#27 Thoughts from the Next Generation of Landscape Architecture

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.