In the GARTENFOKUS exhibition series, Stiftung Schloss Dyck and EGHN will show photographs of parks and gardens in the south of Poland. For the first time, GARTENFOKUS has commissioned a photographer specifically for the exhibition. The project is also accepted as a contribution to the European Heritage Year 2018 “Sharing Heritage“. The work by Ferdinand…
On September 7, 2018, this year’s winners of the European Garden Award were presented in Schloss Nordkirchen. As a contribution to the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018 additional awards for cultural landscapes and for garden heritage have been handed out. The five 1st Prizes went to Greece and two each to Great Britain and…
The first seminar held in 2016 became a good platform for exchange of international experience and attracted many participants. The subjects discussed at the seminar appeared to be significant for Spanish science community and Russian specialists. In the 2017 the geographical and thematic frames were expanded. The presentations will be made by the representatives of…
Four 1st Prizes and four 2nd Prizes were handed out to winners from eight European countries. The awarding ceremony of the European Garden Award was kindly hosted by IGA Berlin 2017 and Gärten der Welt in Berlin. Read more about the event and all winners here.
For the past 20 years Katowice undergoes a transformation process. After the decline of heavy engineering and mining, the city is intensively searching for new means to strengthen its potential. Culture has become a focal point in the transformation process. After the last mining area in Katowice was closed in 1999, right in the heart…
Landscape architects deal with different dimensions of green – from small gardens to city parks to green structure systems connecting urban and rural regions. But size isn’t the challenge; it’s the search for suitable idea for each place. Within mega cities there is an enormous competition for space – for everyone and everything. In these…
Green spaces within cities have great values. From history, we´ve learned they play an important role for health and social qualities when our cities some hundred years ago suffered from the industrial revolution. At that time a reaction started, social and green movements occurred and became driving forces for change. They showed the necessity to…
It’s beautiful Thinking of Sweden’s green landscape means often conjuring images in our head of nature or the peaceful coastline of the archipelago – in fact Sweden has a great variety of city parks and gardens. One of the best examples in Sweden is the Gothenburg Botanical Garden. With 175 ha it is one of…
Having studied garden history in the United States in the late 1960s, it is no real surprise that nothing was ever taught about Russian gardens. Outside of the gardens of England, France and Italy, we learned very little about European gardens which is very sad considering their influence and importance. Our primary book on garden…
Château de la Ballue and its gardens can be considered as a balcony above a green river valley not far away from Mont-Saint-Michel. The garden interacts with the landscape, forming a perfect unity. The garden is influenced by mannerism. Two very different gardens are arranged side by side on an area covering 2 hectares. The…
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