Dorte Mandrup
Dorte Mandrup A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark
"When Place meets Form"
Lecture: Wednesday, April 2, 2025 | 6:00PM | ARCH 132 DF Pray Lecture Theatre
Studies in both sculpture and ceramics, and medicine have influenced Dorte Mandrup’s approach to architecture, which has always been ‘hands-on’. Shape and form constitute the company ethos - to create spaces that are aesthetically pleasing, contextually relevant, and invite people to engage. Dorte Mandrup graduated from the , Denmark in 1991. Eight years later she founded her where she continues to be Creative Director. Her design philosophy and artistic yet systematic mindset permeate the entire office as she is design responsible for all projects. As a humanist with a distinct nonconformist outlook, Dorte Mandrup is well known for her commitment to the development of the architectural practice and her frequent participation in public debates.
Receiving national and international acclaim for her work, in 2018 Dorte headlined at the curated international exhibition at La Biennale di Venezia. Dorte is member of the Architecture Section in Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Vice Chairman of the , former member of the Historic Buildings Council in Denmark, Chair of the prestigious Mies van der Rohe Award 2019, Adjunct Professor at and holds frequent visiting professorships abroad, in 2018 at and from 2021 at Mendrisio Accademia de Architettura, Switzerland.
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