Introduction

Symposium 2011, October 13-14
Metropolis Nonformal
Landscape, Infrastructure and Urbanism in the Global South

Photos: Sonja Weber LAO, Illustrations: Michel Hinnenthal LAO

Curator: Christian Werthmann
TUM-IAS Hans Fischer Senior Fellow (TUM Institute for Advanced Study),
Associate Professor Harvard Graduate School of Design

Host: TUM - Technische Universität München,
Faculty of Architecture - Dean Sophie Wolfrum
Chair for Landscape Architecture and Public Space - Regine Keller
in cooperation with 4th Weihenstephaner Forum 2011  

Sponsors:
TUM Institute for Advanced Study (TUM-IAS) - Director Patrick Dewilde
Chair for Landscape Architecture and Public Space - Chair Regine Keller
Weihenstephaner Forum
CAD-Solutions - Graphisoft Center München

Acknowledgements:
Felix Lüdicke, coordinator of the symposium
Juliane Schneegans, co-cordinator of the symposium
Martin Luce, project manager Vorhoelzer Forum
Sigrid Wagner, event manager/web coordinator of TUM-IAS
Tatjana Steinberger, program manager of TUM-IAS
Felix Metzler, video documentation
Michel Hinnenthal, illustrations
Florian Strauss, Stefan Zöll, technology
Lilian Terme, Sonja Weber, Alice Heidler, Laura Ramirez, helpdesk
Florian Hanusch, speakers guid
Kilian Stauss, graphic design

Sören Schöbel-Rutschmann, director of TUM Faculty for Landscape Architecture and Landscape Planning
Andreas Printz, coordinator of TUM Faculty for Landscape Architecture and Landscape Planning

Alumni Club Landschaft TUM
“Freunde der Landschaftsökologie Weihenstephan”
BDLA, German Association of Landscape Architects
Martin Schnitzer, CAD-Solutions - Graphisoft Center München