Lene De Vrieze (she/her) sees the power of a design-driven approach in a world full of specialisations and increasing mutual misunderstanding, using it to build connections that move everyone forward. Sometimes exploratory, sometimes challenging, but always supportive.

Since 2017, she has made space for this at Architecture Workroom, often literally. She started with large-scale exhibitions such as 'You Are Here' and gradually expanded her focus to strategic projects around open space, land, and water. In recent years, she has also focused on the organisation as a whole. With this expertise, she is now a key figure within the landscape team and is deeply engaged in grant and acquisition dossiers.

Lene grew up in Mons and studied civil engineering/architecture at KU Leuven. During her student years, she was already involved in initiatives at the intersection of culture and architecture, within the framework of Existenz, Artefact Festival (STUK Leuven), and Mons European Capital of Culture 2015.


Selected projects, publications and presentations: 

• IABR-2018 / You Are Here 2018 (2017-2018)

• Towards and agroecological urbanism (2018-2022)

• To a resilient wetland (2022)

• Exhibition Stadsvernieuwing is Mensenwerk (2022-2023)

• Open Space Platform (2013-2023), Grond+Zaken (2018-2023), Open Space Coalitions (2024)

• Land of Neerpede (2022-2024)

• Operation Energy Neighbourhoods (2024-2025)