2009: Honorary Award for Theo Bjerg
In 2009, the Henning Larsen Foundation decided to honour Theo
Bjerg, architect and former professor at the Royal Danish Academy
of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, who is particularly known for
his model residential buildings and, most recently, the extension
of the J.F. Willumsen Museum in the town of Frederikssund.
The 73-year-old Theo Bjerg is a respected architect, an excellent
disseminator, an important voice in architectural debates and a
person possessing many talents, which has resulted in an offbeat
film making jokes about the self-important myth of the great
architect and his strokes of genius.
For more than 20 years, Theo Bjerg had his own practice together
with the architect, Palle Dyreborg. In 1966, they won the
architectural competition of interior design magazine, Bo Bedre, on
a modern garden house. In addition, they designed Sættedammen in
the town of Hillerød, which is considered as the most successful
commune in Denmark, as well as the residences, Domus Vista Park
III, in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen.
To a great extent, Theo Bjerg has addressed the issue of
designing buildings that are energy efficient without being
unattractive and his buildings are characterised by a high degree
of flexibility and a clear expression, beautifully uninfluenced by
the whims of fashion. He has received numerous recognitions as for
instance the Eckersberg Medal and he is among the architects who
have been allocated the lifelong grants of the Danish Arts
Foundation.