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Light is an essential design element in public spaces. It creates atmosphere, provides orientation and safety, and allows people to enjoy open spaces even in the evening and at night. At the same time, the focus is on the impact of artificial lighting on the environment, biodiversity and resource consumption. So how can light be used in a way that is both creatively effective and responsible?
News - Sachsen · 25. August 2026
The Central German Student Competition has been supporting the next generation of landscape architects for many years and offers students the opportunity to engage with current planning challenges in a professional competition. The 2025/26 competition was organised by the bdla Saxony. Held every two years, the competition is aimed at landscape architecture students in Central Germany and rotates between the federal states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia.
Students of landscape architecture at Dresden University of Technology, Erfurt University of Applied Sciences and Anhalt University of Applied Sciences were invited to take part.
The competition focused on the town centre of Zwickau under the theme ‘CONNECTING SCAPES AND BEAT THE HEAT’.
News - Sachsen · 13. July 2026
With around 30 participants, a lively, open and inspiring kick-off meeting for the first mentoring programme for young female architects from Saxony took place on 27 May 2026 at the Haus der Architekten Sachsen.
Despite the short preparation and application period, a total of 26 women from Dresden, Leipzig and Chemnitz had applied for the mentoring programme – 13 young colleagues as mentees seeking advice, and 13 experienced colleagues as volunteer mentors.
We are delighted by the great interest shown in this new format for exchange and mutual support amongst female architects, landscape architects and urban planners!
News - Sachsen · 13. July 2026
The study tour will visit Leipzig for the first time on Friday 21 August 2026, focusing on educational spaces: the programme includes old and new school grounds, as well as small and complex sites. A key focus throughout will be the integration of schools into their surroundings and neighbourhoods, and the opening up of schools. Some of the sites are open to the public: here, a public campus links two types of school; there, a win-win situation is emerging between schools and nearby parks for pupils attending all-day schooling. In all examples, climate, heat protection, rainwater management, heavy rainfall preparedness and sustainability also play a role.
News - Sachsen · 19. May 2026
The time has finally come – Saxony’s first mentoring programme for young people in the planning sector is set to launch!
In a pilot phase, we’re inviting women who would like support as they progress in their careers to take part. Would you like to set up your own business? Or would you like to develop your career further, but aren’t quite sure how?
News - Sachsen · 17. April 2026
On 5 February 2026, the New Year’s reception organised by the Saxony Regional Association of the Federal Association of German Landscape Architects (Bundes Deutscher Landschaftsarchitekt:innen, Landesverband Sachsen e.V.) took place at Lingnerschloss in Dresden. For the third time, the event provided a successful setting for networking, discussion and professional inspiration to kick off the new year.
News - Sachsen · 17. March 2026
On 26 February 2026, we at bdla Saxony hosted a ‘Climate-Friendly Community Development’ workshop at the Kraftwerk Mitte in Dresden as part of our Erasmus+ project LiF-T – Landscape in Focus. LiF-T is developing practical planning tools for climate-friendly landscape development in small communities – in collaboration with partners from Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Finland.
News - Sachsen · 06. March 2026
How can small local authorities design their landscapes and open spaces in a climate-friendly way? What specific technical support is available? And how can local authorities benefit from proven examples from practice?
News - Sachsen · 23. January 2026
In October, the Central Germany 2025/26 Student Competition was launched in collaboration with the regional associations of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia.
News - Sachsen · 06. November 2025
The 89th IFLA World Congress took place in Nantes, France, from 18 to 22 August. As part of an extensive programme, Steffi Schüppel also presented the LiF-T Landscape in Focus project at the congress.
There was a great deal of positive feedback, which led to lively discussions. Interest was even expressed in expanding the project internationally, as it would be quite conceivable to implement it in other countries. With this new motivation, we are now throwing ourselves wholeheartedly into the final phase of the project.
News - Sachsen · 19. October 2025
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