Dorte Mandrup, Danska – ENG

Danish architect Dorte Mandrup is the Principal and Creative Director of the Copenhagen-based architecture studio Dorte Mandrup, which she established in 1999. The studio is internationally recognised for its ability to create architecture that actively engages with the complexities of each place and contributes with new relevance. Using the entire context as a conceptual starting point, Mandrup employs an artistic, humanistic, and scientific approach to form designs that enhance the awareness and experience of each place. In recent years, Mandrup has distinguished herself in the architectural field with extraordinary projects like The Wadden Sea Centre in Denmark, The Whale in Norway, the Exile Museum in Berlin, the Nunavut Inuit Heritage Centre in Canada, and the Ilulissat Icefjord Centre in Greenland.

With a consistent sensitivity to context, artistic perception, and a persistent focus on the human connection to space, Dorte Mandrup has took part in setting the agenda prevalent in the architectural discourse in Scandinavia today. She has received numerous national and international awards and recognitions for her work. She headlined the curated international exhibition at La Biennale di Venezia in 2018, chaired the Mies van der Rohe Award in 2019, is Vice Chairman of Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, member of Akademie der Künste in Berlin, Honorary Professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Architecture, Design and Conservation, Adjunct Professor at Accademia de Architettura de Mendrisio in Switzerland, and this year’s Kenzo Tange Design Critic in Architecture at Harvard GSD.