Leibniz University Hannover Submission Ribas Piera 2025

The student projects selected at the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University Hannover address highly relevant challenges of our time. The projects selected cover different regions and ecosystems around the world, as well as landscapes on various scales. Project areas range from a former quarry in Italy and a Spanish delta to a densely populated Colombian city, a German residential area and an in-depth study of soils. Addressing the challenges of the Anthropocene and the climate crisis is of great importance to our faculty and plays a significant role in all of the selected projects. This is evident in their focus on topics such as biodiversity, sea level rise, and the recycling of building materials. The critical examination of colonisation and how landscape architecture deals with it is another important topic that was selected. Additionally, attention was paid to outstandingly good, experimental approaches to working and presenting: These include hand drawings, designing on a working model, strong theoretical discussion, chroma soil tests, gaiagraphy and scenario development. At Leibniz University, great value is placed on a high degree of independence and the development of individual working methods. Overall, the selection demonstrates the diversity of studying landscape architecture in Hanover, as well as the strong focus on landscape architecture's engagement with the increasing challenges of our time.