Lene Tranberg, Hon. FAIA (born 29 November 1956) is a

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architect, head architect and a founding partner of

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

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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

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 (English language, English: Tietgen Student Hall), named for Danish financier Carl Frederik Tietgen, C.F. Tietgen (1829-1901), is a student residence located in the Ørestad district of Copenhagen, Denmark. The building has a cons ...

student residences and the

Royal Danish Playhouse The Royal Danish Playhouse ( da, Skuespilhuset) is a theatre building for the Royal Danish Theatre, situated on the harbour front in the Frederiksstaden neighbourhood of central Copenhagen, Denmark. It was created as a purpose-built venue for dr ...

. 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 Center (Danish: Dansk Arkitektur Center), (DAC), is Denmark’s national center for the development and dissemination of knowledge about architecture, building and urban development. DAC’s objective and legitimacy consist in ...

from 1998 to 2002.

Awards and distinctions

Individual distinctions

* 1994 Eckersberg Medal (with Boje Lundgaard) * 2002 Dreyer Honorary Award (with Boje Lundgaard) * 2005

Nykredit Architecture Prize The Nykredit Architecture Prize is the largest Danish architecture prize. Founded by the Nykredit Foundation (an arm of the Nykredit Group), it is awarded annually to a person, or group of people, who have personally, or through their work, made a ...

* 2005

C. F. Hansen Medal The C. F. Hansen Medal (Danish: C. F. Hansens Medaille) 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 obtainabl ...

* 2010 Danish Business Woman of the Year * 2008 Honor Prize, National Bank of Denmark Jubilee Fund * 2010

Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog The Order of the Dannebrog ( da, Dannebrogordenen) is a Danish order of chivalry instituted in 1671 by Christian V. Until 1808, membership in the order was limited to fifty members of noble or royal rank, who formed a single class known ...

* 2010

Honorary Fellowship Honorary titles (professor, reader, lecturer) in academia may be conferred on persons in recognition of contributions by a non-employee or by an employee beyond regular duties. This practice primarily exists in the UK and Germany, as well as in m ...

American Institute of Architects The American Institute of Architects (AIA) 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 su ...

* 2014 Prince Eugen Medal for architecture

Distinctions for projects

* 2006

RIBA European Award RIBA European Awards are part of an award program by the Royal Institute of British Architects. Complemented by the RIBA National Award, RIBA National and RIBA International Award, International Awards, it rewards "the excellent work being done by R ...

for ''Kilen'' * 2007 RIBA European Award for ''Tietgenkollegiet'' * 2008 RIBA European Award for ''Royal Danish Playhouse'' * 2008 iF product design award for ''Royal Playhouse theatre chair'' * 2009 Red Dot Design Award for ''Royal Playhouse theatre chair''

References

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History

Awards and distinctions

Individual distinctions

Distinctions for projects

See also

References