Contact
Prof. Ulla Schuch
Builiding 1, Room 506
Mail: ulla#punkt#schuch#ät#fb1#punkt#fh-frankfurt#punkt#de
Subjects
Module 1.4 „Landscape and Environmental Planning“
Vita
Academic Studies
Technische Hochschule in Darmstadt, Germany:
architectural course specialising in “Landscaping”
Interdisciplinary dissertation “Borderlines, and their values in creating landscape”,
with three mentors: Prof. Robert Mürb, landscape architect; Prof. Gernot Böhme,
nature-philosopher; Prof. Fröhlich, ecologist;
1996-1999, sponsored by Licher-Stipendium
1982-1990, Justus-Liebig-Universität in Gießen, Germany:
agricultural course with specialisation in “Saving and developing open spaces”,
including one year of practical work in different landscape planners’ offices,
final thesis in “Development of rural landscapes near the city of Frankfurt by creating golf-courses”
Professional Experience
Since 1991, free-lance office as garden and landscape designer
Since 1998 in Frankfurt; 1991-2003 with senior partner Prof. Robert Mürb
2002-2004, school garden for a primary school in Weilrod, Germany (about 10.000 sqm.),
project 2002-2004, realisation 2004-2005
2001-2003, master plan for the new urban quarter “Westhafen” in Frankfurt, Germany,
and design for the central open space “Westhafenplatz” together with Schneider + Schumacher, Frankfurt
2001-2003, redesign of an old private garden in Mouans-Sartoux, South-France (about 15.000 sqm.)
2000, design concept for a hotel garden in Galzignano near Venice, Italy (about 35.000 sqm.)
2000, plant artwork together with Tobias Rehberger for the MCA in Chicago, USA
1996-1998, roof gardens for houses and offices in Berlin-Tiergarten (about 3.600 sqm.), Germany;
design project and realisation, acknowledgement by BDLA 1997
1992-1998, together with senior partner Prof. Robert Mürb: redesign of a fomer mining landscape near Leipzig,
Germany (about 220.000 sqm.), ecological studies, master planning 1:5000, time-money-schedule for 25 years of
realization; design project 1:200; realisation plans 1:200 for the first 2 years; mentoring of local planning and
development for three years
2007-2009, Part-time Professor for landscape planning at the Fachhochschule Frankfurt am Main
Selected Publication
„Der Gartenworkshop – ein Weg zum außergewöhnlichen Garten", DVA Publishers: München, 2004
„Gärten und Parks sind Teile des Wohnraums“. In: Wetterauer Zeitung, 7.5.2004
„Engel und Putten für den Romantiker. Landschaftsplanerin Ulla Schuch hilft ihren Kunden bei der Gestaltung des
Gartens“. In: FAZ, 14.04.2004
„Artwork for the MCA in Chicago”. In: Tobias Rehberger 005-000 (Pocket Dictionary), hrsg. von Florian Matzner; 2001
„Freiraum-Entzug bedeutet den Entzug von Freiheit“. In: Frankfurter Rundschau, 9.3.2000
„Aus einer Baulücke könnte ein echter Kinder-Garten werden“. In: Frankfurter Rundschau, 13.3.2000
„Dachbegrünung in Berlin-Tiergarten“. In: 100 Jahre,
100 Projekte, hrsg. von Rinn Beton- und Naturstein GmbH, Heuchelheim 2000, p. 170
„Landart mit Ulla Schuch“. In: Rheingauer Sommerakademie, Ausgabe 2000, hrsg. von Stephanie Bäppler, Wiesbaden
“Project profile Berlin”. In: Landscape, the Journal of the Landscape Institute, No. 276, December 1998/January 1999, p. 34ff
Transfer of Technology
Since 1998, organisation of 2-days workshops in the field of garden design for architects, landscape architects, garden owners and gardeners
