NEWS
MEMBER OF THE FEDERAL FOUNDATION BAUKULTUR
Eike Richter
The Federal Foundation Baukultur has a new member: in June 2024, Eike Richter joined the organisation. In addition to lively dialogue between different professions in planning and building, the #netzwerkbaukultur also offers open forums, specialist excursions and guided tours of Baukultur. We look forward to exchanging ideas at the Convention of Baukultur and other events!
OPENING CEREMONY BREMER STRASSE 37
OPEN FOR THE NEIGHBOURHOOD!
On Urban Development Day, 04.05.24, the neighbourhood, district, senate administration and LA.BAR Landschaftsarchitekten celebrated the realisation of the concept for climate-adapted open space design at Bremer Straße 37, which was developed in several rounds of participation. We look forward to the experiences and results to come, which are pioneering for further sustainable projects and the planning of future-proof cities.
To the report of the Senate Department for Urban Development, Building & Housing
OPENING OF CLIMATE-ADAPTED OPEN SPACE DESIGN BREMER STRASSE 37
SATURDAY, 04.05.2024, 12 - 3 PM
The climate-adapted redesign of the Bremer Straße area is complete. The pilot project focuses on the sections traffic and streetscape, green and open spaces as well as social and cultural infrastructure.
The opening takes place as part of the nationwide Day of Urban Development. The official opening is at 1.00 pm.
COMPETITIONLINE RANKING 2023
26th place for LA.BAR
Four places up compared to 2022! LA.BAR Landschaftsarchitekten bdla is ranked 26th in the landscape architecture category out of 3,100 landscape architecture firms in Germany.
PLANNING AND EVALUATING SUSTAINABLE OUTDOOR FACILITIES: A LECTURE BY EIKE RICHTER
Thursday, 13 June 2024 / 9.00 - 12.45 am
Green Basics Academy
bdla Bund Deutscher Landschaftsarchitekten
May - July 2024
Online
Four online seminars will cover the basics of landscape architecture and provide scripts for self-study. Each lecture will be followed by the opportunity to discuss individual questions from the participants with the speakers.
DAYCARE CENTRE GUTE LAUNE LÜBBEN
Start of planning for the new replacement building for the Gute Laune daycare centre in Lübben
In February, we started planning the realisation of our competition win in Lübben. From 2025, the neighbourhood park "Am Eichengrund" is to be realised in a first phase. New pathways, seating areas and cross-generational play and sports facilities will be created here in close consultation with the city council and residents. The old oak trees that characterise the area will be carefully integrated into the park concept and are the inspiration for the central "oak tree playground". Here, children can playfully immerse themselves in the world of the oak tree. Additional information boards will provide visitors with information on the ecological significance of the oak, flowering meadows, ruderal flora and fauna of the park.
Once the garages have been removed, the daycare centre plan and the associated open spaces will be implemented in the second phase.
PLANNING SUSTAINABLE OUTDOOR AND PLAYGROUND FACILITIES
By Eike Richter
Playground@Landscape
International trade magazine for play, sports and leisure facilities
1 / 2024
Communicating the added value of open spaces: How can landscape architecture become more sustainable? Building sustainably can be achieved by following guidelines and being measured using assessment systems and certificates.
BUNDESALLEE 215
Outdoor facilities, roof garden and façade greening of a new residential building with 17 residential units
LA.BAR is pleased to announce the completion of the Bundesallee 215 project in collaboration with Michael Kunat Architekten, Berlin and Vertiko GmbH, Buchenbach.
2ND PRIZE FOR LA.BAR IN THE AROLSEN ARCHIVES COMPETITION
In collaboration with Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos, LA.BAR has won 2nd prize in the interdisciplinary competition for the new archive building of the Arolsen Archives.
The Arolsen Archives - International Centre on Nazi Persecution - in Bad Arolsen (North Hesse) is an institution funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media and is the world's largest archive on the victims and survivors of National Socialism. The new archive building will house 30 million documents on victims of National Socialism. The Arolsen Archives are part of the UNESO Memory of the World Programme.
To the article
To the homepage of the Arolsen Archives
EXHIBITION: A FORUM FOR THE JULIUS KÜHN INSTITUTE
"On 18 October 2023, the results of a planning competition for the disciplines of landscape architecture, architecture and art for the Forum of the Julius Kühn Institute in Berlin-Dahlem were presented at the BBR in Berlin. The exhibition of the competition results can be viewed in the foyer of the Ernst-Reuter-Haus until 9 November 2023."
First-place design with award winners
nachbars garten // Elisabeth Howey, Leipzig LANKES KOENGETER Architekten, Berlin LA.BAR Landschaftsarchitekten, Berlin
1ST PRIZE FOR LA.BAR IN THE JULIUS KÜHN INSTITUTE FORUM COMPETITION
In cooperation with LANKES KOENGETER Architekten GmbH and nachbars garten, LA.BAR achieved the 1st prize in the Julius Kühn Institute FORUM competition in Berlin-Dahlem.
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION II
CLIMATE-FRIENDLY REDESIGN OF THE LIEBENSTEINER PROMENADE
Thursday, 19.09.2023 from 14 - 18 PM, Liebensteiner Promenade
The redesign of the Liebensteiner Promenade enters the next round! Citizens are once again invited to contribute their ideas and feedback. The second participation meeting offers the opportunity to discuss the elaborated pre-design with representatives of the district office, the German Red Cross and LA.BAR. The current planning can be commented online.
To the online participation
To the press release of the district office Marzahn-Hellersdorf
1ST PRIZE FOR LA.BAR IN THE COMPETITION REPLACEMENT BUILDING KITA GUTE LAUNE
In cooperation with LANKES KOENGETER Architekten GmbH, LA.BAR was awarded 1st prize in the competition for the replacement construction of KITA Gute Laune in Lübben.
The goal is the construction of a replacement building with a gym for 180 children at the location Am Eichengrund. The enhancement of the surrounding open and traffic areas and the accommodation of a neighborhood community center offer additional value for the residential area - also under consideration of social needs.
All designs will be exhibited in the town hall of Lübben (Spreewald) from July 12 to July 28, 2023. Location: Poststraße 5, 15907 Lübben
To the contribution
To the architectural competition city of Lübben
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
CLIMATE-FRIENDLY REDESIGN OF THE LIEBENSTEINER PROMENADE
29.06.2023 from 2 to 6 pm, Liebensteiner Promenade, at the former fountain
New participation process started: Citizens are invited to participate in the process of collecting ideas for the redesign of the northern part of the Liebensteiner Promenade. In cooperation with the commissioned landscape architecture firm LA.BAR, the district intends to actively incorporate citizens' suggestions into the planning process and thereby create a collective vision for the future of this important footpath connection.
A COMMENTARY BY EIKE RICHTER
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE MUST BECOME THE MASTER PLANNING OF THE FUTURE
Garten + Landschaft, Living in the City
April 2023 issue, Verlag Georg D.W. Callwey GmbH&Co.KG, pp. 48-51.
Climate, sustainability, security, energy - we live in a time of multiple crises. And in addition, there is a crisis of housing. How can architects and planners contribute to solving these challenges? And which responsibility does landscape architecture have in the context of housing in the city? Landscape architect Eike Richter explores these questions and more.
View the commentary / Garten + Landschaft
A CONVERSATION WITH EIKE RICHTER & LIOBA LISSNER
COMMUNICATING THE VALUE OF OUR OPEN SPACES
Garten + Landschaft, Living in the City
April 2023 issue, Georg D.W. Callwey GmbH&Co.KG publishing house, pp. 52-56
Affordable housing construction - some landscape architects may think of poor quality and poorly equipped open spaces. How landscape architecture can contribute to affordable housing was the subject of a discussion between Lioba Lissner, hochC, and Eike Richter, LA.BAR.
To the Conversation / Garten + Landschaft
2ND PRICE FOR LA.BAR IN THE COMPETITION BIG APPLE ERLANGEN
In cooperation with GKKS Gössler Kinz Kerber Schippmann Architekten PartG mbB, LA.BAR was awarded 2nd prize in the Big Apple Erlangen competition.
3RD PRICE FOR LA.BAR IN THE COMPETITION FOR THE NEW BUILDING OF THE GÜTERBAHNHOF GRAMMAR SCHOOL IN OFFENBACH AM MAIN
In Arbeitsgemeinschaft mit GKKS Gössler Kinz Kerber Schippmann Architekten PartG mbB hat LA.BAR den 2. Preis beim Wettbewerb Big Apple Erlangen erhalten.
3. PREIS FÜR LA.BAR BEIM WETTBEWERB NEUBAU GYMNASIUM GÜTERBAHNHOF OFFENBACH AM MAIN
In collaboration with LANKES KOENGETER Architekten GmbH, LA.BAR was awarded 3rd prize in the competition for the
New Gymnasium Güterbahnhof Offenbach am Main.
THE CLIMATE-NEUTRAL AND CLIMATE-RESILIENT CITY: AN INTRODUCTORY LECTURE BY EIKE RICHTER
URANIA BERLIN, 22.09.2022, 7.30 PM
Among the manifold consequences of the climate crisis, the increasing health burdens for Berlin's residents and guests are existential. To increase climate resilience, short-term adjustment measures are urgently needed to make the landscape and the city more adaptable and resilient, at least in the medium term.
Together with experts from politics, administration and planning, realistic steps and concrete projects will be discussed in order to make Berlin climate-proof and thereby further develop it as a livable city.
Event page / Report in Tagesspiegel
RECOGNITION FOR LA.BAR IN THE COMPETITION NEW CONSTRUCTION OF THE EMMERTHAL SCHOOL CENTER
In cooperation with LANKES KOENGETER Architekten GmbH, LA.BAR received a commendation in the competition New construction of the Emmerthal school center.
TRAINING SEMINAR SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION OF OUTDOOR FACILITIES WITH EIKE RICHTER
URANIA BERLIN, 22.09.2022, 19.30 UHR
While the public perception of sustainable construction has focused on building construction projects and their optimisation, the discussion on climate and sustainability in recent years has increasingly focused on urban and open space planning issues. Eike Richter is the speaker for the online seminar Sustainable construction of open spaces on Tuesday, 05.07.2022, 09:30 - 17:00.
LOCAL AREA BREMER STRASSE - CLIMATE-ADAPTED UPGRADING OF THE GREEN AREA IN BREMER STRASSE 37
Together with the residents, the targets for the green space at Bremer Straße 37, 10115 Berlin-Moabit were defined in a multi-stage participation process and presented on the occasion of the Urban Development Day on 14 May 2022. The green area should become a pleasant place to spend time again; residents should find various seating options, play and sports facilities, but also a rich planting with educational value. On the left, Violetta Zilbersher (LA.BAR) and politician Hanna Steinmüller (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) in discussion.
RECOGNITION FOR LA.BAR IN THE COMPETITION HELDMANSKAMP SCHOOL CENTRE - EXTENSION OF THE LEMGO SECONDARY SCHOOL
LA.BAR, in collaboration with the architects Gössler Kinz Kerber Schippmann, received a commendation in the competition School Centre Heldmanskamp - Extension of the Lemgo Secondary School.
ICONS OF THE NINETIES - QUESTIONS TO THE PROFESSION
In January 2022, the title of the trade magazine Garten + Landschaft is "Icons of the 90s". Under the heading "Back to the Future", among others, Eike Richter is interviewed as a contemporary witness about his experiences.
LA.BAR PRACTICE PARTNER IN THE DBU RESEARCH PROJECT EVALUATION SYSTEM FOR SUSTAINABLE OPEN-AIR FACILITIES
LA.BAR is a practical partner in the research project 'Evaluation System for Sustainable Open Spaces', which was initiated by the FLL and the Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences (headed by Prof. Hendrik Laue) and can be realised with subsidies from the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU). The research project will run until July 2023. LA.BAR's task here, in cooperation with the City of Leipzig (Amt für Stadtgrün und Gewässer) as another practise partner, is to carry out an initial application of the sustainability assessment profiles developed from the FLL guideline 'Sustainability of Open Spaces'. For this purpose, two open spaces in Leipzig, such as the Parkbogen Ost, are being examined as sustainability pilot projects.
More information about our commitment to sustainability
PODCAST ON COMMITMENT TO LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AND SUSTAINABILITY WITH EIKE RICHTER
Thanks to our bdla partner office hochC, Eike Richter was interviewed for a podcast on his commitment to landscape architecture and sustainability. As part of the series 'Let's talk Landscape', under the title 'Representing Landscape Architecture', he commented on his commitment as chairman of the Berlin-Brandenburg regional group of the Association of German Landscape Architects and as developer of the rating system for sustainable building (BNB-Outdoor facilities).
COURSE: RATING SYSTEM SUSTAINABLE BUILDING (BNB) FOR OUTDOOR FACILITIES
Online presentation course at the Berlin Chamber of Architects, starting in April 2021:
As part of a training course, the contents of the NBB_AA assessment system will be presented in a practice-oriented manner. In addition to teaching the basics of the assessment system and how to implement the system in the planning and construction processes of public building administrations, the course aims to vividly convey the holistic planning idea underlying the topic of sustainability.
EXTENSION BUILDING OF ZEPERNICK PRIMARY SCHOOL RECEIVES THE BRANDENBURG SPECIAL AWARD FOR BUILDING CULTURE 2019
In cooperation with ARGE Renner Architekten/Bollinger + Fehlig Architekten Berlin and IBRF GmbH, LA.BAR Landschaftsarchitekten received the special prize as part of the Brandenburg Building Culture Award 2019 for the new extension of Zepernick primary school on 26.10.2019.
https://www.ak-brandenburg.de/content/grundschule-zepernick-erweiterungsneubau-0
SEMINAR GREEN ARCHITECTURE - ROOF AND FASSADE GREENING
Eike Richter is once again holding the training seminar 'Green Architecture - Green Roofs and Facades' in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Nicole Pfoser on 07.05.2019. The organiser of the seminar, which is taking place in Gelsenkirchen, is the Academy of the NRW Chamber of Architects.
Detailed information and the opportunity to register can be found under the following link:
