studio erde.
office for anthropocene landscapes

studio erde [german for soil, earth or planet] is a critical and innovative landscape office based in Berlin and Zurich. We stand for a truly responsible landscape architecture in the Anthropocene, which is characterized by a planetary and at the same time specific and earthly design attitude. The focus of our work is the examination of the complexity of urbanized landscapes and territories and its design reaction to it - studio erde therefore moves at the intersection of landscape architecture, ecology, art and urban design.

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The project spectrum ranges from the development of territorial strategies, speculative project ideas and narratives, object planning and artistic installations. We are always on the lookout for new forms of expression and experiments of alternative aesthetics and atmospheres towards a

Baukunst for and in the Anthropocene.

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We consider landscapes as multidimensional structures made up of overlapping layers of time and material, in the interaction of human and non-human actors. For us, every spatial task means decoding and uncovering of the various material cycles and socio-ecological systems. We explore the specificity of a place, by developing and staging wonderfully strange landscapes full of contradictions, networks of diverse life forms, material processes and sensual atmospheres and surprises.

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studio erde believes in the power of a collaborative approach and working in networks with different disciplines, actors and institutes, in order to develop innovative design responses to the intertwined challenges in our Anthropocene world.

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Marcel Tröger, director of studio erde_berlin, is a Landscape Architect and Urban Designer (TU Berlin and ENSP Versailles). He is recipient of numerous awards in international planning and idea competitions, such as the LILA 2022 Award for Young Professionals, the Schinkel- and Lenné-Prize or at the Europan 16. Before founding studio erde, Marcel was working for internationally acclaimed landscape architectural offices (Vogt Landscape and as project leader at bgmr Landscape Architects) on multidimensional strategies and design projects, as visiting lecturer for design studios at the TU Berlin and the BTU Cottbus and as jury member and guescrit at different universities. Marcel recently joined the HCU Hamburg as Lecturer and Researcher, working on his PHD on

"Principles for a Baukunst of the Anthropocene".

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Violeta Burckhardt, director of studio_zurich, is a landscape architect, urban designer and curator. Violeta's work revolves around research-driven projects, exploring the intersection of theory and practice. Along with her experience in landscape and architecture, she has also delved into film and art production, curated cultural events as part of VOGT Landscape Architects, and co-designed exhibitions at prestigious venues like Sci-Arc, Harvard, and the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2021. Violeta is also a published author, co-writing the book "Paradise Now: Die Neuen Grenzen des Gartens" with Günther Vogt.

Currently, Violeta is part of the Awareness in Art collective with a project on Co-habitation in the city of Zürich. She holds a position as a scientific research assistant at the Elli Mosayebi Professorship within the Architecture Department at ETH Zürich. Her role encompasses academic research and teaching, focusing on the notions of durability and ecological thinking in building practices.