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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
At the invitation of Christian Rinn, Managing Director, and Luisa Rinn, Managing Director Heuchelheim and Steinbach, 12 representatives of the companies and associations sponsoring the German Landscape Architecture Award 2025 competitioncame to the headquarters of Rinn Beton- und Naturstein GmbH undamp; Co KG in Heuchelheim on November 7, 2024, accompanied by Prof. Stephan Lenzen, bdla President, and Timo Herrmann, bdla Vice President.
News · 11. November 2024
On November 1st, the Federal Ministry for the Environment presented the draft of the National Strategy on Biological Diversity 2030. Departmental coordination has been initiated.
News · 07. November 2024
On January 17 and 18, 2025, more than 400 landscape architects from German-speaking countries will once again meet for the bdla Construction Manager Talks, the network meeting of their profession.
News · 07. November 2024
From January 1, 2025, the EU taxonomy will bring some changes for the planning industry. The EU Taxonomy Regulation is a sustainability reporting system that will affect large parts of the economy. To support architects and engineers with implementation, the Federal Chamber of Architects and the VBI have created a practical guide.
News · 05. November 2024
The amendment to the urban planning law has now been discussed in the Bundestag. The expert hearing is pending and a simulation game worth reading has been published.
News · 28. October 2024
At the beginning of October 2024, the Federal Ministry for the Environment presented the draft of the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change. The bdla then took part in a formal association consultation.
News · 28. October 2024
Steffi Schüppel, Gwendolyn Kusters and Thomas Haas once again exchanged ideas with colleagues from European associations, students and practicing landscape architects on behalf of the profession at the IFLA Europe Conference and General Assembly, which took place in Budapest from October 17-20.
News · 21. October 2024
Together with other planning, social and environmental associations as well as civil society actors, the bdla has co-signed an appeal against the introduction of the so-called "building turbo" in urban planning law.
News · 09. October 2024
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