She studied in Paris and Amsterdam and graduated from Ecole Speciale d' Architecture in Paris in 1996. She has practiced in France, Tokyo, and Luxemburg before establishing RB Arkitektur in Stockholm. In 2006 she was awarded Architect of the Year and in 2007 the office was listed by Wallpaper magazine as one of 101 of the world's most exciting new architects. The office is currently working with several sustainable housing projects in Stockholm. Rahel Belatchew Lerdell has a record as member of jury of architectural competitions in Europe and is a steady guest critic at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. www.rbarkitektur.se Rahel's participatioin is made possible in co-operation and thanks to the support of the Embassy of Sweden in Rome.