Trinational environmental center

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Zaha Hadid building "Landscape Formation One"
The Landscape Formation One building was designed by Zaha Hadid for the Green 99 State Horticultural Show . It is the seat of the "TRUZ".

The trinational environmental center (French: Center Trinational pour l'Environnement (CTE), German abbreviation TRUZ ) is a cross-border environmental (protection) facility in Weil am Rhein in the border triangle of Switzerland / France / Germany. Around 50 environmental initiatives , local authorities , institutions and companies in the area and beyond are involved in it.

His original office is located in the landscape park Wiese in a building of the Persian architect Zaha Hadid named Landscape Formation One (engl., Dt. About landscape space arrangement one ). It was built in the course of the Baden-Württemberg State Horticultural Show in 1999.

Goals, tasks

In addition to conducting (specialist) conferences and many projects is the TRUZ on the waters mapping of the area , various reports and the protection of riparian zones of the district Lörrach involved. In addition, it offers lectures, courses, workshops, seminars, excursions, children's camps, etc., including the so-called green classroom with a wide range of options for schools, and carries out biotope maintenance and explorations.

development

The sub-project Regiobogen with the business areas of landscape conservation , expert opinions and statements, mapping and other services opened a secondary office in the city center of Lörrach in late autumn 2011 for reasons of space .

In the course of its activities, the TRUZ was able to increase its influence in public and politics; At the end of 2011, it was only financed to around 10% from public funds, the rest of the financing is now generated independently.

Award

In 2012, the TRUZ was awarded the European Regio-Culture Initiative Prize in Europa-Park . In his laudation, Wilderich von Droste zu Hülshoff emphasized that the TRUZ had "done pioneering work as one of the first institutions to sensitize people to nature and environmental protection across borders".

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ulrich Senf: The Truz sees itself as a mediator . In: badische-zeitung.de, Local, Weil am Rhein, November 9, 2010
  2. ↑ us: The reputation of the Truz continues to grow . In: badische-zeitung.de, Local, Weil am Rhein, January 13, 2011 (October 3, 2011)
  3. ↑ us: Bahn integrates Truz . In: badische-zeitung.de, Lokales, Weil am Rhein, December 18, 2010 (October 3, 2011)
  4. ↑ bz: Naturfrevel: More and more reports . In: badische-zeitung.de, Local, Weil am Rhein, March 26, 2011 (October 3, 2011)
  5. ↑ see: Truz now has an office in Lörrach . In: badische-zeitung.de, Lokales, Lörrach , December 8, 2011 (December 4, 2012)
  6. ↑ us: Truz: Recognized and has long since stood on its own two feet . In: badische-zeitung.de, Lokales, Weil am Rhein , December 29, 2011 (December 4, 2012)
  7. ^ Badische Zeitung: Award for TRUZ, Regio-Kultur-Initiativpreis , October 29, 2012.