European Biennial of Landscape Architecture

The Biennial

Since its first edition, the European Landscape Biennial has expressed its desire to intently study and discuss landscape interventions, as much from the perspective of landscape architecture as from other disciplines that are linked to its study and evolution.

The Biennial has been consolidated on a European scale in its six previous editions—“Remaking Landscapes” (1999), “Gardens in Arms” (2001), “Only with Nature” (2003), “Landscape: a Product / a Production” (2006)— Storm & stress (2008) and “Liquid Landscape” (2010).And also on an international scale in the lasts edition as we have focused on the contemporary landscapes of USA and China.

Barcelona will open itself to landscape in a symposium adapted to contemporary circumstances. This symposium will last three days and will include talks, presentations by those finalists competing for the Rosa Barba European Landscape Award, papers, roundtable discussions, exhibitions and samples from which we will be able to track and discuss the evolution of landscape design in Europe.

7 European Landscape Biennial

Versus (Biennial against Biennial)

Due to our circumstances most territorial and cultural disciplines are ranging from anxiety and emergence. Thus, the VII Biennial of Landscape Barcelona claims to be both a catalyst for doubt and a driver to illusions and changes in the field of Landscape Architecture.
The announcing of this year’s event suggests interest in discovering new ways of action, while exploring inhospitable areas and guiding discussion towards rethinking old certainties and providing new sensitivities certitudes. Biennial against Biennial wants to be present at the discussion of what should be the landscape design and planning nowadays, aiming to provide a plausible (and exciting) future. Consequently, the biennial will review formats, formulas, concepts and professional practice objectives while watching herself critically as the main living platform for European Landscape and watchtower of the International Landscape Architecture movements.

27th September
Rosa Barba European Landscape Prize finalists
Presentation of the Rosa Barba European Landscape Prize finalists. The international Jury, convened by the Executive Committee of the Biennial, has selected the finalist for the Rosa Barba European Landscape Prize from among the 350 projects presented.
The finalists:
Michel Desvigne, Ile Seguin, jardin de prefiguration, France
João Ferreira Nunes, Etar de Alcântara - Effluent water treatment station, Portugal
Martí Franch Batllori / Ton Ardévol, Restoration of the Natural Area Tudela- Culip (Club Med) in the Cap de Creus Natural Park, Spain
Marianne Mommsen, The Written Garden 'Gardens of the World', Germany
Jacqueline Osty, Martin Luther King park, France
Steffan Robel / Joachim Swillus, Mangfallpark Rosenheim, Germany
Michael van Gessel, Twickel Estate, renovation of the historic park of Twickel Castle, the Netherlands

28th September
Biennial Vs Biennial
Due to our circumstances most territorial and cultural disciplines are ranging from anxiety and emergence. Thus, the VII Biennial of Landscape Barcelona claims to be both a catalyst for doubt and a driver to illusions and changes in the field of Landscape Architecture.
Consequently, the biennial will review formats, formulas, concepts and professional practice objectives while watching herself critically as the main living platform for European Landscape and watchtower of the International Landscape Architecture movements. Within this framework, our keynote speakers will present and debate on our profession’s internationalization and the future: Marieke Timmermans, Landscape Architect, Head of the department of Landscape at Academy of Architecture Amsterdam
Julie Bargmann, Landscape Architect, Founding Principal of DIRT Studio and Associate Professor at Virginia University.
Manolo Ruisánchez, Architect and Professor at the Department of Urban Planning at UPC and Founding Principal of Ruisánchez arquitectes, Spain
Gilles Vexlard, Landscape Architect, Founding Principal of Latitude Nord and Professor at ENSP in Versailles, France.

29th September
Biennial feat. Topos: The World of Landscape Architecture
Robert Schäfer, Topos: Challenges and Visions Sébastien Penfornis,taktyk, Paris/Brussels, About Representation Topos Landscape Award 2012
Reiulf Ramstad, National Touristroutes Norway, Oslo, Architecture and Landscape Topos Jubilee Award 1
Christina Tenjiwe Kaba, Abalimi Bezekhaya, South Africa Capetown, Micro Farming and more Topos Jubilee Award 2
Herbert Dreiseitl, Überlingen/Portland/Shanghai/Singapore Green-Blue Infrastructure
Kathryn Gustafson, Seattle/London, Concept and Design