How does the future of landscape architecture look when you ask those who are currently studying, entering practice, or redefining their role across Europe?
This episode is the third part of a loose thematic trilogy:
Vergangenheit der Landschaftsarchitektur (Past)
Gegenwart der Landschaftsarchitektur (Present)
Zukunft der Landschaftsarchitektur /Thoughts from the Next Generation of Landscape Architecture (Future)
After reflecting on where the discipline comes from and how it operates today, this episode turns toward what lies ahead. In a special English edition, we invited twelve voices from ten European countries to answer the same five questions about goals, challenges, responsibility, education, and visibility.
Rather than expert commentary or a single narrative, this episode is built as a comparative European listening exercise. By asking identical questions across borders, the episode reveals patterns, tensions, and shared priorities – without flattening local differences.
Tobias Arends (Netherlands)
Agnes Arumetsa (Estonia)
Eden Bols Beys (Belgium)
Alice Cosse (France)
Conni Dawson (Ireland / Northern Ireland)
Gréta Fazekas (Hungary)
Flore Gagnon (France)
Dinu Lazar (Romania)
Adam Miler (Czech Republic)
Anna Robert (France)
Bulut Şengör (Türkiye)
Saskia Skogh (Sweden)
Across different educational systems and cultural contexts, several shared insights emerged:
Climate change, water, biodiversity loss, and resilience will define the profession long-term
Communication is a core professional skill, not an add-on
Collaboration across disciplines and countries is essential, not optional
Landscape architects must become more visible, earlier involved, and better recognized
Education needs stronger links to practice, science, and transdisciplinary work
Together, these voices describe landscape architecture as a mediating, societal profession – positioned between ecology, planning, engineering, politics, and everyday life.
Many guests emphasize the importance of professional networks, representation, and collective advocacy. The following European and national associations are referenced or contextually relevant:
IFLA Europe – European Region of the International Federation of Landscape Architects
https://iflaeurope.eu
IFLA World – International Federation of Landscape Architects
https://ifla.org
HALA – Hungarian Association of Landscape Architects
https://tajepiteszek.hu
ILI – Irish Landscape Institute
https://www.irishlandscapeinstitute.com
ČAKA – Czech Association for Landscape Architecture
https://szkt.cz/caka
Sveriges Arkitekter (incl. Landscape Architecture, Sweden)
https://www.arkitekt.se
FFP – Fédération Française du Paysage
https://www.f-f-p.org
BVTL / ABAJP – Belgian Association of Garden & Landscape Architects
https://www.bala.be
AsoP Romania – Romanian Landscape Architects Association
https://asop.org.ro
CTLA – Chamber of Turkish Landscape Architects
https://www.peyzajmimoda.org.tr
NVTL – Dutch Association for Garden and Landscape Architecture
https://www.nvtl.nl
EMAL – Estonian Association of Landscape Architects
https://www.maastikuarhitekt.ee
ECLAS – European Council of Landscape Architecture Schools
https://www.eclas.org
Listen to this episode and the previous parts of the trilogy on our website and on all major podcast platforms.
If you are a student, practitioner, or educator: these voices invite you to reflect on your own position within a changing European landscape architecture community.
