border$landscapes:$ people emotions! landscape!...

The project Renewal of the Czech-‐German Border Landscape

is supported by Project Goal 3 the Czech Republic -‐ Free State of Bavaria

2007-‐2013 !

Pilsen 2015 European Capital of Culture

Central European

Landscape Forum 2015

Border Landscapes:

PEOPLE EMOTIONS LANDSCAPE SOLUTIONS

14-‐16 May 2015 Pilsen

Czech Republic

The project Renewal of the Czech-‐German Border Landscape

is supported by Project Goal 3 the Czech Republic -‐ Free State of Bavaria

2007-‐2013

The project Renewal of the Czech-‐German Border Landscape is supported by Goal 3 the Czech Republic -‐ the Independent State of Bavaria 2007-‐2013

Pilsen 2015 European Capital of Culture

Central European Landscape Forum 2015

Border Landscapes

PEOPLE - EMOTIONS - LANDSCAPE - SOLUTIONS

“Talk the Talk, Walk the Walk”

2nd announcement, draft program (28. March 2015)

14 – 16 May 2015

Pilsen, the Czech Republic


The Conference Topic & Focus PEOPLE – EMOTIONS – LANDSCAPE – SOLUTIONS is an international event reflecting a process towards the formation of sustainable societies living along national borders. The frontier is often a sensitive place. Perceived as a barrier, the border is only a perceived barrier in our minds. Any limits we may perceive are imposed upon human beings by fellow human beings. Being aware that we share the same water flowing down the mountains, breathing the same air around us, we, as Europeans, should feel as free as the birds flying across the landscape. The European Capital of Culture Pilsen 2015 has triggered an opportunity to sit around the table and to set a new course for discussing the development of the communities whilst placing the border to one side to create a landscape without the barriers. What should matter to everyone is the quality of life in the landscape we all share and the healing potential of the landscape. This should be the future we really want. The invitation to this conference is to everyone for whom such a notion is close to their heart and embedded in their spirit. Those who are thinking beyond constitutional limits and wish to become a part of a free, proactive and creative society. In 2013 the Landscape Team of Pilsen 2015, together with a variety of engaged partners, started the process by proposing the question, “What kind of activities, concepts, ideas and projects are compatible with the sustainable development of the cultural landscape in the border areas”? The European Capital of Culture event is aimed at contributing to the development of the Pilsen region as a whole. The Pilsen 2015 team has focused on topics for Western Bohemia that are typical and at the same time rarely interrogated; thus, two of them now under the spotlight are the cultural landscape and land art. Through an extensive international ‘Call for Ideas’ entitled ‘Recovering Landscape’, we have initiated the topic of revitalising life in the abandoned border regions. The landscape of the territories in the region present their own stories. Join us in helping to heal and rejuvenate this fascinating landscape in our “Talk the Talk, Walk the Walk” conference. Partners


Purpose and Structure of Conference The burden of history, both personal and national, along the Czech and German border in the former Sudetenland has left a significant mark in the hearts and minds of people, latter day communities and the landscape itself. The cultural landscape of this region has been devastated by a population desertification, leaving a landscape as witness to the destruction of many friendships, families, communities, villages, churches, historic roads, roadside memorial crosses, peace stone markers, and many other intangible landscape elements. The complexity of the challenges we face today in such a landscape is enormous; the desire to reinvest in the potential of this landscape of plenty is stronger. Here, in the region of Western Bohemia, instead of continuing to think separately as Czechs and Germans, we are initiating a process by which we might begin to think of ourselves as the close neighbour-nations with a history of living together for centuries, and a future that should allow us to live together in mutual friendship. The first two conference days (14/15th May 2015) will comprise an engaging array of presentations, panel discussions, walks and opportunities for bringing new thoughts into the following themes: ‘RECONNECTING THROUGH THE BORDER LANDSCAPE ‘, ‘RENEWAL OF THE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE’, ‘REINTEGRATION OF THE CROSS-BORDER COMMUNITY AND ECONOMY’, and ‘REMEMBERING THE SOUL’. Of fundamental importance and central to the event (16th May 2015) will be the ‘Opening Ceremony of Land Art Installation’ in the focus area – the village of Vyskovice near Chodova Plana. The conference, ‘PEOPLE – EMOTIONS – LANDSCAPE – SOLUTIONS’ will be about finding potentially suitable, tailor-made opportunities and solutions for the border landscapes. By focusing on all aspects of sustainable development, attention will be given to new recommendations in order to start living a balanced, prosperous and happy lifestyle. Series of Landscape Forum CIVILSCAPE is an international association of civil society organizations. These are non-governmental organisations (NGO) which dedicate their work to landscape protection, management and planning, according to the European Landscape Convention (Florence, October 20th 2000). CIVILSCAPE is dedicated to creating an enabling environment for civil society organizations, documenting the civil society organizations community, strengthening the infrastructure of the citizen sector, and promoting collaboration, both among civil society organizations and between civil society organizations, political or administrative bodies and other actors, to advance the public good in Europe and beyond. CIVILSCAPE join forces with regional and national stakeholders to organize a number of ‘Landscape Forums’. These events gather stakeholders from trans-national regions in order to foster the exchange about experiences and best-practices. The events fuel a European wide debate with the aim that people have a say on their landscapes. So far there has been events in 2013: Scandinavian Landscape Forum, Benelux Landscape Forum, Balkan Landscape Forum, Landscape Forum Berlin, and in 2014: Landscape Forum Strasbourg, Iberian Landscape Forum, and Marinescape Forum Bremen.


Information on Pilsen, the European Capital of Culture 2015 Pilsen is a city of industry and beer; a city on the way to the West; a city on the golden path of trade; a city of four rivers. These days it is a city that has also been granted the prestigious title of the ‘European Capital of Culture 2015’. Openness and creativity; permanent and sustainable transformation into a respected cultural metropolis; a space for the dialogue of cultures, ethnicities and nations; a wide-ranging engagement of citizens in the life of their home city – these are the key objectives of this project. In the year 2015, Pilsen will fully open up to cultural Europe as a host of outstanding artists as well as being their self-confident partner, as a hidden treasure for the visitors to the city who will be able to discover its stories connected with architecture, historical events and industrial precincts. In 2015 Pilsen will avail itself of the European Capital of Culture project as a moment of change. It will open up a unique opportunity to rethink and discuss its own identity; it will be a chance for therapy by unrest. There is already a new feel in the city today, as the European Capital of Culture project is discussed on a daily basis in a range of contexts. New themes are being examined, new communications and relationships established. The task of the artist is to surprise, to bring new perspective, to uncover that which is hidden. The European Capital of Culture project can contribute to the changing view of Pilsen, not only in the year 2015 but, let us hope, also in the future. Pilsen is making significant investment in cultural infrastructure. A new theatre building is being constructed, while a number of public spaces are being given a new face. At the same time, the European Capital of Culture project is an inspiration for both traditional cultural institutions and new players from the ranks of non-profit organisations and civil society. New opportunities for international cooperation arise as well as for the creation of exciting new productions, exhibitions, concerts and artistic interventions. The Pilsen 2015 project logo contains five dots. The dots are gradually becoming joined during the preparations. This might remind you of a die; we, however, are rather building dominos. For dominos to be fun you need to put together a lot of pieces that connect in their content and communicate with each other. Dominos shows a journey and at the same time a construction requiring patience, a sense of anticipation and proportion, stamina and even courage at times, all rewarded by a short yet intense experience. Come and join us in watching the pieces of the programme being put together; come and meet all those building the dominos with us and let us take you on an exciting path to an inconspicuous, yet more interesting dot on the map of Europe. We are presenting the dots, points, routes, intersections and encounters of the programme for Pilsen, the European Capital of Culture 2015. Chair of the conference Ms Klára Salzmann, Pilsen 2015, Czech Republic Expert committee of the konference Mr Anton Robl, ILbA Institute for Life-related Architecture, Vice-Committee Chair, Germany Ms Pavlina Misikova, ILbA Institute for Life-related Architecture, Program Director, Slovakia/Germany Mr Gerhard Ermisher, CIVILSCAPE, Germany Ms Ursula Eberhard, Bayerischer Landesverein für Heimatpflege e.V. Germany Mr Nigel Thorne, IFLA EUROPE, International Federation of Landscape Architects ,Great Britain Mr Till Rehwaldt, BDLA, Bund Deutscher Landschaftsarchitekten , Germany Ms Christine Rottenbacher, Landschaftsplanung Rottenbacher, ILbA, Institute for Life-related Architecture,Austria Organisational committee of the conference, Plzeň 2015 Mr Milan Svoboda, Pilsen 2015, Czech Republic Ms Blanka Borůvková, Pilsen 2015, Czech Republic Ms Radka Šámalová, Pilsen 2015, Czech Republic

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Border Landscapes DRAFT PROGRAM 28. 3. 2015 PEOPLE - EMOTIONS - LANDSCAPE - SOLUTIONS Central European Landscape Forum 2015 Venue: Měšťanská beseda, Kopeckého sady 13, Plzeň, the Czech Republic

Thursday, 14 May 2015 8:00 – 9:00 am Registration 9:00 – 9:30 am Conference Opening

Ms Klara Salzmann, Pilsen 2015, the European Capital of Culture, Czech Republic Welcome Speeches Representative of Pilsen Region, Czech Republic Representative of the Oberpfalz Region, Germany Ms Inge Gotzmann, President of Civilscape Partners of project

Session 1 PEOPLE. NARRATIVES OF THE LANDSCAPE

Moderator: Ms Inge Gotzmann, CIVILSCAPE

Rapporteur: Ms Monika Michaelova, Coach and Workshops Facilitator, the Czech Republic

9:30 – 9:50 am Bridging Past and Future Mr Gerhard Ermisher CIVILSCAPE

9:50 – 10:10 am Landscape of the abandoned villages is reviving again Ms Miroslava Válová NGO West Bohemia, Czech Republic

10:10 – 10:30 am Borderland Cooperation Seen by a Local Actor

Ms Jana Dirriglová Mayor of Loučim, Czech Republic

10:30 – 10:50 am Making Casts of the Borderland Footprints Mr Peter Mikšíček Antikomplex NGO, Czech Republic

10:50 – 11:20 am BREAK

Panel Discussion RECONNECTING THROUGH THE BORDER LANDSCAPE

11:20 – 12:40 pm Presenters and panellists: Ms Anna Matoušková, Ministry of Culture, Czech Republic Ms Martina Němečková, Mayor of Plana, Czech Republic Mr Markus Ackerman, Mayor of Waldmünchen, Germany (TBC)

12:40 – 2:15 pm LUNCH

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Session 2 CULTURAL LANDSCAPE

Moderator: Ms Christine Rottenbacher, Landschaftsplanung Rottenbacher, ILbA Institute for Life-related Architecture, Austria

Rapporteur: Mr Michal Fiser, Czech Chamber of Architects, Czech Republic

2:15 – 2:30 pm “Recovering of the Czech-German Border Landscape” Introduction of the project

Ms Klara Salzmann Pilsen Pilsen2015, the European Capital of Culture, Czech Republic

2:30 – 3:00 pm Landscape Experience I. Land Art Project Vyskovice, the German proposal

Mr Oliver Engelmayer Department for Public Appearances in collaboration with Irene Burkhardt Landscape Architects Urban Planners, Germany

3:00 – 3:30 pm Landscape Experience II. Land Art Project Vyskovice, the Czech proposal

Ms Eva Wagnerová , Landscape Landscape Atelier, Czech Republic Mr Vít Rýpar Faculty of Faculty of Architecture CVUT Praha, Czech Republic

3:30 – 4:00 pm BREAK

Panel Discussion RENEWAL OF THE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE

4:00 – 5:30 pm Presenters and panellists: Mr Vladimír Sitta, Atelier Terragram, Czech Republic/ Australia Ms Věra Kučová, National Heritage Institute, Czech Republic Mr Michal Dvořák, Open Group dvořák+gogolák+grasse, Czech Republic

5:30 – 5:45 pm BREAK

5:45 – 6:45 pm Opening of the Exhibition of the Vyskovice Project. Ms Klara Salzmann, Pilsen 2015, the European Capital of Culture, Czech Republic and the international teams from “Call of Ideas”. Served with a drink.

6:45 – 8:00 pm free

8:00 – 11:00 pm DINNER, venue: Kalikovský mlýn, Radčická 40, Pilsen

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Friday, 15 May 2015 Session 3 SOLUTIONS

Moderator: Mr Gerhard Ermisher, Civilscape

Rapporteur: Mr Laurens Bockemühl, Civilscape

9:00 – 9:20 am Landscape for People. Landscape in its Complexity

Mr Till Rewaldt Bund Bund Deutscher Landschaftsarchitekten, Germany

9:20 – 9:40 am

Regional Network Economy Strengthening Innovative Products

Mr Klemens Reif Reif Beteiligungs-GmbH ILbA Institute for Life-related Architecture, Germany

9:40 – 10:00 am What one cannot do the group can Regional Cooperative Economy

Mr Michael Diestel Bayerischer Bayerischer Bauern Verband, Germany

10:00 – 10:20 am Case Study of the Cross-border Project Cheb/Eger - Waldssasen Two countries, one landscape

Mr Boris Redčenkov A69 A69 Atelier, Czech Republic

10:20 – 10:50 am BREAK

Panel Discussion REINTEGRATION OF THE CROSS-BORDER COMMUNITY AND ECONOMY

10:50 – 12:20 pm Presenters and panellists: Mr Anton Robl, Robl ZeitLandschaften, ILbA Institute for Life-related Architecture, Germany Mr Pere Sala, Catalan Landscape Observatory, Spain Mr Karel Smutný, Former Mayor of Klenčí pod Čerchovem, Czech Republic

12:20 – 2:00 pm LUNCH Session 4 EMOTIONS

Moderator: Ms Pavlina Mišíková, ILbA Institute for Life-related Architecture, Slovakia/ Germany

Rapporteur: Mr Dirk Gotzmann, Civilscape

2:00 – 2:20 pm Beyond Borders Bridging the Divide

Mr Peter Taylor Ethos, Great Ethos, Great Britain/ Czech Republic

2:20 – 2:40 pm Place Meaning and Place Making Ms Christine Rottenbacher, Austria Landschaftsplanung Rottenbacher, ILbA Institute for Life-related Architecture, Austria

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2:40 – 3:00 pm Identification of the people with the place where they live Mr Jan Florián NGO West NG NGO MAS West Bohemia, Czech Republic

3:00 – 3:20 pm Relationship Between the Landscape and the Human’s Soul Emotional Horizons

Mr Kurt-Friedrich Blank Scientific Scientific Society for Landscaping and Landscape Development ILbA Institute for Life-related Architecture, Germany

3:20 – 3:50 pm BREAK

Panel discussion REMEMBERING THE SOUL

3:50 – 5:20 pm Presenters and panellists: Mr Markus Mantel, Trendsonde Netzweite Kommunikation, ILbA Institute for Life-related Architecture, Germany Mr Alois Bohm, Mayor of Schwarzach, Germany Ms Hana Hlubocká, Former Mayor of Modra 2010 -2014, Slovakia

5:20 – 5:40 pm CONCLUSIONS: From Border Landscapes to Connected Landscapes Mr Nigel Thorne, IFLA EUROPE, International Federation of Landscape Architects, Great Britain (in cooperation with rapporteurs) 5:40 – 6:00 pm Conference Closing Ms Inge Gotzmann, President of Civilscape

Ms Klara Salzmann, Pilsen 2015, the European Capital of Culture, Czech Republic From 7:00 pm Informal evening in the Café Papírna, Zahradní 2, Pilsen

Saturday, 16 May 2015 EXCURSION OPENING CEREMONY OF LAND ART INSTALLATION

8:30 am departure for the excursion. Meeting point: Parking Rychtářka, Truhlářská 5, Pilsen

10:30 – 12:00 am The Organised Walk in the lost village of Vyskovice, the Pilsen Region

12:00 – 1:30 pm Vyskovice - Opening Ceremony of Land Art Installation. Music.

1:30 pm departure for lunch

2:00 – 4:00 pm LUNCH in Chodovar, Chodova Plana

4:00 pm departure for Pilsen

5:30 pm arrival to Pilsen Sunday, 17 May 2015 GENERAL ASSEMBLEY OF CIVILSCAPE

9:00 – 1:00 pm Participation of the Civilscape Members. Venue: Kulturni dum Peklo, Pobřežní 10, Pilsen


Participants The meeting is open to government officials, representatives of local and regional authorities, scientists, independent experts, public and private organisations and NGOs working in the field of cross-border cooperation in the spirit of sustainable development. The number of participants is limited to 250 and the working languages are English, Czech and German. Registration Registration for the conference will be open until 22 April 2015. Register here: http://www.plzen2015.cz/en/content/people-emotions-landscape-solutions. As the number of participants is limited, we encourage you to register as soon as possible. For registration please complete the registration form and send on [email protected]. You will receive the confirmation of your registration in return. Venue The venue conference centre is in the historical part of Pilsen. Address: Měšťanská beseda, Kopeckého sady 13, Pilsen. Fees There is a registration fee of 500 CZK (20 EUR) to attend the conference. The fee includes coffee/tea during the breaks, lunches and a welcome dinner. Travel and accommodation costs will need to be covered by the participants. A list of available hotels is provided. We encourage participants to book the hotels in their own capacity. Conference Secretariat If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact: Ms Radka Šámalová, Plzeň 2015 [email protected] phone: +420 774 699 396 www.plzen2015.eu


Getting there Participants have a number of options for transport connections. Pilsen lies on a junction of the international transport corridors – by air, by highway and by rail. The recommended route is via the Czech capital, Prague. The distance between the two towns is 85 km. http://www.pilsen.eu/tourist/information/transport-to-pilsen/transport-to-pilsen.aspx

List of Hotels in Pilsen Almost all hotels are within 5 minutes (or less) walking distance to the venue. Please note: When booking, it is important to specify that you are coming for the “Landscape Conference” (see “Password for booking” in the table). You are strongly advised to book your accommodation by 31 March 2015 at the latest. The organisers cannot


guarantee availability for participants after this date. The prices depend on the exchange rate. For any problems with hotel booking, please contact the organisers. Conference participants will be given a special discount from average prices on accommodation.

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Hotel WWW Contact person Email Phone no. Average price/night

Distance from the centre

Password for booking

Ibis www.hotelibisplzen.cz Ms Linda Schneiderwindova H6734-‐[email protected] +420 377 887 802 30 EUR 7 km Landscape Conference

Angelo Hotel Pilsen vi-‐hotels.com/angelo-‐pilsen Ms Irena Vachovcova reservation03@angelo-‐pilsen.cz

+420 378 016 100 +420 731 634 800

110 EUR 0,6 km Krajinarsky Projekt

Hotel Central **** www.central-‐hotel.cz Mr Ludvik Holman [email protected] +420 602 344 846 40 EUR 0 km Landscape Conference

Hotel Wellness Gondola **** www.hotelgondola.cz Ms Michaela Bihariova [email protected]

+420 377 994 215 +420 736 612 122 80 EUR 0,25 km Landscape Conference

Rango *** www.rango.cz Ms Lenka Vackova [email protected] +420 377 221 188 60 EUR 0 km Landscape Conference

GOLDEN FISH Hotel Apartments www.gf-‐hotel.eu Ms Monika Kavalirova kavalirova@gf-‐hotel.eu +420 373 725 555 70 EUR 4 km Landscape Conference

U Zvonu (Apartments) www.hotel-‐uzvonu.cz Ms Veronika Sramkova sales@hotel-‐uzvonu.cz +420 378 011 843 130 EUR 0 km Landscape Conference

Hotel Victoria www.hotel-‐victoria.cz Mr Petr Jirka hotel@hotel-‐victoria.cz

+420 377 221 010 +420 777 329 399

60 EUR 2 km Landscape Conference

Hotel Rous www.hotelrous.cz

Ms Diana Fiserova Ms Katerina Jochecova [email protected] +420 602 350 294 80 EUR 0 km Landscape Conference

Restaurace a Penzion u Salzmannů www.usalzmannu.com Mr Marek Besta [email protected] [email protected]

+420 377 235 476 30 EUR 0 km Landscape Conference

Coutyard by Marriott Pilsen Hotel www.marriott.com Ms Zuzana Vanzurova see note for the reservation link1 +420 373 370 100 60 EUR 0,25 km please, log in via the reservation link in notes under the table

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