Lauritz Petersen Aakjær


Lauritz Petersen Aakjær was a Danish architect in Jutland and exponent of the Heimatschutz style.

Biography

Lauritz Petersen Aakjær was born in Vester Lindet near Gram, Denmark.
He completed a basic architectural education at Baugewerkschule Eckernförde in Eckernförde.
Employed by the architect H. W. Schmidt in Hamburg, he became an independent architect and master builder in Rødding in 1909, where the majority of his works are, including Rødding School. From 1920 to 1933 he designed 26 detached homes in Rødding and Gram, and two in Haderslev.
One of his children, Svend Aage Aakjær, was also an architect.