From 1967 to 1970 he was a professor at the Aarhus School of Architecture and from 1979 to 1989 he operated an architects company in the United States, in collaboration with Jay Robert Larsson, an American Architect. Friis was a guest professor at the Ball State University, Indiana in 1975, a member of Statens Kunstfond from 1977 and chairman of Dansk Arkitektur Center 1987-89. Friis exhibited at the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition in 1953, 1956–57, 1960, 1962–65, 1967–69, 1974, 1986–87, Charlottenborg Fall Exhibition in 1971, 1981, 1984, the Å-Exhibition in 1958, Forum Copenhagen 1959, Vrå-Exhibition in 1964-93, Aarhus City Hall 1968, Bella Center 1978 og 1980 and in Karlsruhe, Germany 1983.[3]
^"Knud Friis" (in Danish). National Museum of Denmark. from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
^"Knud Friis" (in Danish). Gyldendals Encyclopedia. from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
^ ab"Knud Friis" (in Danish). Danish Ministry of Culture. from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
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knud, friis, march, 1926, november, 2010, danish, modernistic, architect, worked, extensively, denmark, founded, friis, moltke, born, 1926, march, 1926stilling, denmarkdied25, november, 2010, 2010, aged, aarhus, denmarknationalitydanishalma, materroyal, danish. Knud Friis March 12 1926 November 25 2010 was a Danish Modernistic architect who worked extensively in Denmark and founded Friis amp Moltke Knud FriisBorn 1926 03 12 12 March 1926Stilling DenmarkDied25 November 2010 2010 11 25 aged 84 Aarhus DenmarkNationalityDanishAlma materRoyal Danish Academy of Fine ArtsOccupationArchitectBuildingsHojen 13 Contents 1 Biography 2 Gallery 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditKnud Friis was born in Stilling to Anton Friis and Petra Laurine Laursen and graduated from Herning Gymnasium in 1944 During the Second World War Friis was active in the Danish resistance in operations for receiving supplies 1 In 1950 he graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts school of architecture and was subsequently employed at C F Moller Architects in Aarhus where he worked on projects for Aarhus University and Aarhus Katedralskole In 1957 he founded the architects company Friis amp Moltke with Elmar Moltke Nielsen Friis was married on 27 May 1950 in Ringkobing to Bodil Johanne Andersen 2 From 1967 to 1970 he was a professor at the Aarhus School of Architecture and from 1979 to 1989 he operated an architects company in the United States in collaboration with Jay Robert Larsson an American Architect Friis was a guest professor at the Ball State University Indiana in 1975 a member of Statens Kunstfond from 1977 and chairman of Dansk Arkitektur Center 1987 89 Friis exhibited at the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition in 1953 1956 57 1960 1962 65 1967 69 1974 1986 87 Charlottenborg Fall Exhibition in 1971 1981 1984 the A Exhibition in 1958 Forum Copenhagen 1959 Vra Exhibition in 1964 93 Aarhus City Hall 1968 Bella Center 1978 og 1980 and in Karlsruhe Germany 1983 3 Friis has received numerous awards including Traeprisen in 1959 Eckersberg Medal in 1967 Mobel og Betonprisen in 1972 the architecture prize of the Association of German Architects in Bayern 1975 Dagbladet Borsens Diploma for commercial buildings in 1978 IF prisen Gute Industrieform 1982 and C F Hansen Medal 1987 He became an Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 1983 and an honorary member of the Association of German Architects in 1992 3 Gallery Edit nbsp Knud Friis House nbsp nbsp References Edit Knud Friis in Danish National Museum of Denmark Archived from the original on 30 May 2016 Retrieved 25 April 2016 Knud Friis in Danish Gyldendals Encyclopedia Archived from the original on 8 May 2016 Retrieved 25 April 2016 a b Knud Friis in Danish Danish Ministry of Culture Archived from the original on 8 May 2016 Retrieved 25 April 2016 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Knud Friis Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Knud Friis amp oldid 1092507757, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
