Praemium Imperiale Architecture Japan Art Association
The jury commented on the awarding: "Light seems to fall from the ceiling and windows, reflecting off the floors and walls, filling the space sublimely; these minutely calculated lighting effects are one of the greatest characteristics of Henning Larsen’s architecture. His respect and passion for light, said to have been nurtured as a child growing up in Denmark’s dark winters, has led him to be called the Master of Light."