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    • 31 March 2011

      Louis Becker awarded the Eckersberg Medal

      On Thursday 31 March 2011, architect Louis Becker, Partner and Director at Henning Larsen Architects, will receive the Eckersberg Medal. The Medal is awarded by the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and is presented in connection with the Academy Commemoration.

    • Extract from the citation: ”Louis Becker has set himself the goal of putting Danish architecture on the world map by taking a conceptual approach to architecture on a large scale.” And further: “Louis Becker creates architecture that goes far beyond aesthetics – ideas are developed and the Scandinavian approach to architecture is incorporated in an open dialogue where more value is generated than questions asked. In his work for Henning Larsen Architects, Louis Becker has demonstrated exceptional commitment to designing and building cities where it makes the biggest difference – where it influences a model of society, and where the solution lies in architecture.”

      Louis Becker graduated as an architect from Aarhus School of Architecture in 1989. He was employed at Henning Larsen Architects in 1989 and was appointed Director in 2005 with responsibility for the international market. Louis Becker has been the driving force behind a number of Danish and international projects. In February 2011, he was elected to the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.

      ”Receiving the Eckersberg Medal is a great honor. Not least because the Medal is awarded by my colleagues in the Academic Council”, says Louis Becker. “The field of architecture is rapidly developing in present years, and Danish architecture will not be able to keep up without inspiration from and interaction with the places in the world where developments are taking place. As artists, we should focus much more on looking out into the world for inspiration. We can learn a lot from the world surrounding us, and knowledge and inspiration will be brought to Denmark if we play an active role on the international stage.”

      Louis Becker has been Adjunct Professor at Aalborg University since 2008. Through many years, he has been closely attached to the Danish schools of architecture and has been a lecturer and external examiner in Aalborg, Aarhus and Copenhagen.

      The Eckersberg Medal is awarded to individuals ”who have made an extraordinary contribution of high artistic quality in free or bound art.” The Medal has previously been awarded to Henning Larsen (1965) and Troels Troelsen (2008) from Henning Larsen Architects.