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Inger Exner<\/h3>\n

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Born on 20 August 1926 in Randers.<\/p>\n

Daughter of manufacturer Frederik Emil W\u00fcrtzen (died 1950) and Anna Simone, born Marcussen (died 1978).<\/p>\n

Student from Randers Statsskole 1945.<\/p>\n

Married Johannes on 30 May 1952.<\/p>\n

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Graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, in 1954.<\/p>\n

Employed by Akton Bj\u00f8rn and Sigvard Bernadotte 1953-55.<\/p>\n

Architectural firm with Johannes from 1958 to 1999.<\/p>\n

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Johannes Exner<\/h3>\n

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Born on 25 March 1926 in Hald.<\/p>\n

Son of provost Johan Exner (died 1981) and Gunild, born Holt (died 1970).<\/p>\n

Participated in the resistance movement in 1944, arrested by the Gestapo on 18 February 1945, transferred to Fr\u00f8slev camp, later to Sweden with Bernadotte’s white buses, returned to Denmark on 17 May 1945.<\/p>\n

Graduate of Randers State School, 1945.<\/p>\n

Preliminary studies at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, 1945\u201348.<\/p>\n

Married Inger on 30 May 1952.<\/p>\n

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Graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, in 1954.<\/p>\n

Employed by Vilhelm Lauritzen 1953-56,<\/p>\n

Employed by Koch 1956-61<\/p>\n

Architectural firm with Inger from 1958 to 1999.<\/p>\n

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Teacher at the Academy of Fine Arts 1957-65.<\/p>\n

Lecturer and Head of Dept. F. Restoration, Urban and Building Conservation at the School of Architecture in Aarhus 1965, <\/p>\n

Professor 1984-92 at the same department, Aarhus School of Architecture.professor 1984-92 ved samme afd., Arkitektskolen i \u00c5rhus.<\/p>\n

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Member of the board of the Academic Association of Architects 1958-62,<\/p>\n

by the Society for Ecclesiastical Art 1965-72,<\/p>\n

by the Special Church Council for Odense and Maribo Cathedrals,<\/p>\n

by the Board of the Association for Cemetery Culture 1967-76,<\/p>\n

by the Representative Committee of the Association for Urban Culture<\/p>\n

and Aarhus Municipality’s Committee for Building and Environmental Conservation 1968-86, chairman 1974-86.<\/p>\n

Member and chair of the Academy Council’s Committee for Art in Churches 1968-88,<\/p>\n

by the Nordic Bell Committee 1970-88,<\/p>\n

by the representative committee of the Danish Organ Society 1970-75,<\/p>\n

consultant for the Special Building Inspection,<\/p>\n

Member of the Danish National Committee for the Bygningsfrednings\u00e5ret 1975,<\/p>\n

by the Academy of Fine Arts from 1978,<\/p>\n

by the Danish ICOMOS Committee 1978,<\/p>\n

by the Academy Council in 1983,<\/p>\n

by the Special Building Inspection 1983-87,<\/p>\n

by the Danish Building Preservation Fund 1983-87,<\/p>\n

head of surveying expedition to Ilha de Mocambique 1983,<\/p>\n

member of UNESCO’s ICOMOS Committee on Restoration Education.<\/p>\n

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Awarded the Danish Arts Foundation’s lifetime grant in 1997,<\/p>\n

Danish Europa Nostra Award 2011.<\/p>\n

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Died May 16, 2015, in Aarhus.<\/p>\n

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Inger and Johannes Exner<\/h3>\n

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Awarded the Velux Foundation Honorary Grant in 1978,<\/p>\n

Murerprisen 1982,<\/p>\n

Eckersberg-Medaillen 1983,<\/p>\n

Tr\u00e6prisen 1987,<\/p>\n

Honorary citizens of Kolding,<\/p>\n

Nykredit Architecture Award 1991,<\/p>\n

C.F. Hansen Medal 1992,<\/p>\n

Honorary Fellowship of The American Institute of Architects 1992.<\/p>\n

Members of the Artists’ Association.<\/p>\n

The Architectural Association’s Medal of Honor 2018.<\/p>\n

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Exhibition:<\/p>\n

Members of the Vr\u00e5 Exhibition.<\/p>\n

The Artists’ Autumn Exhibition (KE) 1978,<\/p>\n

Jens Nielsens Museum 1981,<\/p>\n

Holmen L\u00f8gumkloster 1984,<\/p>\n

\u201dDansk Arkitektur\u201d, Paris 1988,<\/p>\n

vandreudstillingen \u201dLe Danemark l\u2019Art de Batir\u201d 1990,<\/p>\n

\u201dModerne Dansk Arkitektur\u201d, Czechoslovakia 1992,<\/p>\n

Koldinghus (retrospective) 1996,<\/p>\n

Gammel Dok (retrospective) 1997.<\/p>\n

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Name and ownership of the architectural firm<\/h3>\n

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Company name, periods of owners<\/p>\n

\u201cInger and Johannes Exner\u201d 1958\u20131995 Inger and Johannes Exner<\/p>\n

\u201dExners Tegnestue as\u201d (I) 1995 – 1999 Inger and Johannes Exner<\/p>\n

\u201dExners Tegnestue as\u201d (II) 1999 – 2003 Anna Mette Exner, Karen Exner, Finn Larsen<\/p>\n

“Exners Tegnestue as” (III) 2003 – 2012 Karen Exner, Kjeld Ghozati, Eva Holdgaard Jensen, Finn Larsen<\/p>\n

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Book publications<\/h3>\n

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\u201dKirkebygning og Teologi\u201d<\/p>\n

Johan Exner og Tage Christiansen.<\/p>\n

Gads Forlag, 1965.<\/p>\n

Page 26: \u201dDet vesterlandske kirkerum\u2026\u201d by Johannes Exner and Vagn Riisagerand<\/p>\n

Page 230. \u201dHvor meget kan kirkebygningens ydre arkitektur udtrykke.\u201d by Johannes Exner.<\/p>\n

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\u201dIllustreret V\u00e6rkfortegnelse\u201d<\/u><\/p>\n

Published in connection with the exhibition Nordic Church Project, Holmen Museum, L\u00f8gumkloster 1984<\/p>\n

Text and layout: Birgitte Wistoft.<\/p>\n

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\u201dKoldinghus. Inger og Johannnes Exner\u201d <\/u><\/p>\n

Special edition of Arkitektur.DK 1 1994. Arkitektens Forlag. <\/p>\n

Editors: Kim Dirckinck-Holmfeld, Susanne M\u00f8ldrup, Marianne Amundsen.<\/p>\n

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\u201dArkitekterne Inger og Johannes Exner\u201d<\/u><\/p>\n

Published in connection with a retrospective exhibition at the Museum at Koldinghus, 1996<\/p>\n

The museum at Koldinghus.<\/p>\n

Editors: Jens Bertelsen and Birgit Jenvold.<\/p>\n

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\u201dFortiden for tiden. Genbrugskultur og kulturgenbrug i dag\u201d <\/u><\/p>\n

Editors: Ellen Braae and Maria Fabricius Hansen.<\/p>\n

Arkitektskolens Forlag, Aarhus 2007.<\/p>\n

Page 56: \u201dDen historiske bygnings v\u00e6ren p\u00e5 liv og d\u00f8d\u201d by Johannes Exner.<\/p>\n

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\u201d10 eventyrlige haver\u201d<\/u><\/p>\n

Peter Olesen.<\/p>\n

Thaning & Appel 2007.<\/p>\n

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\u201dArkitekternes egne huse \u2013 med arkitekternes egne ord\u201d<\/u><\/p>\n

Mogens St\u00e6rk and Kirsten Gr\u00f8nborg.<\/p>\n

Arkitektskolens Forlag 2010.<\/p>\n

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“Mesterv\u00e6rker \u2013 enfamiliehuset i dansk arkitekturs guldalder”<\/u><\/p>\n

Michael Sheridan.<\/p>\n

Strandberg Publishing, K\u00f8benhavn 2011.<\/p>\n

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\u201dInger og Johannes Exner\u201d<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

Thomas Bo Jensen.<\/p>\n

Ikaros Press, Aarhus 2012.<\/p>\n

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\u201dOver 80\u201d<\/u><\/p>\n

“15 skriver om at v\u00e6re over 80 og fuld af livskraft”<\/p>\n

Peter Olesen<\/p>\n

Thaning & Appel 2007<\/p>\n

Page 29 is about Inger Exner<\/p>\n

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“80 folk over 80”<\/p>\n

Lars Gundersen and Asger Schnack<\/p>\n

Frydenlund 2017<\/p>\n

Page 48, 76, and 146 is about Inger Exner<\/p>\n

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“Kirkearkitektur som erkendelsesvej”<\/p>\n

Ph.D. thesis <\/p>\n

Line Marschner<\/p>\n

AUTRYK Aarhus Universitet 2018<\/p>\n

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“Moderne kirkevandringer”<\/p>\n

Dorthe M\u00f8ller<\/p>\n

FILO 2018<\/p>\n

Page 22, 34, 52, 82, and 88<\/p>\n

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Movies<\/h3>\n

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\u201dKirken p\u00e5 Lyng\u201d<\/u><\/p>\n

Production: Kurt Jochumsen Film c 1995<\/p>\n

Duration: 42 min.<\/p>\n

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\u201dAt bygge med lys\u201d<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

Screenplay and direction: Anne Hjort<\/p>\n

Production: Danmarks Kirkelige Mediecenter 1999<\/p>\n

Duration: 29 min.<\/p>\n

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\u201dKirkebygningernes historie\u201d<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

Production: Kaj Larsen, Taastrup, 2001<\/p>\n

Duration: 34 min.<\/p>\n

Recorded in 2001 in Taastrup Nykirke<\/p>\n

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\u201d\u00c5rhus Midtby. Arkitekt Johannes Exner om byen og vandet\u201d <\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

From the series \u201dEt godt kvarter\u201d, program 6<\/p>\n

Planning: Bo Illum J\u00f8rgensen<\/p>\n

Photographer: Jesper Petersen<\/p>\n

DR Editor: Thorkild Nyholm<\/p>\n

Production: Dansk AV Produktion 2007<\/p>\n

Duration 14 min.<\/p>\n

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\u201dJohannes Exner. De levende huses arkitekt\u201d <\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

Duration: 29 min.<\/p>\n

Planning, recording, and editing:<\/p>\n

Jesper Henning Pedersen and Bjarne Hermansen<\/p>\n

Production: Folkekirkeinfo, 2009<\/p>\n

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\u201dJohannes Exner. Sankt Clemens Kirke\u201d <\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

Duration: 29 min.<\/p>\n

Planning, recording, and editing:<\/p>\n

Jesper Henning Pedersen and Bjarne Hermansen<\/p>\n

Production: Folkekirkeinfo, 2009<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u201dJohannes Exner. Sk\u00e6ring Kirke\u201d <\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

Duration: 29 min.<\/p>\n

Planning, recording, and editing:<\/p>\n

Jesper Henning Pedersen and Bjarne Hermansen<\/p>\n

Production: Folkekirkeinfo, 2009<\/p>\n

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\u201dEnest\u00e5ende nordiske huse \u2013 Exner\u2019s Hus\u201d<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

Planning: Jan Haugaard<\/p>\n

Host: Eva Harlou<\/p>\n

Expert: Michael Sheridan<\/p>\n

Production: nordvision, svt, DR, 2012<\/p>\n

Duration: 28 min.<\/p>\n

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\u201cExners Hus\u201d<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

Photographer: Poul Madsen<\/p>\n

Production: Katalysator 2014<\/p>\n

Duration: 4 min.<\/p>\n

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\u201dExners Hemmelighed\u201d<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

Planning: S\u00f8s Kjeldsen<\/p>\n

Photographer: Dorte N\u00fcchel<\/p>\n

Editor: Eva Kvist<\/p>\n

Production: TV2 \u00d8stjylland 2015<\/p>\n

Duration: 29 min.<\/p>\n<\/main>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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