Schmidt Hammer Lassen was founded in Aarhus, Denmark in 1986 by architects Morten Schmidt, Bjarne Hammer and John F. Lassen.


Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects are best known for their prominent, prize-winning building projects in Denmark and abroad. In Scandinavia, Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects are responsible for projects such as The Royal Library's prestigious extension "The Black Diamond" in Copenhagen, the ARoS art museum in Aarhus, Denmark, Halmstad Library (Sweden) and, in the far north, the Nuuk Cultural Centre (Greenland).