Oana Bogdan

Oana Bogdan (born December 9, 1977, Sighișoara) is an architect with Belgian and Romanian nationality. Together with Leo Van Broeck, she founded the architectural firm Bogdan & Van Broeck. She is considered as an authority in the field of architecture and is much in demand as a jury member for architecture awards. Biography and education Her mother was a French teacher and her father an engineer. She has two sisters. She took piano lessons for eight years. Oana Bogdan studied architecture and urban planning at Ion Mincu University in Bucharest. In 1999, she came to Belgium on an Erasmus scholarship, where she studied architecture at KU Leuven and University of Antwerp in Belgium. Between 2013 and 2015, she earned an MBA degree from the Vlerick Business School, and she is now a graduate of the University of Antwerp. Career Bogdan worked at VBM architect in Leuven. In 2007, she founded the architectural firm BOGDAN & VAN BROECK together with Leo Van Broeck. She oversees the overall strategy of the practice and is closely involved in the genesis of all designs. Oana Bogdan anchors the work of BOGDAN & VAN BROECK in the ongoing public debate and questions the traditional role of the architect. Her involvement in societal affairs, as well as in political debates, contributes to raising awareness of the holistic approach to regenerative urban development.