Dr. Udo Weilacher

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Biography

Udo Weilacher conducts research in international landscape architecture, focusing on the transformation of industrial landscapes, urban spaces, and natural human habitats. His work extends to contemporary landscape art and involves creative analyses and design methods in the field. He studied landscape architecture at the Technical University of Munich and has served as a research fellow and lecturer at California State Polytechnic University Pomona, the University of Karlsruhe, and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH). In 2001, he received a doctorate with distinction from ETH Zurich. Weilacher was appointed as a full professor of landscape architecture and design at the University of Hanover in 2002 and served as the Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Landscape Sciences from 2006 to 2008. He joined the Technical University of Munich as a full professor in 2009. An accomplished author, he has many internationally published books and is a member of various professional organizations, including the German Work Federation and the Bavarian Chamber of Architects.

Research Interests

Experience

Full Professor

2009-01-01 — Present

Technical University of Munich • Munich, Germany

Teaching and research in the field of landscape architecture.

Professor of Landscape Architecture and Design

2002-01-01 — 2009-01-01

University of Hanover • Hanover, Germany

Held a full professorship focused on design and landscape architecture.

Lecturer

— Present

California State Polytechnic University Pomona • Pomona, California, USA

Lectured on topics related to landscape architecture.

Awards

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Mellon Fellow

2017-01-01
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John Brinckerhoff Jackson Book Prize

2011-01-01
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Medaille der ETH Zürich für Dissertation

2001-01-01
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Peter Joseph Lenné-Preis

1996-01-01
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Schinkelpreis

1995-01-01