Anne Elisabeth Toft

Anne Elisabeth Toft is an Associate Professor at Aarhus School of Architecture, specializing in architectural representation, photography, and photobooks. Her work bridges research, teaching, and exhibition curation with a focus on the epistemology of architecture and cross-disciplinary discourse.

• PhD in architectural history and theory (2006)
• President of the Nordic Association of Architectural Research (2015–present)
• Editorial roles: Nordic Journal of Architectural Research, Talking About Photobooks (2024)

Her research explores how photography and photobooks mediate architecture, with projects like The Representation of the Welfare City (2018–2024) funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark. She has curated major photobook festivals and organized international symposia.

Recent publications analyze photobooks by Krass Clement and Walter Niedermayr. She leads external examiner roles for Fine Arts and Art History programs and serves on the jury for the iphiGenia Gender Design Award (2021).