Urban Spaces / Future Reality. 8th bdla Designers’ Talks

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bdla training course on 6 and 7 November 2026 in Berlin

Press releases · 15. July 2026

New members of the bdla Executive Committee: Doris Grabner and Prof. Sebastian Sowa 

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President Prof. Stephan Lenzen strengthens the advisory board with two further members

Against the backdrop of the profession’s growing responsibilities and the constant presence of the profession and its representatives in discussions with politicians and society, the Advisory Board decided at its meeting on 17 April 2026 in Darmstadt to expand the Executive Committee by three members. Bdla President Prof. Stephan Lenzen appointed Doris Grabner, a landscape architect from Freising, and Prof. Sebastian Sowa, a landscape architect from Bochum, to the committee. 

Press releases · 26. May 2026

Shaping transformation, strengthening the association

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The bdla Advisory Board met on 17 April 2026 at the Schader Foundation in Darmstadt

At the invitation of bdla Hessen, representatives from regional associations, sectoral spokespersons and members of the bdla Executive Committee gathered for the annual Advisory Board meeting; the Schader Foundation in Darmstadt had been chosen as the venue. 

Press releases · 26. May 2026

Amendments to urban planning legislation – bdla sees a considerable need for further adjustments

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The Association of German Landscape Architects calls for stronger measures: ensuring climate justice and the quality of open spaces in a more binding manner

The Association of German Landscape Architects welcomes the Federal Ministry of Building’s draft bill on the modernisation of urban development and regional planning law as an important step towards a sustainable planning framework.

Press releases · 05. May 2026

Tomorrow Land:scape at the ufa-Fabrik in Berlin

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Successful bdla University Day for Landscape Architecture 

The first Landscape Architecture University Day proved a great success and attracted interest from across the country: Around 180 participants from universities, planning firms, associations, local authorities and the student body gathered at the ufa-Fabrik in Berlin on 24 April 2026 to discuss the future of study, teaching and professional practice in landscape architecture. The event was organised by the Association of German Landscape Architects (bdla) in collaboration with the Federal Student Union for Landscape Architecture (BuFaLa), the Higher Education Conference on Landscape Architecture (HKL) and the Federal Association for Garden, Landscape and Sports Ground Construction (BGL).

Press releases · 28. April 2026

Sustainable urban green spaces: protection, maintenance and biodiversity

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Press releases · 12. March 2026

Daring to embrace more landscape – a call to action for creative landscape planning

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The climate and biodiversity crisis calls for decisive action across the board. bdla: integrative and impact-oriented landscape planning

Under the motto ‘Daring to embrace more landscape’, the Association of German Landscape Architects (bdla), in collaboration with the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), organised an update event on landscape and environmental development in Leipzig in October 2025. The focus was on how landscape planning can remain effective and capable of taking action in the face of accelerated procedures, growing competition for land use and multiple crises. Subsequently, members of the bdla’s Landscape Planning Working Group drew up a call to action for proactive landscape planning.

Press releases · 12. February 2026

A draft of the Future Infrastructure Act is now available. The bdla sees a considerable need for amendments

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Position of the professional association: The proposals are counterproductive and implausible

On 17 December 2025, the Federal Cabinet approved the Infrastructure Future Act tabled by Federal Minister of Transport Patrick Schnieder. The Act is intended to simplify planning and approval procedures and to accelerate infrastructure and energy transition projects. The Federation of German Landscape Architects welcomes, in principle, the aim of making procedures more efficient and avoiding duplicate checks; however, the current version of the draft bill requires significant technical clarification and correction.

Press releases · 09. February 2026

Arguments and practical guidance on appropriate remuneration

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The bdla presents two online brochures on the current status of the HOAI amendment

The Association of German Landscape Architects (bdla) has published two brochures on the current status of the HOAI amendment. These provide guidance on appropriate and adequate remuneration for the design of outdoor spaces and for landscape planning. 

Press releases · 04. February 2026

For urban planning legislation that takes climate action into account

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Recommendations from the bdla on the forward-looking development of the BauGB

Progressing climate change necessitates the further development of urban planning law in order to safeguard the quality of life in urban areas in the long term. The Association of German Landscape Architects is taking the ongoing amendment of the Building Code as an opportunity to put forward specific recommendations for the effective and legally secure integration of climate adaptation into urban planning law.

Press releases · 19. January 2026