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Bio

Jelena Dobbels (1988) is architectural historian and heritage researcher. In 2018, she obtained her PhD at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in the field of architectural and construction history with a dissertation on the emergence and development of the profession of ‘general contractor’ in Belgium (1870-1970). Her research focuses on 19^th– and 20^th-century construction actors, their business archives and professional associations. From April 2021 onwards, she works as the advisor for archives and heritage libraries at FARO, the Flemish Institution for the Cultural Heritage.