LP Aakjaer

Lauritz Petersen Aakjaer ( 26 May 1883 - April 17, 1959 ) was a Danish architect in Jutland and exponent of the Heimatschutz style. Employed by architect H.W. Schmidt in Hamburg, he became an independent architect and master builder in Rodding from 1909, where the majority of his works are, including Rodding School (1912). In the period 1920-1933 he designed 26 villas which were built in Rodding and Gram and 2 in Haderslev. One of his children, Svend Aage Aakjaer, continued in the architectural profession.