Lene Tranberg
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Lene Tranberg is a Danish
architect, head architect and co-founder of Lundgaard & Tranberg
.
in 1956. In 1977, she was admitted to the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture where she studied under Erik Christian Sørensen. In 1983, one year before graduating, she co-founded Lundgaard & Tranberg
with Boje Lundgaard. The firm gained prominence after the turn of the millennium with a number of high-profile buildings in Copenhagen, including most notably the Tietgenkollegiet
student residences and the Royal Danish Playhouse
. Both are generally considered to be among the most successful Danish buildings of the decade.
In parallel with her career as a practicing architect, Tranberg began teaching at the Academy in 1986 and was employed there as a lector from 1989 to 1998. She has also held numerous positions in the world of Danish architecture, including CEO of the Danish Architecture Centre
from 1998 to 2002.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
architect, head architect and co-founder of Lundgaard & Tranberg
Lundgaard & Tranberg
Lundgaard & Tranberg Arkitekter is a Danish architectural firm, based in Copenhagen Denmark. It is most noted for the Tietgenkollegiet student housing in Ørestad from 2006 and the Royal Danish Playhouse on the Copenhagen harbourfront from 2008...
.
History
Lene Tranberg was born in CopenhagenCopenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
in 1956. In 1977, she was admitted to the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture where she studied under Erik Christian Sørensen. In 1983, one year before graduating, she co-founded Lundgaard & Tranberg
Lundgaard & Tranberg
Lundgaard & Tranberg Arkitekter is a Danish architectural firm, based in Copenhagen Denmark. It is most noted for the Tietgenkollegiet student housing in Ørestad from 2006 and the Royal Danish Playhouse on the Copenhagen harbourfront from 2008...
with Boje Lundgaard. The firm gained prominence after the turn of the millennium with a number of high-profile buildings in Copenhagen, including most notably the Tietgenkollegiet
Tietgenkollegiet
Tietgenkollegiet , named for Danish financier C. F. Tietgen , is a student residence built in new district Ørestad close to the centre of Copenhagen....
student residences and the Royal Danish Playhouse
Royal Danish Playhouse
The Royal Danish Playhouse is a theatre building for the Royal Danish Theatre, situated on the harbour front in the Frederiksstaden neighbourhood of central Copenhagen, Denmark...
. Both are generally considered to be among the most successful Danish buildings of the decade.
In parallel with her career as a practicing architect, Tranberg began teaching at the Academy in 1986 and was employed there as a lector from 1989 to 1998. She has also held numerous positions in the world of Danish architecture, including CEO of the Danish Architecture Centre
Danish Architecture Centre
Danish Architecture Centre , DAC, is a communication and development centre for architecture in Copenhagen, Denmark...
from 1998 to 2002.
Individual distinctions
- 1994 Eckersberg MedalEckersberg MedalThe Eckersberg Medal is an annual award of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts...
(with Boje Lundgaard) - 2005 Nykredit Architecture PrizeNykredit Architecture PrizeThe Nykredit Architecture Prize is the largest Danish architecture prize. Founded by the Nykredit Foundation, it is awarded annually to awarded annually to a person, or group of persons, who have personally, or through their work, made a significant contribution to the building industry in the form...
- 2005 C. F. Hansen MedalC. F. Hansen MedalThe C. F. Hansen Medal is awarded annually with few exceptions to one or more recipients by the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts for an outstanding contribution to architecture. It is the Academy's highest obtainable destinction for an architect. It is named after the architect C. F. Hansen and...
- 2910 Danish Business Woman of the Year
- 2008 Honor Prize, National Bank of Denmark Jubilee Fund
- 2010 Knight of the Order of the DannebrogOrder of the DannebrogThe Order of the Dannebrog is an Order of Denmark, instituted in 1671 by Christian V. It resulted from a move in 1660 to break the absolutism of the nobility. The Order was only to comprise 50 noble Knights in one class plus the Master of the Order, i.e. the Danish monarch, and his sons...
- 2010 Honorary Fellowship, American Institute of ArchitectsAmerican Institute of ArchitectsThe American Institute of Architects is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to support the architecture profession and improve its public image...
Distinctions for projects
- 2006 RIBA European Award for Kilen
- 2007 RIBA European Award for Tietgenkollegiet
- 2008 RIBA European Award for Royal Danish Playhouse
- 2008 iF product design awardIF product design awardThe iF Product Design Award was introduced in 1954 and is annually conferred by the iF International Forum Design. Every year the iF attracts more than 2,000 product entries from around 37 nations, which are judged by renowned experts, with the best of them receiving an iF seal of outstanding...
for Royal Playhouse theatre chair - Red Dot Design Award for Royal Playhouse theatre chair