Danish architecture studio Henning Larsen Architects has been named as this year's laureate of the European Prize for Architecture.
Established in 2010, the European Prize for Architecture is awarded annually to the European architects perceived to have advanced "the principles of European humanism and the art of architecture".
Henning Larsen Architects is the eponymous studio of the late Danish architect Henning Larsen
Henning Larsen Architects is the second Danish winner of the accolade, dubbed as the "highest award for architecture", following BIG's founder Bjarke Ingel who was the award's first laureate.
Among the other winners of the European Prize for Architecture are Santiago Calatrava, Alessandro Mendini, Laboratory for Visionary Architecture, and Manuelle Gautrand, who was the first woman to receive the prize. Today the studio is headed by Mette Kynne Frandsen and Louis Becker
Henning Larsen Architects is the eponymous studio of critically acclaimed Danish architect Henning Larsen, who passed away in 2013. The prize coincides with the studio's 60th anniversary.
The awards' organisers, The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and The Chicago Athenaeum, selected Henning Larsen Architects in recognition of its commitment to sustainability and community-focused design.
The studio is best-known for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Saudi Arabia. Photo is by Richard Bryant
"We are delighted to present The European Prize ...