elasa european landscape architecture student association
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ELASA
European Landscape Architecture Student
Association
The association
Founded in 1991
Main purpose: exchange of ideas about LA both practical and educational
See Landscape Architecture operating in different countries
Meet Landscape Architecture students from different countries
Meetings are organised by students for students
No membership fees or obligations, just the enthusiasm of LA students willing to share experiences of LA in their own
country
How does it work?
Mini meeting held in the Spring (4-5 Days)
Annual Meeting held in the Summer (12-13 Days)
Organised entirely by students from a European country. They decide the theme for the meeting and arrange the
programme
What Happens?
Kleinwalsertal is economically German but politically Austrian. Over the 3 programmed days participants looked at issues relating to the ongoing development of the Austrian Valleys in response to decreasing agriculture and increasing reliance on Tourism
Planning issues in the Rhine valley as settlements grow and converge
Carried out a series of Flashmobs in Bregenz and challenged public perceptions of public/private space
Interdisciplinary borders- How planners, ecologists, geographers, artists, psychologists, architects and landscape architects can work together- what are the opportunities and constraints?
Austria 2008- Kleinwalsertal, Austrian Alps
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What Happens?
Austria 2008- Kleinwalsertal, Austrian Alps
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What Happens?
Hungary 2008
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Reflecting on the choice of topic, while roaming the country, participants were introduced to the development of Hungarian settlements, the different types of landscapes and their state and roles in landscape architecture in the 21st century
Over the course of the conference participants travelled over 1200km and followed a circuit of the country: BUDAPEST - HORTOBÁGY (the Hungarian Puszta) - TOKAJ (home of the famous sweet wine) - PÉCS (European Capital of Culture, 2010) - BALATON- FELVIDÉK (the famous Hungarian lake district) - BAKONY - NAGYMAROS (the bend of the Danube) - BUDAPEST.
What Happens?
Hungary 2008
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What Happens?
Romania 2009
Decoding Diversity
Participants engaged in a variety of workshops tackling a wide range of issues facing modern day Romania. This included a ‘live’ project aiming to reinvent an iconic Communist apartment block in the historic city core through green roof proposal and ‘greening up’ of facades and creating strategic proposals for the ‘renaturalisation’ of a large quarry within the mountainous region.
Throughout the meeting participants travelled to: Timisoara- Second largest city in Romania
Sibiu- European capital of culture 2007
Anina- Mining Valley within the mountainous region
Sasca Romana/Potoc- Small traditional rural village
What Happens?
Romania 2009- Decoding Diversity
International LA organisations
IFLA
EFLA
ELAN
(ECLAS/Le:Notre/IFISO)
IFLAhttp://www.iflaonline.org/
The International Federation of Landscape Architects
Who are they?:
IFLA represents the landscape architectural profession globally, providing leadership and networks supporting the development of the
profession and its effective participation in the realization of attractive and sustainable
environments.
Who’s involved?:
A great number of professional associations in LA all over the world
EFLAhttp://www.efla.org/
The European Federation of Landscape Architecture
IFLA’s European division
Who are they:
EFLA is the professional organisation for landscape architecture in Europe, membership is open to
national associations in countries which are members of the Council of Europe.
Their main aim:
•To the promote the profession of landscape architecture at a European level
ELANhttp://www.e-lan.org/
The European Landscape Architect Network
Who are they:
A network of graduated ELASIANS and other interested young professionals in LA
Their main aim:
just like ELASA, share ideas and promote mutual understanding in LA on the professional level
The main source is their mailing-list through which information is exchanged and job vacancies are
posted
Why bother?What a bargain!-
Mini meeting- 90 Euros for 5 days
Annual meeting- Aproximately 200 Euros for 12-13 days
(all food, travel (excluding getting there), accommodation)
English is the common language!50 students from over 20 countries
Creating ‘links(!)’
Explore a country led by people who live there, gain unparrelled knowledge and understanding of other European cultures and issues relating to Landscape Architecture
Where to?Mini meeting 2010-
Edinburgh
Annual Meeting 2010-
Latvia
Annual Meeting 2011
Germany
Join the mailing list and visit the website....
www.elasa.org
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