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Andreas Kipar
Born (1960-05-19) 19 May 1960 (age 63)
Gelsenkirchen, West Germany
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Duisburg-Essen
OccupationArchitect

Andreas Kipar (born 19 May 1960, in Gelsenkirchen) is a German landscape architect, architect, urban planner and lecturer in landscape architecture based in Milan.[1]

Biography

Following a gardener's apprenticeship from 1980 to 1984, Kipar obtained a degree in landscape architecture at the University of GHS Essen (now the University of Duisburg-Essen). From 1989 to 1994, he studied architecture and urban planning at the Milan Polytechnic (TU Milan).

In 1990, he founded the international landscape architecture, planning, and consultancy office LAND in Milan, together with the agronomist Giovanni Sala. Under Kipar’s direction, LAND (acronym of "Landscape Architecture Nature Development") manages worldwide projects from Italy with branches in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Canada.[2]

Furthermore, Kipar is co-founder and president of Green City Italia, a non-profit association for the promotion of values connected to urban greenery.[3]

From 1998 to 2009 Kipar taught landscape architecture at the University of Genoa. Since 2009, he has been teaching Public Space Design at the Milan Polytechnic.[4] Guest lectures have taken him to universities and colleges and international conferences in several European countries.

Kipar has also been working as a consultant in various expert groups and scientific committees since 1985. In 2021 he joined the Italian association for natural resources and renewable energies Assorisorse as a general counsellor.[5] Since 2023 he is a consulting associate for the Edison SpA initiative “Rigeneriamo il Territorio".[6] In November 2023 he was appointed by the World Economic Forum as a member of the global Expert Taskforce for Nature-Positive Cities.[7]

Kipar is married to an Italian (2 children).[8]

Awards (selection)

In addition, in 2007 Kipar was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Projects (selection)

(A detailed list can be found on the website of LAND srl).

Publications (short list)

Andreas Kipar has written numerous articles for German, Italian and English magazines, newspapers, and books. Among them:

Between 2022 and 2024, Andreas Kipar has published three editions of his company’s internal magazine LAND Magazine in collaboration with Andrea Küpfer and Henning Klüver. The magazines include articles and interviews by experts reflecting on nature, cities, and future ways of living. They can be found on the website of Land srl.

Also published about him by Alessandra Coppa and Giuseppe Marioni: Andreas Kipar Una monografia, Milan 2015.[14]

External links

https://www.landsrl.com/

Individual mentions

1. Land Team Germany. Portal Landscape Architecture today (Association of German Landscape Artists). Downloaded on 3 November 2018

2. Du must mal raus/You have to get out post blog Cluverius 8. July 2018. Downloaded on 5. November 2018

3. Curriculum Vitae 2016 Archived 3 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine Milan Polytechnic. Downloaded 3 November 2018

4. Henning Klüver: Der Vordenker/The Forward Thinker In: Süddeutsche Zeitung, 3 July 2018. Downloaded 3 November 2018

5. Report of the NRW Architecture Chamber Archived 3 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine (6. March 2007). [1] Downloaded on 7. November 2018

6. Regione Sardegna, Assessorato Urbanistica, Determinazione 2820 / DG (22. December 2009). Downloaded on 2 November 2018

7. Mercurio eV Press release (6. July 2018). Downloaded on 3. November 2018

8. MIPIM Awards 2018 (15. March 2018. Downloaded on 4. November 2018

9. SMOwn Publishing Scientific book publisher since 2011. Downloaded on 3. November 2018

References

  1. ^ Land Team Germany. Portal Landscape Architecture today (Association of German Landscape Artists). Downloaded on 3 November 2018
  2. ^ Du must mal raus/You have to get out post blog Cluverius 8. July 2018. Downloaded on 5. November 2018
  3. ^ "Green City Italia | chi siamo". green-city-italia (in Italian). Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  4. ^ Curriculum Vitae 2016 Milan Polytechnic. Downloaded 3 November 2018
  5. ^ "Organizzazione". Assorisorse (in Italian). Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Comitato Scientifico". Rigeneriamo il territorio (in Italian). Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Nature-Positive Cities - Community". www.naturepositivecities.org. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  8. ^ Henning Klüver: Der Vordenker/The Forward Thinker In: Süddeutsche Zeitung, 3 July 2018. Downloaded 3 November 2018
  9. ^ Mercurio eV Press release (6. July 2018). Downloaded on 3. November 2018
  10. ^ MIPIM Awards 2018 (15. March 2018. Downloaded on 4. November 2018
  11. ^ "Biodiversity Corridor, Borough of Saint-Laurent, Montreal, Quebec | CSLA". www.csla-aapc.ca. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  12. ^ "European Garden Award 2023". EGHN. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  13. ^ "No. 4/2022 Aufbruch in eine neue Zeit". Villa Vigoni | German-Italian Centre for the European Dialogue. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  14. ^ SMOwn Publishing Scientific book publisher since 2011. Downloaded on 3. November 2018
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