Ofri Earon

Founder at Neighborhood Lab | Denmark

Ofri Earon, above all, wants to understand how the built environment affects human behaviour and wellbeing. For the past 18 years, Ofri’s work as an architect, urban designer, and researcher has been grounded in the connection between people and places. Armed with a PhD in socially sustainable living environments, Ofri explores the relationship between social and physical components of urbanism, and neighbourhoodism in particular. Alternating between strategic and physical design, Ofri focuses on repairing, repurposing, and revisioning existing urban areas to create thriving neighbourhoods. In her projects, she addresses societal challenges such as: increasing quality of life by understanding who the users are and creating inspiring everyday spaces for them; preventing loneliness by building thriving communities with strong local identities and social cohesion; and advancing social justice by incorporating strategies for diversity, equity, and inclusion. Neighborhood Lab, Ofri’s own practice, assists public and private developers to transform residential areas into flourishing neighbourhoods where people love living. The objective is to improve their quality of life, revitalise what is already there, and work strategically – all by employing thorough site-analysis, strategic urban-transformation, and evidence-based working-tools.