BALA Belgian Association of Landscape Architects

27/02/2026

🌱 Shaping meaningful places, one landscape at a time

Cities and communities face daunting challenges: climate adaptation, biodiversity loss, mobility shifts, and the quest to create places where people genuinely feel good.
At BALA, we believe these challenges deserve more than quick fixes.
They deserve landscape architects.

🗓️ Come find us at Vakbeurs Openbare Ruimte België (12/3/26) Belgium’s biggest event for designing, building, maintaining & managing public spaces.

📍Let's meet at our booth 1.59 designed in collaboration with Wünder and discover how landscape architects can make your dreams come true.

🎟️ Grab your FREE entry ticket now via the website: https://openbareruimte.be/

08/10/2025

🌿✨ IFLA Europe is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 Youth Competition: “New Urban Landscapes”! ✨🌿

This year's competition attracted 24 outstanding submissions from talented landscape architecture students and young professionals across Europe, all envisioning more inclusive, resilient, and forward-thinking urban environments.

🌍 The competition celebrated bold ideas and real-world solutions addressing:
🔹 Post-industrial regeneration
🔹 Urban climate resilience
🔹 Cultural and ecological integration
🔹 Food and social landscapes
🔹 Cold-climate adaptation
🔹 Equity and shared public spaces

💡 Category A – Conceptual Ideas and Projects
🥇 1st place: Fengyi Wu, member of Landscape Institute (London branch) UK, with the entry "Urban Living Library – Reclaiming The Hedgehog Habitat" https://iflaeurope.eu/index.php/youth/entry/urban-living-library-reclaiming-the-hedgehog-habitat-688e8741c70c86.36668778

🥈 2nd place shared:
• Katarzyna Jamioł, member of Stowarzyszenie Architektury Krajobrazu SAK Poland, with the entry – "Nature’s Sanctuary" https://iflaeurope.eu/index.php/youth/entry/natureas-sanctuary-68c179e616b243.65786434
• Wrish Sarkar, member of Irish Landscape Institute with the entry "Transforming Urban Landscape Of A Winter City On The Move" https://iflaeurope.eu/index.php/youth/entry/2025_cat-a_transforming-urban-landscape-of-a-winter-city-on-the-move-68c73795b72e28.06291898

🥉 3rd place: Alisa Vlasova, member of Landscape Institute (London branch) with the entry "Comma in Unity" https://iflaeurope.eu/index.php/youth/entry/comma-in-unity-68c85be55e5b89.17782649

🏗️ Category B – Implemented Projects
🥇 1st place: Vladimir Boc, member of AsoP Romania in cooperation with Ana Vița & Anca Strugariu with the entry "AFI Lake View Green Space Redesign", Bucharest https://iflaeurope.eu/index.php/youth/entry/new-urban-landscape-in-bucharest-afi-lake-view-green-space-redesign-68c5d8d416b7a9.01589652

🙏 A huge thank you to our distinguished jury:
Urszula Forczek-Brataniec, Lineéa Fridell and Mustafa Artar from Council of landscape architecture schools, Catherine Vilquin, from ECTP-CEU - European Council of Spatial Planners, Santiago Casanella, Hunter FX Europe
— for your insightful reviews and dedication.

🎉 Congratulations to all participants for sharing their vision and passion. You are shaping the future of European landscapes with creativity, care, and courage.

🏆 First-place winners will receive a €1000 prize and will be able to present their work at the 35th IFLA Europe General Assembly, 18–19 October 2025, in Brussels, Belgium.



ÖGLA BALA Belgian Association of Landscape Architects Union of Landscape Architects in Bulgaria- Sofia chapter Hrvatsko Društvo Krajobraznih Arhitekata ČAKA Danske Landskabsarkitekter Eesti Maastikuarhitektide Liit/ Estonian Landscape Architects' Union Française du Paysage FFP - Nationale Suomen Maisema-arkkitehtiliitto MARK Bundesarchitektenkammer Phala Πανελλήνιος Σύλλογος Αρχιτεκτόνων Τοπίου (ΠΣΑΤ) Tájépítészek Félag íslenskra landslagsarkitekta Irish Landscape Institute האיגוד הישראלי של אדריכלי נוף האיגוד הישראלי של אדריכלי נוף האיגוד הישראלי של אדריכלי נוף Israeli Association of Landscape Architects AIAPP Architettura del Paesaggio Latvijas Ainavu arhitektu asociācija Lietuvos kraštovaizdžio architektų sąjunga Norske landskapsarkitekters forening Stowarzyszenie Architektury Krajobrazu - Associação Portuguesa dos Arquitectos Paisagistas AsoP Romania Udruženje pejzažnih arhitekata Srbije Spolok architektov Slovenska - Društvo Krajinskih Arhitektov Slovenije AEP Asociación Española de Paisajistas TMMOB Peyzaj Mimarları Odası Гільдія ландшафтних архітекторів України Landscape Institute (London branch)

01/10/2025

⚠️ In landscape architecture and urbanism, women remain too often underrepresented

✨ At NEW URBAN LANDSCAPES, we change that narrative!

7 out of our 15 speakers are women, bringing essential perspectives, knowledge, and inspiration to the debate.

We want to actively counter this invisibility. That’s why we are proud to showcase the vision and expertise of inspiring women who will take the stage at the conference.

From urban density and the urgent need for open spaces, to the role of design quality in creating desirable cities, they will address some of the most pressing challenges of our time and demonstrate the central role of landscape architects in tackling them.

Because building better cities for tomorrow requires all voices to be heard 🌱

20/09/2025

✨ Discover Brussels from a whole new perspective

On Friday morning, 17 October, as part of the NEW URBAN LANDSCAPES conference, our guides will help you discover Brussels through the eyes of leading landscape architects 🌿

👉 Four guided tours will take you across the city, uncovering high-quality projects that are reshaping Brussels for a more sustainable, inclusive, and beautiful future.

Spots are very limited so hurry up and book now! Link in bio

🎥 Can you guess which site is revealed in this drone video? Drop your answer in the comments 👇

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13/09/2025

❓What kind of future are we building if our cities become hotter, denser, and more exclusive, where the most vulnerable face the harshest conditions?

Across Europe, we see the same double injustice:
🌱 Environmental – green spaces disappearing, urban heat islands multiplying.
👥 Social – redevelopment pushing people out, segregation deepening.

NEW URBAN LANDSCAPES – Regenerating Cities, Revealing Opportunities (16–17 October, Brussels), leading Belgian voices will challenge us to rethink cities.

✨ How can we regenerate cities so they become more sustainable, inclusive and beautiful for all?

👇 Tickets are limited – book yours today!
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09/09/2025

🚀 What if we could redesign the city from the ground up?

Leading Belgian voices will take the stage on Friday 17/10 at the Conference: NEW URBAN LANDSCAPES – Regenerating Cities, Revealing Opportunities.

Solutions for sustainable, inclusive and beautiful cities start here ✨

Tickets are going fast – book yours today!
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25/08/2025