Green and Blue Infrastructure. Integration of Landscapes. Interview with Andreas Kipar (Studio LAND)

Andreas Kipar, landscape architect, is the founder and creative director of the international landscape architecture studio LAND, with offices in Germany, Italy and Switzerland. He is the inventor of the “Raggi Verdi” [Green Rays] model in Milan, favouring new slow mobility and green urban planning. This model was also applied in Essen, the 2017 European Green Capital, and in the award-winning Smart City of Rublyovo-Arkhangelskoye in Moscow. He was charged with drafting urban and peri-urban green plans in several cities, including Milan, Cagliari, Piacenza, Reggio Emilia and Essen, and with developing territorial strategic plans, such as in the Ruhr basin, on the Karst Plateau, in the Langhe, on the Lake Garda and various Italian islands. The dialogue insists on diverse skills and sensitivities to reimagine the contemporary city aiming at promoting a sustainable and resilient organisational model.