Global InformationKHR Arkitekter information
| KHR Architecture AS | |
|---|---|
 Faculty of Humanities | |
| Practice information | |
| Key architects | Janina Zerbe Mikkel Beedholm Torben Juul Mai Svanholt Morten Nøhr Frandsen Henrik Andersen |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Location | Copenhagen |
| Significant works and honors | |
| Buildings | Copenhagen Airport Stockholm-Arlanda Airport Bahrain National Museum University of Copenhagen Faculty of Humanities St. Olavs University Hospital |
| Projects | Ørestad Copenhagen Metro |
| Awards | Nykredit Architecture Prize (1992) |
KHR Architecture A/S, formerly known as KHRAS and KHR Arkitekter is a Danish architecture company founded as Krohn & Hartvig Rasmussen in 1946. The company was founded by Gunnar Krohn and E. Hartvig Rasmussen after winning an architectural competition for the machine factory Atlas.
During the 1960s, the company started focusing on European styles applied to public buildings in Denmark.[1] The company has around 100 employees[2] and six partners involved in the daily management: Janina Zerbe, Henrik Richter Danielsen, Mikkel Beedholm, Lars Kragh And, Torben Juul and Peter Nielsen.[3] Several works have been nominated for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture[4] and Mies van der Rohe Award. In 1992, the company was awarded the Nykredit Architecture Prize.[5]
Among the company's projects are Sct. Hans New Forensic Psychiatry (2021), Østerport 2 office building (2021), Copenhagen Airport (several terminals), Rødovre Centrum (1966), Hvidovre Hospital (1968), University of Southern Denmark (1970), Bahrain National Museum (1987), the Danish pavilion at Expo 92 (1992), Fonnesbæk Church (1992), Frederiskberg Centret (1996), Copenhagen Metro stations (1996), Billund Airport (1997), Bang & Olufsen head office (1998), Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (1999), University of Copenhagen Faculty of Humanities (2000), Forum Horsens (2002), St. Olavs University Hospital (2002), KMD head office (2002), Fiberline (2004), Haukeland University Hospital (2006), Biocenter (2007), Hillerød Town Hall (2008), Church of the Holy Cross (2008), Campus Rådmandsmarken of the Metropolitan University College (2008) and Hedorfs Kollegium (2009), Ørestad School and Library (2012), Amalie Skrams School and AdO Arena in Bergen (2014). Nyt SUND, Faculty of Health at the University of Southern Denmark in Odense (2023) and many more.[6]
- ^ "Historie". KHR Arkitekter. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
- ^ "Medarbeidere". KHR Arkitekter. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Partnere". KHR Arcitecture. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Metro Copenhaguen". European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
- ^ "Nykredit Architecture Prize". Nykredit website (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark: Nykredit Holding A/S. 2013. Archived from the original on 20 February 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ^ "KHR Architecture since 1946". KHR Architecture. Retrieved 9 December 2022.