Parkstadt Süd

Parkstadt Süd (Germany) 1st Prize Parkstadt Süd is Cologne’s largest urban development project. South of the railway ring, the Inner Green Belt will finally be completed towards the Rhine, creating new quarters for living and working. In Cologne – as in many other bigger cities – the development of the public green spaces faces challenges…

Kew Gardens

Kew Gardens (United Kingdom) 1st Prize Being a historical site, it is fascinating how Kew Gardens during its 250 years of existence is open to society and was never satisfied to work only in preserving the attractivity of the site and its collections, but instead opened its vision and knowledge to a world of knowledge…

Krajinski Park Ljubljansko Barje

Krajinski Park Ljubljansko Barje (Slovenia) 2nd Prize Ljubljansko Barje, an almost 160 square kilometres large plain, originated two million years ago through the sinking of the Ljubljana basin. Consequently, rivers deposited shingle and sediments, virtually damming the Ljubljanica river and inundating the entire Barje basin. Some 6,000 years ago, the Barje lake dried up, leaving…

TIRSBÆK MANOR

Tirsbæk Manor (Denmark) 2nd Prize The garden of Tirsbæk is particularly special as its history leads back to the Renaissance, which is only the case for quite a few manor houses in Denmark. The main building is separated from the garden by a moat. There were only few remain of the original garden, and there…

Symposium: European Cultural Landscapes

Symposium in the context of the AWARDING HERITAGE project „EUROPEAN CULTURAL LANDSCAPES“ Venue: Schloss Nordkirchen Oranienburg (Nebenschloss) Schloßstraße 59394 Nordkirchen All presentations etc. will be given in English. See PDF for additional information. AGENDA 09:30 Guided tour Castle and Park Nordkirchen 10:30 Welcome – Jens Spanjer (Board, Schloss Dyck Foundation, European Garden Heritage Network EGHN)…

Workshop: Garden Heritage in Europe

4th June 2018, Schloss Branitz / Cottbus Garden Heritage in Europe: Conservation and Development  –  International Best Practice Workshop organised by the AWARDING HERITAGE project within the European Year of Cultural Heritage – EYCH 2018 “SHARING HERITAGE” 10:00   Welcome (Representative(s) of Foundation Fürst-Pückler-Museum Park and Schloss and/or City of Cottbus) 10:15   Introduction Jens…

Garden Conference 2018 in Sweden

On April 12, 2018, this year’s conference “Public Parks and Gardens” will be held in Helsingborg (Sweden). This year, new concepts and methods for the development of public parks and gardens, but also for urban quarters are main themes of the event. There will be presentations and field reports from Sydney (Kim Ellis), Rotterdam (Annemieke…

Herrenhausen Symposium: FROM GARDEN ART TO LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE – TRADITIONS, RE-EVALUATIONS, AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES

Herrenhausen Symposium FROM GARDEN ART TO LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE – TRADITIONS, RE-EVALUATIONS, AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES Originally, the area of responsibility for landscape architecture was based on the premise that the planning and creating of open spaces such as parks and gardens was the business of garden artists. Today, the training of landscape architects and future challenges…

Internship and Exchange Programme

Eleven EGHN-Partners in six countries as well as members of the Danish (DSOG) and Swedish (SSPPG) garden networks have shown their interest to support a kind of informal exchange or internship programme for their staff members. This will support a hands-on exchange of experiences and individual knowledge gains. One to two week stays for gardeners…