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Klaus Overmeyer (DE)
He is a landscape architect in Berlin and set up his own practice studio UC–Klaus Overmeyer. The office’s
philosophy is deeply rooted in an optimistic attitude towards the contemporary landscape stimulating an
ongoing research into the relationship of built and unbuilt environments today. Together with Misselwitz
and he initiated the EU funded research project “urban catalyst” (2001-2003) which has been coordinated
by the TU Berlin, Prof. K. Christiaanse. 11 partners investigated the potentials of temporary use for the
revitalization urban residual areas in five European metropolises. The project resulted in strategies and
models of action for an temporary-use-based urban development. He is prizewinner of the national award
for landscape architecture 2003.