This turn of the year marks another milestone: we bid farewell to our second founding partner, Martin Janotta, and honour his work, which has shaped our practice for decades and continues to inspire us. At the same time, our third generation of partners carries his legacy forward with a fresh perspective, a clear sense of …
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On 28 November 2025, the “Grünordnungsplan 2.0” (Green Structure Plan 2.0) took centre stage in a specialist webinar, during which Martin Janotta – FJP founding partner and experienced landscape planner – together with Prof. Catrin Schmidt, presented the latest developments of this key planning instrument. The occasion was the recent publication by the German Federal …
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On 27 November 2025, the German Federation for the Environment and Nature Conservation (BUND) celebrated the topping-out ceremony for its new federal headquarters in Rollbergstrasse together with the project partners. Marking the symbolic completion of the shell of the modern timber-hybrid building, the event represents an important milestone following last year’s cornerstone ceremony. As the …
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Good news: Our team has been selected to further develop the submitted structure and land-use concept for the new urban quarter Dreieck Späthsfelde! Together with Christoph Kohl Stadplaner Architekten and Hoffmann-Leichter Engineers, we will now refine our concept and translate it into a comprehensive framework plan. We are delighted by the trust placed in us and …
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The third public event concerning the development of the new urban quarter Dreieck Späthsfelde took place on 15 October 2025 at the Späth’schen Baumschule (Späth Arboretum). The focus of the event was the presentation of revised drafts for a structural and land-use concept by the three commissioned planning teams, including FJP in collaboration with CKSA …
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This year’s expert symposium, hosted by the State Advisory Board for School Construction in collaboration with the Berlin Chamber of Architects, focused on the theme “School Construction and Nature Conservation.” Across four specialist presentations, exemplary projects were showcased that successfully reconciled the requirements of nature conservation with the objectives of the Berlin School Construction Offensive. …
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On 4 September 2025, a specialist conference on the landscape-compatible integration of ground-mounted photovoltaic systems was held at the University for Sustainable Development in Eberswalde. Under the title “The Landscape and Renewable Energy”, the event explored the conflicts between the energy transition, spatial design, and landscape compatibility – a topic of growing relevance. FJP contributed …
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On 17 July 2025, the second public event concerning the development of the new urban neighbourhood “Dreieck Späthsfelde” in Berlin took place at the historic Späth’sche Baumschule (Späth Arboretum). Three interdisciplinary planning teams – including FJP in collaboration with CKSA and Hoffmann-Leichter – presented initial conceptual ideas for the approximately 100-hectare planning area located between …
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This year, our FJP office outing took us to Fürstenberg/Havel, a charming town in northern Brandenburg. Set in a landscape of lakes, forests, winding rivers, and gently rolling terrain, the area is a textbook example of a glacial moraine region – much like the landscapes we often engage with in our everyday planning work. The …
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On May 23, 2025, the topping-out ceremony for the second construction phase of the “MAISON WESTEND” project in Reichsstraße, Berlin-Westend was celebrated. Together with the developer, the planning team, the construction company, and numerous trades, the current progress of the build was acknowledged. The project is being developed on a previously built-up site at the …
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