Landscape & Urban Design Issue 26 2017 | Page 77

is not a «time-and-money-thing», Life quality is always present when we as human beings stay present, with open senses and realizing the connection. the Swiss Foundation for Landscape Conservation / Umsicht Regards Sguardi 2017 from the Swiss Society of Engineers and Architects SIA. The art of Landscape Architecture is to design landscapes that support revealing the human naturalness of being connected, that support the memory of being at home on this planet. Like this, taking care for nature becomes a completely natural part of human behavior. Raymond Vogel Landschaften AG, Zürich/ Switzerland Facts and Credits Project: For 15 years now, Raymond Vogel Landschaften has been designing and realizing landscape architecture projects in all different sizes and complexities. Among the projects are the Erlenmattpark in Basel (which is a Gold Winner at AAP 2016), urban planing, public gardens and environments for schools, housing complexes and private residences. A main focus of Raymond Vogel’s work is the inter-dependency between human beings and their environments. One aim of his work is to create sustainable living spaces with a high quality of life for humans and for nature. Raymond Vogel Landschaften AG, Zürich www.capability.ch Contract resulting from project competition 2010, 1st prize landscape design, near-natural bypass waterways, renaturation tailwater to the floodplain, terrain modeling and vegetation. Client: Bielersee Kraftwerke AG c/o BKW Energie AG, Hydraulische Kraftwerke Viktoriaplatz 2, 3000 Bern, Thomas Richli, Project Manager Team: Raymond Vogel Landschaften AG Zurich, with Penzel Valier AG Zurich, architects and engineers; Peter Steiger Rodersdorf, ecological consulting; Dr. Arthur Kirchhofer, WFN AG Bern, fish biology. Awards: American Architecture Prize 2016 / Award for Marketing and Architecture 2016 / Landscape of the Year 2017 from Landscape & Urban Design 77