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
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