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In April 2021, the fourth joint brief survey by the Federal Chamber of Architects and the Federal Chamber of Engineers on the impact of the pandemic on planning offices took place. Fortunately, the number of those feeling negative economic consequences has steadily decreased over the past 12 months. More than 5,000 planners took part in the survey.
News · 20. May 2021
On 7 May 2021, the German Bundestag approved the Federal Government's draft Building Land Mobilisation Act as amended by the Building Committee. On 28 May 2021, the Bundesrat also approved the bill. After the Federal President has signed the Building Land Mobilisation Act, it can enter into force the following night
News · 11. May 2021
The German Urban Design Award 2020 goes to the Quartier am ehemaligen Blumengroßmarkt project in Berlin. The design authors include bbzl böhm benfer zahiri landschaften städtebau (urban development concept) and Rehwaldt Landschaftsarchitekten (open spaces at the Akademie Jüdisches Museum and Besselpark).
News · 07. May 2021
Environmental construction supervision has become an important instrument in construction projects. Against this background, the bdla has developed a current model contract for environmental construction supervision and makes it available online free of charge.
News · 07. May 2021
With the "EU Green Deal", the European Union has set itself the goal of making Europe climate-neutral by 2050. By 2030, 55 percent of emissions are already to be reduced to 1990 levels. The Commission wants to promote sustainable ideas and is awarding prizes worth a total of 450,000 euros as part of its "New European Bauhaus" initiative.
News · 06. May 2021
Competition announced. Deadline 2 July 2021
At the end of April 2021, Callwey Verlag and Garten Landschaft, together with their partners, including the bdla, launched the GARDENS OF THE YEAR 2022 competition. Auslober and partners are again looking for the best private gardens designed by landscape architects, gardeners and landscape gardeners in the German-speaking area. 5,000 euro wave the first price as price money; further offices receive an honor. The deadline for entries is 2 July 2021.
News · 06. May 2021
Competition launched. Deadline extended until 27 July 2021
At the end of April 2021, Callwey Verlag and Garten Landschaft, together with their partners, including the bdla, launched the GARDENS OF THE YEAR 2022 competition. Auslober and partners are again looking for the best private gardens designed by landscape architects, gardeners and landscape gardeners in the German-speaking area. 5,000 euro wave the first price as price money; further offices receive an honor. The deadline for entries has been extended to 27 July 2021.
News · 06. May 2021
Once again this year, the AHO, VBI and the Federal Chamber of Engineers are calling on people to take part in the current survey on the economic situation of engineering and architectural offices in Germany. The survey is conducted by the Institute for Liberal Professions (IFB). The survey takes about 10 - 15 minutes to complete. The evaluation of the survey provides important information on the economic performance of the industry and flows into the lobbying work of chambers and associations.
News · 04. May 2021
Jury awards one first prize and nine prizes
The competition for the German Landscape Architecture Award 2021 has been decided. The first prize goes to the Westpark, Augsburg, design author: Lohaus ∙ Carl ∙ Köhlmos, PartGmbB Landschaftsarchitekten ∙ Stadtplaner, Hanover. This was the result of the jury meeting on 23 April 2021 in Berlin.
News · 27. April 2021
The Association of Consulting Engineers (VBI) had commissioned an expert opinion on the topicality of the HOAI table values. It comes to the conclusion that the table values would have to be raised significantly, see press release of the VBI. In six selected service profiles, increases of up to 26.7 percent were determined. The report was prepared by a team led by Dipl.-Ing. Klaus-Dieter Siemon, who was already involved in the update of the HOAI and the fee scales in 2013 on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Economics.
News · 22. April 2021
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