Helle Juul

Born on 29 June 1954 in Vester Hjermitslev in the north west of Jutland,^[4] Juul attended the Aarhus School of Architecture where she graduated in 1981.^[2] Since her graduation, Juul has cooperated with fellow-graduate Flemming Frost. From 1984 to 1989, she was head of the Skala Architecture Gallery and co-editor of the journal Skala. Thereafter she headed the Danish Architecture Centre. In 1994, she earned a PhD in architecture at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts with a thesis on architectural shifts in time and space.^[5] In 1996, she was one of the primary organizers of the Charlottenborg exhibition "Overlooking the city : Copenhagen as it is perceived".^[6]

At Juul Frost Arkitekter established in 1990, Juul has been closely associated with urban and campus work, especially the development of public spaces.^[5] She has taught both in Denmark and abroad, curated exhibitions, contributed numerous articles and books and has participated in discussions on how to improve urban space.^[6]