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The LAGI 2022 Mannheim design competition calls for 'creatives to tell a new and inspiring climate story'

2022-07-28T09:00:00-04:00

This post is brought to you by The Land Art Generator Initiative

We live in a time of crisis. And yet the future is full of promise. The future is full of promise because of you. Because architects, landscape architects, artists, and designers have the power to create positive change.

This is most certainly true when it comes to action on climate change. Over the past decade of Land Art Generator Initiative design competitions, we’ve seen it happen. Throughout this article you’ll find example entries to previous LAGI design competitions. We hope they will inspire you to take part in LAGI 2022 Mannheim, open now through September 4, 2022. Participation is free and open to anyone anywhere in the world.

Through LAGI 2022 Mannheim, you can take climate action, get your great design published in a gorgeous hard-bound book by Hirmer Publishers, have your idea seen by millions of visitors to the BUGA 23 German Federal Horticultural Show, and potentially win $30,000 USD!

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LAGI 2022 Mannheim Competition invites designs for beautiful renewable energy landscape at site of BUGA 23

2022-03-23T09:00:00-04:00

This post is brought to you by the Land Art Generator Initiative

The Land Art Generator Initiative and BUGA 23 are pleased to announce the launch of LAGI 2022. Submissions are due by September 4, 2022. The design competition is free to enter and has a top prize of $30,000 USD.

The LAGI 2022 Mannheim design competition—Beautiful Forms of Energy—is an opportunity to weave renewable energy into the city in ways that improve human thriving. As a part of the 2023 German Bundesgartenschau (BUGA 23), the design challenge includes a number of themes and ideas for inspiration aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Just as a garden is a productive landscape for nourishment that also brings us joy and pleasure, how can we re-imagine our energy landscapes so that they bring joy and pleasure to our communities? How can renewable energy be integrated in beautiful ways into everyday life so that it is not some cold and utilitarian technology, but is instead an artful accessory that w...