The students of the Landscape Architecture & Urban Design Semester program presented their design concepts for sustainable UN locations to the United Nations in Paris last week.
According to the student's project statement, the goal was: "to develop a master plan for the open space and streetscape for the surrounding area around of the United Nation campus in Bonn"…
The students explored the possibilities of developing a sustainable solution to balance the impacts of the several 6000 person conferences per year at the World Conference Center on the City of Bonn.
Mr. Niclas Svenningsen, Head of Sustainable United Nations praised: "It was entirely my pleasure to listen to the excellent work that the students have made. I really see it as breaking new ground". Other UN officials affirmed the value of every student's contribution to the planning and design of UN sites throughout the world: "The student's work could be a prototype that will provide a replicable method for approaching the design of UN site landscapes worldwide, demonstrating the evolving technology and beauty of sustainability".
After presenting, the students agreed that they are surely going to reflect on the significance of what transpired at their Paris presentation for years to come.
