INTERNATIONAL MEETING 2026
Nuovo Rinascimento
Aula Magna Piazzale Sant'Agostino - Università degli Studi di Bergamo, Bergamo
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Friday 19 september 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday 20 septemer 9:30 am - 1:00 pm
Bergamo Alta
Two days of advanced training and knowledge-sharing, during which architects, landscape architects and plant designers from around the world will share their vision and philosophy through the presentation of their projects.
Landscape design, grounded in scientific knowledge and cultural sensitivity, now serves as a tool for environmental and social regeneration.
It is time for a new renaissance, capable of steering the transformation of the landscape towards more inclusive, natural and biodiverse models. Within this context, art, gardens and science converge in spaces that enhance people’s well-being and strengthen the resilience of the environment. Every scale of intervention, from small urban spaces to large-scale infrastructure, contributes to the creation of an innovative, ecologically connected and socially valuable territorial network.
The future of the communities and environments in which we live depends on our ability to design landscapes that successfully integrate advanced scientific knowledge, aesthetic quality and ethical responsibility. We are custodians, not owners, of a living system that must be protected, regenerated and passed on to future generations.​​​​​​​​​​
PROTAGONISTS
Macarena Calvo Tagle
Macarena is a visual artist and landscape architect with a Master’s from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. She explores landscape through environmental, cultural, and aesthetic perspectives. She founded her studio and has worked for over 16 years with Cristóbal Elgueta in Chile and abroad. Her projects include public and private works such as Palmar de Panquehue Park, with multiple awards and grants.
Emanuele Bortolotti
Emanuele Bortolotti is an Italian landscape architect specialized in garden design and a member of AIAPP. Co-founder of his studio in 1986, he is now President. With over 40 years of experience, he has worked on major projects in Italy and abroad. In 2001, he became the first Italian designer to win a medal at the Chelsea Flower Show and also teaches at the Politecnico di Milano.
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Jo Wakelin
Jo Wakelin is a New Zealand based horticulturist, plantswoman and designer, whose internationally acclaimed garden features low input, water-wise planting in the harsh, summer-dry climate of Central Otago. Jo’s resilient non-irrigated landscape has been featured in numerous books including ‘Wild-The Naturalistic Garden’, ‘Visionary- Gardens and Landscapes for Our Future’ and ‘Wild By Design’. Jo continues to advocate for rethinking water use in landscaping, demonstrating that ecological integrity and aesthetic beauty can coexist in tough environments.
Martì Franch
Enric Franch is a landscape architect trained at the University of Greenwich and a horticulturalist from ESAB Barcelona. He is the founder of EMF Landscape Architecture, with experience across several European cities. He has taught internationally and is currently pursuing a PhD with RMIT University.
Bas Smets
Bas Smets is a renowned Belgian landscape architect and urban ecologist based in Brussels, known for integrating natural systems into urban environments to create “climatic atmospheres.” He founded his firm in 2007 and has completed over 100 projects, including the renovation of Notre-Dame de Paris and the Parc des Ateliers in Arles.
Story Wiggins
Terremoto Studio
Story Wiggins is a landscape architect with a background in historic preservation and land stewardship. She holds a Master’s in Landscape Architecture from University of California, Berkeley and joined Terremoto in 2016, where she co-leads the “Land and Labor” working group supporting building and gardening trades.
Chloe & Michael Humphreys
The Landscape Studio
Chloe Humphreys is co-founder of The Landscape Studio, an award-winning landscape design practice operating across East Africa, Europe, and the UK. The studio works on a wide range of projects, including academic, residential, corporate, and public spaces, as well as parks, streetscapes, and agricultural landscapes.​
Ceylan Belek
Martha Schwartz Partners
Ceylan Belek Ombregt is an international landscape architect and Partner at MSP, working across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East on ecologically and socially driven urban projects. She has over 20 years of experience and has contributed to projects such as Citibank Headquarters in Canary Wharf and Maggie’s Centre at the Royal Free Hospital.
Alejandro Saralegui &
Kendell Cronstrom
Madoo, an idiosyncratic 60-year-old garden located in the exclusive Hamptons, is the singular vision of modern-day Renaissance man Robert Dash. An accomplished painter, poet, writer, and self-taught gardener, Dash turned Madoo into the ultimate artistic canvas. Join authors Alejandro Saralegui and Kendell Cronstrom as they take you on a visual tour upon the publication of their new book, Madoo: The Making of an American Garden.
Just for Italian professionals: Offerta speciale del 20% sul biglietto dell’International Meeting riservata ai professionisti iscritti agli ordini degli Architetti, Agronomi e Forestali, Geometri, Periti Agrari e Ingegneri.​
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