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She once wanted to save the world – fuelled by idealism and the belief that landscape architecture is, by its very nature, sustainable. But reality has shown her that sustainability requires more than just good intentions.
News · 15. October 2025
The first, preparatory public consultation on the EU Nature Restoration Regulation (NRR), which came into force in August 2024, will run until 3 October 2025. In addition, the Federal Ministry of Construction (BMWSB) and the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUV) are currently drawing up nationwide recommendations to flesh out the individual articles of the Regulation.
News · 30. September 2025
Professor Emeritus Dr Dr h. c. Wolfgang Haber, one of the most prominent and highly decorated pioneers of landscape ecology and nature conservation in Germany, celebrated his 100th birthday on 13 September 2025. The bdla extends its heartfelt congratulations to the honouree and honorary member and wishes him continued good health and creative vigour!
News · 22. September 2025
At the traditional AHO conference in Berlin on December 5, 2024, the status of the HOAI amendment was presented and lively discussions took place.
News · 06. December 2024
All chambers and associations of the planning professions - including the bdla - have published a comprehensive paper of demands for the 2025 federal elections under the motto "How do we want to live together in the future?".
News · 05. December 2024
On 22 November 2024, the heads of the bdla met for a closed meeting in Ettersburg to discuss artificial intelligence (AI) and digitalization.
News · 26. November 2024
The bdla has changed its membership fee regulations in order to attract new members. The focus is on employees in member offices, for whom "non-contributory" bdla membership is now possible.
News · 20. November 2024
The bdla has obtained extensive modernizations of the definition of the landscape architect on the websites of the Federal Employment Agency and the Federal Chamber of Architects.
News · 20. November 2024
Nationwide festival Women in (Landscape)Architecture from June 19 to 29, 2025
Women in Architecture is an initiative to make women visible in architecture, urban planning, landscape and interior design, architecture and to promote diversity in building culture. The first festival of this kind in 2021 took place in Berlin; the second and now nationwide festival will be held from June 19 to 29, 2025. WIA 2025 is supported and accompanied by Federal Building Minister Klara Geywitz (BMWSB) and the President of the Federal Chamber of Architects, Andrea Gebhard, as patrons.
News · 18. November 2024
This year, 17,000 people (18% of chamber members) took part in the biennial survey conducted by the chambers of architects, including representatives of interior design, urban planning and landscape architecture as well as structural architects.
News · 13. November 2024
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