Photovoltaics – Big potential for sunny prospects

In Brandenburg, the demand for suitable open spaces for photovoltaic systems is increasing. Many municipalities are currently literally overrun with inquiries regarding available areas from interested parties and project developers. This poses an increasing challenge to municipal and city administrations to manage the development in a sensible way and to answer important questions. Are the …

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Booklet Municipal Landscape Plan Fürstenwalde | Spree

With the creation of the municipal landscape plan, the city of Fürstenwalde has elaborated its nature conservation concept in a comprehensive set of plans, thus creating a stable framework for biodiversity and sustainable urban development. In addition, the growing city of Fürstenwalde wants to secure its open space potential for the future.

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Carlo Scarpa Prize 2022 awards Natur-Park Schöneberger Südgelände and Berlin’s Urban Nature

The Fondazione Benetton Studi Ricerche honours the Schöneberger Südgelände and Berlin’s urban nature with this year’s Carlo Scarpa Prize. The prestigious prize, which has been awarded annually since 1990, recognises outstanding places in terms of landscape architecture that maintain their historical and design heritage. The jury describes the Schöneberger Südgelände as “a large public space …

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Weitblick podcast #7 with Martin Janotta

At the beginning of the year, Martin Janotta was a guest on “Weitblick”, the podcast of the Department of Landscape Planning and Landscape Development at the TU Berlin. The interview series deals with questions around the topics of landscape, nature conservation and sustainability.

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KCAP with interdisciplinary team best runner-up in competitive dialogue Köln-Kreuzfeld

The design team led by KCAP finishes as the best runner-up for the development of the new urban district Kreuzfeld in Cologne. Our design concept, called ‘Kreuzfelder StadtNatur’ focuses on urban nature. It proposes an ecologically sensitive urban development with a differentiated structure of open spaces. Integrating aspects of sustainable infrastructure and climate adaptation.

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New Branitz Baumuniveristät

Like many historic gardens, the Branitz park in Cottbus is also suffering from the consequences of climate change. Increasingly dry summers, unusually mild winters and more frequent storms are already causing massive damage to the tree population. To counteract this, the Foundation Fürst-Pückler-Museum (FFPM) is breaking new ground with the “Branitz Baumuniversität” project.

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