Lene Dammand Lund

Lene Dammand Lund has been Rector at The Royal Danish Academy - Architecture, Design and Conservation since 2012.

Lene Dammand Lund has been Rector at the Royal Danish Academy - Architecture, Design and Conservation since 2012. In 2016 she headed the decision to relate teaching and research at the Academy to the UN Global Goals in an attempt to promote knowledge and talent that can support sustainable change for both the planet and humans.

Previously to her position as Rector, Lene Dammand Lund was CEO of the Danish landscape architectural firm SLA A/S. She has been Assistant Professor at Royal Danish Academy, editor at the Danish Architectural magazine “Arkitekten” and has worked at both Danish and international design studios. She is trained as an Architect, holds an MBA and she has been awarded the Royal Knight's Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog. Lene Dammand Lund is member of several boards. She has recently been appointed by the Minister of Culture to an expert group regarding a new national architecture policy. She is currently member of the Danish Parliament's Inter-Political Network for the UN Global Goals.