Dorte Mandrup founded her studio in Copenhagen in 1999, eight years after graduating from the Aarhus School of Architecture. Studies in both sculpture and natural sciences have influenced her approach and she is internationally recognized for creating architecture in synergy with the context, enhancing the awareness and the experience of the place. She is well known for her commitment to the development of architectural practice and for diversity, inclusion, and integrity within the industry. She headlined the Biennale de Venezia in 2018, chaired the EU-Mies van der Rohe Award in 2019, is Vice-Chairman of the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, member of the Akademie der Künste, Honorary Professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Architecture, Design and Conservation. She has taught at numerous international universities and is currently a professor at Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio in Switzerland.