In 1977, she was admitted to the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture where she studied under Erik Christian Sørensen.
Lene Tranberg seeks for a "sensory and site-specific approach" to architecture while "flowing transitions between building and nature that activate new identities and relationships within urban context.
Tranberg integrates sustainability into her designs by considering materiality and the building's lifespan.
[3] The firm gained prominence after the turn of the millennium with a number of high-profile buildings in Copenhagen, including most notably the Tietgenkollegiet student residences and the Royal Danish Playhouse.
[7] In parallel with her career as a practicing architect, Tranberg began teaching at the Academy in 1986 and was employed there as a lector from 1989 to 1998.