KARLSON #11 – On collaborative design at the Elbe School Neukölln

The 11th edition of the Berlin district of Neukölln’s annual redevelopment journal ‘KARLSON’ was published at the end of November. The format, which is also published digitally, provides information on developments and the status of ongoing projects in the ‘Living Centre and Redevelopment Area Karl-Marx-Allee/Sonnenallee’. The redevelopment area, which is funded by the ‘’Living Centres …

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Thematic Municipal Landscape Plan ‘Adaptation to climate change’ in Lübeck – local consultation

Our landscape planning team dropped by in the Hanseatic city of Lübeck – and not just to escape the late summer heat in Berlin. The programme included a coordination meeting with the Hanseatic city’s ‘Environment, Nature and Consumer Protection’  department. The aim was to concretise the location of measures for the thematic Municipal Landscape Plan …

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Munich Park Mile Südpark-Warnberger Riedel – Report handed over

The Bavarian capital of Munich wants to protect and strengthen the city-wide network of green spaces in the long term. One of the measures to achieve this is the concept of so-called ‘Park miles’. Urban open spaces of different types – parks, sports areas, cemeteries, allotments and agricultural and forestry areas – are considered holistically. …

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BUND – Cornerstone ceremony

On 12 July 2024, the cornerstone was ceremoniously laid for the new national headquarters of BUND (Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland) in Berlin-Neukölln. The ecological and sustainable five-storey timber hybrid building will be finished by mid-2026. Once completed, the building designed by SMAQ will offer space for up to 180 workstations, several seminar and …

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Power grid expansion is progressing – Planning approval procedure opened for the first section of Project 52 of the Federal Requirements Plan Act

50Hertz Transmission GmbH is currently planning to convert the 220 kV overhead line between Bentwisch and Gnewitz (Mecklenburg) into a more powerful 380 kV overhead line. The measure is part of project 52 “Grid reinforcement in the Rostock region”. In addition to the Bentwisch-Gnewitz section, this also includes the replacement of the Güstrow-Bentwisch overhead line …

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