Contribution to the 7th Hessian Conference for Urban Development Beautiful landscape is both an ideal and a problem. Judgements of beauty tend to be seen as purely subjective and arbitrary; they must therefore always withdraw from “objective” material interests. Beauty, however, alongside other criteria for the quality of the lived environment, plays a significant role …
Continue reading...Martin Janotta called to the ‘Advisory Committee for Space Development’!
Following the recommendation of the bdla, Martin Janotta has, since January 2015, been a member for one legislative term of the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI)’s ‘Advisory Committee for Space Development’. In this role he has been active in the ‘Energy Transition and Space Development at Regional Level’ working group. Further information …
Continue reading...Mediation at FUGMANN JANOTTA
Conflicts and emotional encounters are part of our profession and are what make it so lively – now we have the professional tools to smooth over our differences! Our senior team leader for landscape planning, Bettina Dickson completed her training as a mediator (in accordance with the Federal Association for Mediation’s qualification standard 208 h) …
Continue reading...Visit by South Korean Planning Colleagues
Representatives of the National Institute of Environmental Research and the South Korean Ministry of Environment were informed about German and European environmental legislation and its execution in planning practice at FUGMANN JANOTTA bdla. Using examples of various projects concerned with themes of structural landscape planning, strategic environmental assessment, intervention regulations and urban open space planning, …
Continue reading...Bureau trip to the Ice Age Feldberger lakes
Our annual bureau trip this year led us to the village of Thomsdorf near the Carwitzer Lake in Boitzenburger Land. After our arrival we saw away the evening over a bonfire and a delicious barbeque buffet. The next morning we began a bike tour through the forest, lake and open field landscape of the Feldberger …
Continue reading...bdla representatives on landscape trip
The bdla Landscape Planning Study Group has returned from this year’s annual landscape trip to Transylvania. On an eight-day trip, the group of twelve participants travelled to the exceptionally well-preserved, historic peasant landscape of churches and castles in the heart of Romania. In addition to visits to the cities of Brașov, Mediaș, Sighișoara and Sibiu, …
Continue reading...Christmas golf in Görlitzer Park!
Our annual office Christmas party took place just before the Christmas holidays. At first the skills of every employee were tested at the black light mini golf venue in Görlitzer Park. Over a meal of delicious Indian food we then analysed and discussed our high sporting performances in a relaxed atmosphere. After a final one …
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