The Danish Association of Architects (Danish: Akademisk Arkitektforening, abbreviated to AA), is an independent professional body for architects in Denmark.
The Danish Association of Architects was founded at the initiative of L. A. Petersen on 21 November 1879. The principal aim was to advance and promote architectural quality by influencing planning and design of the physical environment in the widest possible context.[1]
Between 1951 and 2004, the Danish Association of Architects was part of the umbrella organisation National Association of Danish Architects (Danish: Danske Arkitekters Landsforbund/Akademisk Arkitektforening; DAL/AA). In 2004, DAL/AA was demerged into the Danish Association of Architects, the Danish Union of Architects, and the industry organisation Arkitekters Råd (now Danske Arkitektvirksomheder).
Building
The association is based in the former rectory of the Reformed Church in Copenhagen. The building is located in the street Åbenrå. It was acquired by the property investment company Karberghus and put through a renovation in 2014. AA was formerly based in the Architects' House in Strandgade, Christianshavn.
Presidents of Akademisk Arkitektforening/Danske Arkitekters Landsforbund
Akademisk Arkitektforenings's Honorary Medal is awarded to architects and organisations that have made a particularly important contribution to architecture. The medal is awarded in silver or gilded silver.
