Nomination for the Baden-Württemberg Landscape Architecture Prize

On July 28, 2023, the Association of German Landscape Architects (bdla), Baden-Württemberg State Association, published the nominations for the Baden-Württemberg Landscape Architecture Prize 2024.

The Baden-Württemberg Landscape Architecture Prize is awarded by the bdla Landesverband Baden-Württemberg e.V. and is under the patronage of the Baden-Württemberg Ministry for Regional Development and Housing. The competition is prompted by the increasing demands and challenges facing cities and municipalities in the federal state: Growth, redensification, living, working and mobility concepts, species protection, climate change and scarcity of resources. Above all, the resource “landscape” is becoming scarce. The competition therefore aims to recognize – particularly creatively designed – open spaces and landscapes and highlight projects that demonstrate an innovative and sustainable approach. The field of work and expertise of landscape architects will also be highlighted, as will their special responsibility towards the environment, their collaboration with planners, the courage to experiment and projects by “young” landscape architects. In the period from 02.05.23 to 23.06.23, 21 landscape architecture firms with a total of 41 submissions registered to take part in the Baden-Württemberg Landscape Architecture Prize.

From June 30 to July 23, the judges selected the best 18 projects that were built and completed in Baden-Württemberg as part of the first round of judging and nominated them for a second round of judging. In this round, the main prize, the special prize “Sustainability and Climate Adaptation in Urban Areas” and further awards in six categories will be decided:

• Urban Development, Green-Blue Infrastructure and Heritage Conservation
• Rural areas and tourism
• Commercial, residential and working environment
• Health, education, leisure, play and sport
• Landscape planning, landscape development and environmental planning
• Plant use, roof and façade greening

The award ceremony will take place as a festive event on April 16, 2024 at the Hospitalhof in Stuttgart. As the Baden-Württemberg Landscape Architecture Prize is not tied to the awarding of non-cash and cash prizes, the award-winning works will be presented in photo sequences. Media partners will also report on the results. In addition, the winning projects will be presented in online exhibitions and, as a next step, also “physically”, for example at the Wangen 2024 State Garden Show.

In addition to the main prize, the special prize and the categories, an online voting portal for an audience award will soon be available. bdla members, architects, urban planners, engineers, other industry players and a broad public interested in architecture will be invited to vote for their personal favorites. Participants in the online voting can win various prizes. The audience award will also be presented at a ceremony at the Hospitalhof on April 16.

A brief overview of all nominations:

• Greening of the new center of Salem, Salem by 365° freiraum + umwelt, Überlingen
• Participatory park Weinstadt – park design with participation process, Weinstadt by A24 Landschaft Landschaftsarchitektur GmbH, Berlin
• Pfaffengrunder Terrace, Heidelberg by capattistaubach urbane landschaften, Berlin

• Seepark, Lahr by club L94 Landschaftsarchitekten GmbH, Cologne: The office mastered the challenges of the State Garden Show in Lahr without any major obstacles. We spoke to Burkhard Wegener, founder and managing director of club L94, about the site.
• Stadtpark an der Enz, Besigheim by club L94 Landschaftsarchitekten GmbH; Cologne

• Balingen Garden Show 2023, Balingen by ohrer.hochrein landschaftsarchitekten und stadtplaner gmbh, Munich and Planstatt Senner GmbH, Überlingen: The horticultural show in Balingen will take place from May 5 to September 24, 2023 and will focus primarily on permanent enhancement through the new design and redesign of parks and the improvement of river access points. Find out more here.
• Ecsite, Heilbronn by freiraumconcept sinz-beerstecher+böpple Landschaftsarchitekten PartGmbB, Rottenburg am Neckar / Stuttgart
• Europaplatz – Stadthallenplatz, Nagold by freiraumconcept sinz-beerstecher+böpple Landschaftsarchitekten PartGmbB, Rottenburg am Neckar / Stuttgart

• The new green corridor north-east – Mannheim connects, Mannheim by RMP Stephan Lenzen Landschaftsarchitekten, Bonn / Cologne / Hamburg / Mannheim / Berlin: The green corridor is to be created as part of BUGA 2023 as a sustainable intergenerational project. Find out here what other innovations the BUGA Mannheim will bring.
• Market square, Weil der Stadt by Glück Landschaftsarchitektur GmbH, Stuttgart
• Campus Rauner, Kirchheim unter Teck by Glück Landschaftsarchitektur GmbH, Stuttgart
• Redesign of the Neumarkt in Mannheim by GREENBOX Landschaftsarchitekten Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB, Schäfer | Pieper | Patzelt | Theidel | Wiegard, Cologne / Stuttgart / Bielefeld / Kassel / Osnabrück

• Gartenschau Eppingen 2022, Eppingen by Planorama Landschaftsarchitektur Maik Böhmer, Berlin: From May to October 2022, the town of Eppingen made it possible to experience the town, summer and nature up close at the garden show. All about it here.
• Botanical Garden I Show greenhouses and front area, Karlsruhe by helleckes landschaftsarchitektur, Karlsruhe
• Fish nursery, Edingen-Neckarhausen by IUS Theobald Plus GmbH, Heidelberg

• Luisenpark Mannheim – Neue Parkmitte, Mannheim by koeber Landschaftsarchitektur GmbH, Stuttgart: With highlights such as the new plant show house, a penguin pool and exotic gardens, the park attracts a large audience. More about Luisenpark Mannheim here. Our colleagues from Baumeister have everything you need to know about the architecture of the associated new experience center.

• Walckerpark, Ludwigsburg by koeber Landschaftsarchitektur GmbH, Stuttgart
• Inner courtyard and outdoor facilities I24 new administration building – Vector Informatik GmbH,Stuttgart Weilimdorf by Pfrommer + Roeder Freie Landschaftsarchitekten bdla + IFLA, Stuttgart

Find out more about the nominated projects here.

The Baden-Württemberg Landscape Architecture Prize 2022 was awarded for the first time. All about the winners and the projects here.