OLA Project Team - Revision history

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	'''Motivation for OLA project:''' OLA is a great opportunity to grow closer together as participateurs of the world.		'''Motivation for OLA project:''' OLA is a great opportunity to grow closer together as participateurs of the world.
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	\|[[File:Eunice Maina 851 7958-hz.jpg\|250px]]\|\|'''Eunice Maina-~~Otiendo~~''' is a student at HfWU pursuing an International Master in Landscape Architecture (IMLA) and also at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT, Kenya) where she is pursuing a Master in Sustainable Urban Development. Her first degree was in Urban and Regional Planning obtained at the University of Nairobi, Kenya. With a love for the Landscape and for people, Eunice is passionate about social justice, inclusion and public participation. She is also passionate about children and keen on designing spaces where they can thrive. Eunice also loves to teach and has volunteered as an assistant lecturer at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology where she delved on the topic of ‘cultural landscapes’.		\|[[File:Eunice Maina 851 7958-hz.jpg\|250px]]\|\|'''Eunice Maina-Otieno''' is a student at HfWU pursuing an International Master in Landscape Architecture (IMLA) and also at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT, Kenya) where she is pursuing a Master in Sustainable Urban Development. Her first degree was in Urban and Regional Planning obtained at the University of Nairobi, Kenya. With a love for the Landscape and for people, Eunice is passionate about social justice, inclusion and public participation. She is also passionate about children and keen on designing spaces where they can thrive. Eunice also loves to teach and has volunteered as an assistant lecturer at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology where she delved on the topic of ‘cultural landscapes’.

	'''Motivation for OLA project:''' OLA for me is a platform for change. I foresee a future where the arms of OLA will stretch (like Elastigirl or Mister Fantastic) to all parts of the world, connecting people and using its wealth of knowledge and innovative skills (for participation and co-designing) as a tool for positive change.		'''Motivation for OLA project:''' OLA for me is a platform for change. I foresee a future where the arms of OLA will stretch (like Elastigirl or Mister Fantastic) to all parts of the world, connecting people and using its wealth of knowledge and innovative skills (for participation and co-designing) as a tool for positive change.

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	'''Motivation for OLA project:''' OLA for me is a platform for change. I foresee a future where the arms of OLA will stretch (like Elastigirl or Mister Fantastic) to all parts of the world, connecting people and using its wealth of knowledge and innovative skills (for participation and co-designing) as a tool for positive change.		'''Motivation for OLA project:''' OLA for me is a platform for change. I foresee a future where the arms of OLA will stretch (like Elastigirl or Mister Fantastic) to all parts of the world, connecting people and using its wealth of knowledge and innovative skills (for participation and co-designing) as a tool for positive change.
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	\|[[File:Caroline de Vries Headshot.jpg\|250px]]\|\|'''Caroline de Vries''' is a recent graduate and holds a MEng.in Landscape Architecture from HfWU and HSWT in Nürtingen and Freising, Germany and a MSc. in Sustainability Management from Columbia University in the City of New York. A deep love for community, people, and planet drives her to learn and create. A main theme in her interests and work is the concept of “designing for life” – or processes that elevate the support of life systems both for people and nature, particularly in areas where land meets water. Her master’s thesis focused on co-design processes and collective creativity in landscape architecture design for urban river shorelines. She very much enjoys supporting the Open Landscape Academy in local and international workshops, and looks forward to a future that integrates both research and practice in inclusive landscape architecture designs.		\|[[File:Caroline de Vries Headshot.jpg\|250px]]\|\|'''Caroline de Vries''' is a recent graduate and holds a MEng.in Landscape Architecture from HfWU and HSWT in Nürtingen and Freising, Germany and a MSc. in Sustainability Management from Columbia University in the City of New York. A deep love for community, people, and planet drives her to learn and create. A main theme in her interests and work is the concept of “designing for life” – or processes that elevate the support of life systems both for people and nature, particularly in areas where land meets water. Her master’s thesis focused on co-design processes and collective creativity in landscape architecture design for urban river shorelines. She very much enjoys supporting the Open Landscape Academy in local and international workshops, and looks forward to a future that integrates both research and practice in inclusive landscape architecture designs.

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	'''Motivation for OLA project:''' OLA for me is a platform for change. I foresee a future where the arms of OLA will stretch (like Elastigirl or Mister Fantastic) to all parts of the world, connecting people and using its wealth of knowledge and innovative skills (for participation and co-designing) as a tool for positive change.		'''Motivation for OLA project:''' OLA for me is a platform for change. I foresee a future where the arms of OLA will stretch (like Elastigirl or Mister Fantastic) to all parts of the world, connecting people and using its wealth of knowledge and innovative skills (for participation and co-designing) as a tool for positive change.
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	\|[[File:Caroline de Vries Headshot.jpg\|250px]]\|\|'''Caroline de Vries''' is a recent graduate and holds a MEng.in Landscape Architecture from HfWU and HSWT in Nürtingen and Freising, Germany and a MSc. in Sustainability Management from Columbia University in the City of New York. A deep love for community, people, and planet drives her to learn and create. A main theme in her interests and work is the concept of “designing for life” – or processes that elevate the support of life systems both for people and nature, particularly in areas where land meets water. Her master’s thesis focused on co-design processes and collective creativity in landscape architecture design for urban river shorelines. She very much enjoys supporting the Open Landscape Academy in local and international workshops, and looks forward to a future that integrates both research and practice in inclusive landscape architecture designs.		\|[[File:Caroline de Vries Headshot.jpg\|250px]]\|\|'''Caroline de Vries''' is a recent graduate and holds a MEng.in Landscape Architecture from HfWU and HSWT in Nürtingen and Freising, Germany and a MSc. in Sustainability Management from Columbia University in the City of New York. A deep love for community, people, and planet drives her to learn and create. A main theme in her interests and work is the concept of “designing for life” – or processes that elevate the support of life systems both for people and nature, particularly in areas where land meets water. Her master’s thesis focused on co-design processes and collective creativity in landscape architecture design for urban river shorelines. She very much enjoys supporting the Open Landscape Academy in local and international workshops, and looks forward to a future that integrates both research and practice in inclusive landscape architecture designs.

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	'''Motivation for OLA project:''' OLA is a great opportunity to grow closer together as participateurs of the world.		'''Motivation for OLA project:''' OLA is a great opportunity to grow closer together as participateurs of the world.
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			\|[[File:Eunice Maina 851 7958-hz.jpg\|250px]]\|\|'''Eunice Maina-Otiendo''' is a student at HfWU pursuing an International Master in Landscape Architecture (IMLA) and also at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT, Kenya) where she is pursuing a Master in Sustainable Urban Development. Her first degree was in Urban and Regional Planning obtained at the University of Nairobi, Kenya. With a love for the Landscape and for people, Eunice is passionate about social justice, inclusion and public participation. She is also passionate about children and keen on designing spaces where they can thrive. Eunice also loves to teach and has volunteered as an assistant lecturer at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology where she delved on the topic of ‘cultural landscapes’.

			'''Motivation for OLA project:''' OLA for me is a platform for change. I foresee a future where the arms of OLA will stretch (like Elastigirl or Mister Fantastic) to all parts of the world, connecting people and using its wealth of knowledge and innovative skills (for participation and co-designing) as a tool for positive change.
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	\|[[File:Caroline de Vries Headshot.jpg\|250px]]\|\|'''Caroline de Vries''' is a recent graduate and holds a MEng.in Landscape Architecture from HfWU and HSWT in Nürtingen and Freising, Germany and a MSc. in Sustainability Management from Columbia University in the City of New York. A deep love for community, people, and planet drives her to learn and create. A main theme in her interests and work is the concept of “designing for life” – or processes that elevate the support of life systems both for people and nature, particularly in areas where land meets water. Her master’s thesis focused on co-design processes and collective creativity in landscape architecture design for urban river shorelines. She very much enjoys supporting the Open Landscape Academy in local and international workshops, and looks forward to a future that integrates both research and practice in inclusive landscape architecture designs.		\|[[File:Caroline de Vries Headshot.jpg\|250px]]\|\|'''Caroline de Vries''' is a recent graduate and holds a MEng.in Landscape Architecture from HfWU and HSWT in Nürtingen and Freising, Germany and a MSc. in Sustainability Management from Columbia University in the City of New York. A deep love for community, people, and planet drives her to learn and create. A main theme in her interests and work is the concept of “designing for life” – or processes that elevate the support of life systems both for people and nature, particularly in areas where land meets water. Her master’s thesis focused on co-design processes and collective creativity in landscape architecture design for urban river shorelines. She very much enjoys supporting the Open Landscape Academy in local and international workshops, and looks forward to a future that integrates both research and practice in inclusive landscape architecture designs.

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	== ERASMUS+ Programme ==		== ERASMUS+ Programme ==
	~~The OLA Project is partially funded~~ by the ~~ERASMUS+~~ European Union ~~grant program, under grant no~~.~~2022-1-DE01-KA220-HED-000085922~~. Neither the European ~~Commission~~ nor ~~the project's national funding agency is~~ responsible for ~~the content or liable for any losses or damages incurred that are the result of the use of these resources~~.		Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

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	'''Motivation for OLA project:''' OLA is a great opportunity to grow closer together as participateurs of the world.		'''Motivation for OLA project:''' OLA is a great opportunity to grow closer together as participateurs of the world.
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	\|[[File:Caroline de Vries Headshot.jpg\|250px]]\|\|'''Caroline de Vries''' is a recent graduate and holds a MEng.in Landscape Architecture from HfWU and HSWT in Nürtingen and Freising, Germany and a MSc. in Sustainability Management from Columbia University in the City of New York. A deep love for community, people, and planet drives her to learn and create. A main theme in her interests and work is the concept of “designing for life” – or processes that elevate the support of life systems both for people and nature, particularly in areas where land meets water. Her master’s thesis focused on co-design processes and collective creativity in landscape architecture design for urban river shorelines. She very much enjoys supporting the Open Landscape Academy in local and international workshops, and looks forward to a future that integrates both research and practice in inclusive landscape architecture designs.		\|[[File:Caroline de Vries Headshot.jpg\|250px]]\|\|'''Caroline de Vries''' is a recent graduate and holds a MEng.in Landscape Architecture from HfWU and HSWT in Nürtingen and Freising, Germany and a MSc. in Sustainability Management from Columbia University in the City of New York. A deep love for community, people, and planet drives her to learn and create. A main theme in her interests and work is the concept of “designing for life” – or processes that elevate the support of life systems both for people and nature, particularly in areas where land meets water. Her master’s thesis focused on co-design processes and collective creativity in landscape architecture design for urban river shorelines. She very much enjoys supporting the Open Landscape Academy in local and international workshops, and looks forward to a future that integrates both research and practice in inclusive landscape architecture designs.

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	'''Motivation for OLA project:''' Supporting inclusive networks for the exchange of ideas that enable local agency in interdisciplinary design and research.		'''Motivation for OLA project:''' Supporting inclusive networks for the exchange of ideas that enable local agency in interdisciplinary design and research.
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	== USA: University of Maryland (university partner) and affiliatons==		== USA: University of Maryland (university partner) and affiliatons==

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	'''Motivation for OLA project:''' OLA is a great opportunity to grow closer together as participateurs of the world.		'''Motivation for OLA project:''' OLA is a great opportunity to grow closer together as participateurs of the world.
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			\|[[File:Caroline de Vries Headshot.jpg\|250px]]\|\|'''Caroline de Vries''' is a recent graduate and holds a MEng.in Landscape Architecture from HfWU and HSWT in Nürtingen and Freising, Germany and a MSc. in Sustainability Management from Columbia University in the City of New York. A deep love for community, people, and planet drives her to learn and create. A main theme in her interests and work is the concept of “designing for life” – or processes that elevate the support of life systems both for people and nature, particularly in areas where land meets water. Her master’s thesis focused on co-design processes and collective creativity in landscape architecture design for urban river shorelines. She very much enjoys supporting the Open Landscape Academy in local and international workshops, and looks forward to a future that integrates both research and practice in inclusive landscape architecture designs.

			'''Motivation for OLA project:''' Supporting inclusive networks for the exchange of ideas that enable local agency in interdisciplinary design and research.

	== USA: University of Maryland (university partner) and affiliatons==		== USA: University of Maryland (university partner) and affiliatons==

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	== USA: University of Maryland (university partner) ==		== USA: University of Maryland (university partner) and affiliatons==
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	'''Motivation for the OLA project:''' OLA is an opportunity to learn how to create a better partnership in advancing landscape knowledge by linking civil society, academia, and the non profit sector in partnership in learning for systemic democratic change		'''Motivation for the OLA project:''' OLA is an opportunity to learn how to create a better partnership in advancing landscape knowledge by linking civil society, academia, and the non profit sector in partnership in learning for systemic democratic change

			\|[[File:Mary Christensen.jpg\|250px]]\|\|'''Mary Christensen''', MLA, is an adjunct faculty in the Sustainable Horticulture department at the Community College of Baltimore County and a Landscape Architecture lecturer at the University of Maryland, College Park. Her research focuses on participatory design, co-creation, landscape accessibility, and the social, physical, and mental well-being benefits of interacting with the landscape.

			'''Motivation for the OLA Project''': The OLA project is an invaluable resource for Landscape Democracy that fosters international collaboration, allowing participants to learn alongside students and educators from diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
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	\|[[File:Ellen ola.jpg\|250px]]\|\|'''Dr. Ellen Fetzer''' holds a diploma and a doctoral degree in landscape architecture from Kassel University, Germany. At Nürtingen-Geislingen University she is primarily coordinating the international masters in landscape architecture. Beyond landscape architecture, she is passionate about computer-supported collaborative learning in transnational settings, systems thinking and social innovation. Ellen is ~~currently~~ president of ECLAS (www.eclas.org), the European Council of Landscape Architecture Schools.		\|[[File:Ellen ola.jpg\|250px]]\|\|'''Dr. Ellen Fetzer''' holds a diploma and a doctoral degree in landscape architecture from Kassel University, Germany. At Nürtingen-Geislingen University she is primarily coordinating the international masters in landscape architecture. Beyond landscape architecture, she is passionate about computer-supported collaborative learning in transnational settings, systems thinking and social innovation. Ellen is immediate past-president of ECLAS (www.eclas.org), the European Council of Landscape Architecture Schools.

	'''Motivation for the OLA project:''' Creating a long-term and global platform for democratic landscape transformation is a lifetime project for me.		'''Motivation for the OLA project:''' Creating a long-term and global platform for democratic landscape transformation is a lifetime project for me.