Andreas Kipar receives the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture in Istanbul

The 2026 laureates are: Andreas Kipar, Amelia Tavella, Ye Man, Doan Thanh Ha, Loreta Castro Reguera, and Jose Pablo Ambrosi.

Co-founder and CEO of LAND, Andreas Kipar has developed a distinctive design approach that addresses the complexity of fragmented territories, transforming them into coherent and connected landscapes. His work spans from urban and peri-urban green plans in cities such as Milan, Cagliari, Piacenza, and Essen, to strategic territorial frameworks across regions including the Ruhr area, the Karst Plateau, and Lake Garda.

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During the ceremony, Kipar shared a personal reflection on his journey, from his origins in Germany’s industrial Ruhr region to the founding of LAND in Milan in 1990 together with Giovanni Sala, highlighting a lifelong mission to restore the relationship between people and nature. His vision, inspired by the structure of a tree, understands landscape as a living, evolving system capable of connecting places, communities, and processes over time.

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“I am deeply grateful for this acknowledgement and happy to share all this positive energy with my team, the entire LAND community, all of you here today, and with everyone I have worked with. Because nothing I have done, I have done alone. And this is very important to me. Because, in the end, this is not just a job. It is a calling. A mission. A mission to cultivate – not just landscapes, but communities. And perhaps, if there’s one simple thing I’d like to leave you with, it would be this: try planting a tree, wherever you are. That small action can become the beginning of something much greater. You’ll see.” – said Andreas Kipar.

Official press kit here.