Biography
1925 | Born in Opsund, Videbak, in the western part of Denmark | |
1949-52 | Studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, Copenhagen | |
1950-51 | Studied at the Architectural Association School of Architecture, London | |
1952 | Won scholarship to study at M.I.T. School of Architecture, Boston | |
1951-52 | Employed at Arne Jacobsen Architects | |
1959 | Established Henning Larsen Architects | |
1961 | Won the first competition for Stockholm University | |
1968-95 | Professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture | |
1984 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh | |
1985 | Published the architectural journal SKALA (until 1994) | |
1986 | The Prince Eugén Medal, Sweden | |
1989 | The Aga Khan Award for Architecture | |
1996 | Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek (New Carlsberg Sculpture Museum), Copenhagen | |
1997 | Malmö City Library, Sweden | |
1999 | Danish Design Centre, Copenhagen | |
2001 | Established Henning Larsen Foundation | |
2004 | IT University, Copenhagen | |
2005 | The Opera House, Copenhagen | |
2013 | Died June 22 at his home in Copenhagen |