Inger Exner
Born on 20 August 1926 in Randers.
Daughter of manufacturer Frederik Emil Würtzen (died 1950) and Anna Simone, born Marcussen (died 1978).
Student from Randers Statsskole 1945.
Married Johannes on 30 May 1952.
Graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, in 1954.
Employed by Akton Bjørn and Sigvard Bernadotte 1953-55.
Architectural firm with Johannes from 1958 to 1999.
Johannes Exner
Born on 25 March 1926 in Hald.
Son of provost Johan Exner (died 1981) and Gunild, born Holt (died 1970).
Participated in the resistance movement in 1944, arrested by the Gestapo on 18 February 1945, transferred to Frøslev camp, later to Sweden with Bernadotte’s white buses, returned to Denmark on 17 May 1945.
Graduate of Randers State School, 1945.
Preliminary studies at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, 1945–48.
Married Inger on 30 May 1952.
Graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, in 1954.
Employed by Vilhelm Lauritzen 1953-56,
Employed by Koch 1956-61
Architectural firm with Inger from 1958 to 1999.
Teacher at the Academy of Fine Arts 1957-65.
Lecturer and Head of Dept. F. Restoration, Urban and Building Conservation at the School of Architecture in Aarhus 1965,
Professor 1984-92 at the same department, Aarhus School of Architecture.professor 1984-92 ved samme afd., Arkitektskolen i Århus.
Member of the board of the Academic Association of Architects 1958-62,
by the Society for Ecclesiastical Art 1965-72,
by the Special Church Council for Odense and Maribo Cathedrals,
by the Board of the Association for Cemetery Culture 1967-76,
by the Representative Committee of the Association for Urban Culture
and Aarhus Municipality’s Committee for Building and Environmental Conservation 1968-86, chairman 1974-86.
Member and chair of the Academy Council’s Committee for Art in Churches 1968-88,
by the Nordic Bell Committee 1970-88,
by the representative committee of the Danish Organ Society 1970-75,
consultant for the Special Building Inspection,
Member of the Danish National Committee for the Bygningsfredningsåret 1975,
by the Academy of Fine Arts from 1978,
by the Danish ICOMOS Committee 1978,
by the Academy Council in 1983,
by the Special Building Inspection 1983-87,
by the Danish Building Preservation Fund 1983-87,
head of surveying expedition to Ilha de Mocambique 1983,
member of UNESCO’s ICOMOS Committee on Restoration Education.
Awarded the Danish Arts Foundation’s lifetime grant in 1997,
Danish Europa Nostra Award 2011.
Died May 16, 2015, in Aarhus.
Inger and Johannes Exner
Awarded the Velux Foundation Honorary Grant in 1978,
Murerprisen 1982,
Eckersberg-Medaillen 1983,
Træprisen 1987,
Honorary citizens of Kolding,
Nykredit Architecture Award 1991,
C.F. Hansen Medal 1992,
Honorary Fellowship of The American Institute of Architects 1992.
Members of the Artists’ Association.
The Architectural Association’s Medal of Honor 2018.
Exhibition:
Members of the Vrå Exhibition.
The Artists’ Autumn Exhibition (KE) 1978,
Jens Nielsens Museum 1981,
Holmen Løgumkloster 1984,
”Dansk Arkitektur”, Paris 1988,
vandreudstillingen ”Le Danemark l’Art de Batir” 1990,
”Moderne Dansk Arkitektur”, Czechoslovakia 1992,
Koldinghus (retrospective) 1996,
Gammel Dok (retrospective) 1997.
Name and ownership of the architectural firm
Company name, periods of owners
“Inger and Johannes Exner” 1958–1995 Inger and Johannes Exner
”Exners Tegnestue as” (I) 1995 – 1999 Inger and Johannes Exner
”Exners Tegnestue as” (II) 1999 – 2003 Anna Mette Exner, Karen Exner, Finn Larsen
“Exners Tegnestue as” (III) 2003 – 2012 Karen Exner, Kjeld Ghozati, Eva Holdgaard Jensen, Finn Larsen
Book publications
”Kirkebygning og Teologi”
Johan Exner og Tage Christiansen.
Gads Forlag, 1965.
Page 26: ”Det vesterlandske kirkerum…” by Johannes Exner and Vagn Riisagerand
Page 230. ”Hvor meget kan kirkebygningens ydre arkitektur udtrykke.” by Johannes Exner.
”Illustreret Værkfortegnelse”
Published in connection with the exhibition Nordic Church Project, Holmen Museum, Løgumkloster 1984
Text and layout: Birgitte Wistoft.
”Koldinghus. Inger og Johannnes Exner”
Special edition of Arkitektur.DK 1 1994. Arkitektens Forlag.
Editors: Kim Dirckinck-Holmfeld, Susanne Møldrup, Marianne Amundsen.
”Arkitekterne Inger og Johannes Exner”
Published in connection with a retrospective exhibition at the Museum at Koldinghus, 1996
The museum at Koldinghus.
Editors: Jens Bertelsen and Birgit Jenvold.
”Fortiden for tiden. Genbrugskultur og kulturgenbrug i dag”
Editors: Ellen Braae and Maria Fabricius Hansen.
Arkitektskolens Forlag, Aarhus 2007.
Page 56: ”Den historiske bygnings væren på liv og død” by Johannes Exner.
”10 eventyrlige haver”
Peter Olesen.
Thaning & Appel 2007.
”Arkitekternes egne huse – med arkitekternes egne ord”
Mogens Stærk and Kirsten Grønborg.
Arkitektskolens Forlag 2010.
“Mesterværker – enfamiliehuset i dansk arkitekturs guldalder”
Michael Sheridan.
Strandberg Publishing, København 2011.
Thomas Bo Jensen.
Ikaros Press, Aarhus 2012.
”Over 80”
“15 skriver om at være over 80 og fuld af livskraft”
Peter Olesen
Thaning & Appel 2007
Page 29 is about Inger Exner
“80 folk over 80”
Lars Gundersen and Asger Schnack
Frydenlund 2017
Page 48, 76, and 146 is about Inger Exner
“Kirkearkitektur som erkendelsesvej”
Ph.D. thesis
Line Marschner
AUTRYK Aarhus Universitet 2018
“Moderne kirkevandringer”
Dorthe Møller
FILO 2018
Page 22, 34, 52, 82, and 88
Movies
”Kirken på Lyng”
Production: Kurt Jochumsen Film c 1995
Duration: 42 min.
Screenplay and direction: Anne Hjort
Production: Danmarks Kirkelige Mediecenter 1999
Duration: 29 min.
Production: Kaj Larsen, Taastrup, 2001
Duration: 34 min.
Recorded in 2001 in Taastrup Nykirke
”Århus Midtby. Arkitekt Johannes Exner om byen og vandet”
From the series ”Et godt kvarter”, program 6
Planning: Bo Illum Jørgensen
Photographer: Jesper Petersen
DR Editor: Thorkild Nyholm
Production: Dansk AV Produktion 2007
Duration 14 min.
”Johannes Exner. De levende huses arkitekt”
Duration: 29 min.
Planning, recording, and editing:
Jesper Henning Pedersen and Bjarne Hermansen
Production: Folkekirkeinfo, 2009
”Johannes Exner. Sankt Clemens Kirke”
Duration: 29 min.
Planning, recording, and editing:
Jesper Henning Pedersen and Bjarne Hermansen
Production: Folkekirkeinfo, 2009
”Johannes Exner. Skæring Kirke”
Duration: 29 min.
Planning, recording, and editing:
Jesper Henning Pedersen and Bjarne Hermansen
Production: Folkekirkeinfo, 2009
”Enestående nordiske huse – Exner’s Hus”
Planning: Jan Haugaard
Host: Eva Harlou
Expert: Michael Sheridan
Production: nordvision, svt, DR, 2012
Duration: 28 min.
Photographer: Poul Madsen
Production: Katalysator 2014
Duration: 4 min.
Planning: Søs Kjeldsen
Photographer: Dorte Nüchel
Editor: Eva Kvist
Production: TV2 Østjylland 2015
Duration: 29 min.
