner Harbour, Copenhagen, Inner Harbour, from Christian's Ch ...

Christianshavn Christianshavn () is a neighbourhood in Copenhagen, Denmark. Part of the Indre By District, it is located on several artificial islands between the islands of Zealand and Amager and separated from the rest of the city centre by the Inner Harbour, ...

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 Kay Otto Fisker (14 February 1893 – 21 June 1965) was a Danish architect, designer and educator. He is mostly known for his many housing projects, mainly in the Copenhagen area, and is considered a leading exponent of Danish Functionalism. ...

* 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 Martin Nyrop (11 November 1849 18 May 1921) was a Danish architect. Early life and education Nyrop was born on 11 November 1849 at Holmsland Municipality, Holmsland, Ringkøbing, the son of parish priest Christopher Nyrop (1805–1879) and Helen ...

* 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 Ivar Justus Tengbom (April 7, 1878 – August 6, 1968) was a Sweden, Swedish architect and one of the best-known representatives of the Swedish neo-classical architecture of the 1910s and 1920s. Tengbom was born in Vireda in Jönköping Coun ...

, Sweden, 2 November 1939 *

Eliel Saarinen Gottlieb Eliel Saarinen (, ; August 20, 1873 – July 1, 1950) was a Finnish and American Architecture, architect known for his work with Art Nouveau buildings in the early years of the 20th century. He was also the father of famed architect Ee ...

, 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 Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (; 3 February 1898 – 11 May 1976) was a Finnish architect and designer. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware, as well as sculptures and paintings. He never regarded himself as an artist, see ...

, Finland, 5 June 1953 *

Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright Sr. (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was an American architect, designer, writer, and educator. He designed List of Frank Lloyd Wright works, more than 1,000 structures over a creative period of 70 years. Wright played a key ...

, United States, 16 May 1957 * Louis I. Kahn, United States, 19.9.1965 *

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Ludwig Mies van der Rohe ( ; ; born Maria Ludwig Michael Mies; March 27, 1886August 17, 1969) was a German-American architect, academic, and interior designer. He was commonly referred to as Mies, his surname. He is regarded as one of the pionee ...

, 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 *

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, 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 Arne Emil Jacobsen, Honorary Fellowship of the American Institute of Architects, Hon. FAIA (; 11 February 1902 – 24 March 1971) was a Danish architect and furniture designer. He is remembered for his contribution to functionalism (architec ...

, 11.2.1962 *

, 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 Niels August Theodor Kaj Gottlob, usually known as Kaj Gottlob, (9 November 1887 – 12 May 1976) was a Danish architect who contributed much to Neoclassicism and Functionalism both as professor of the School of Architects at the Royal Danish Aca ...

, 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 Jørn Oberg Utzon (; 9 April 191829 November 2008) was a Danish architect. In 1957, he won an international design competition for his design of the Sydney Opera House in Australia. Utzon's revised design, which he completed in 1961, was the b ...

, 30.11.2006 *

Jan Gehl Jan Gehl Hon. FAIA (born 17 September 1936, Copenhagen) is a Danish architect and urban design consultant based in Copenhagen whose career has focused on improving the quality of urban life by re-orienting city design towards the pedestrian an ...

, 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 The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally, founded for the advancement of architecture under its royal charter granted in 1837, three suppl ...

, 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

References

External links

Official website
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