We are pleased to invite you to submit abstracts for the next edition of the annual conference of ECLAS (the European Council of Landscape Architecture Schools) which will be held at the University of Technology Delft, the Netherlands, from 16 to 19 September 2026.

The 2026 theme is ‘Take Care – Planetary Landscape Architecture’. In an age of ecological and environmental urgency, landscape architecture must be more than the design of space — it must become a practice of care. Take Care calls for awareness, responsibility, and action. It considers the limits of planetary systems, assuming responsibility for human interventions, and using the power of design to shape landscapes that support life. It operates at a planetary scale, but also regionally and locally.

Take care.

Take into account.

Take responsibility.

Take action.

Design for life.

Five Tracks of Care

Take Care is structured around five interconnected tracks — each offering a pathway for a knowing and doing in a planetary age. We invite contributions on theory and discourse, on ways of knowing and doing, on emerging perspectives and voices, on planetary challenges, and on transformative education. Together, they form a framework for a profession that is ethically engaged, relationally aware, and equipped to foster a regenerative future for the planet:

1. Taking Care by Reframing Our Worldviews – Theory | Discourse | Ethics
2. Taking Care through Design Methods and Tools – Methods | Tools | Techniques
3. Taking Care by Engaging Diverse Voices – Perspectives | Voices | Actors
4. Taking Care in the Face of Urgent Transitions – Topics | Challenges | Approaches
5. Taking Care through Transformative Education – Education | Pedagogies | Didactics

This ECLAS conference edition is organised by DSL – the Dutch School of Landscape Architecture, a partnership between the Dutch Association for Garden and Landscape Architecture (NVTL) and seven educational and research institutes in the Netherlands and Flanders: Amsterdam Academy of Architecture. HAS green academy, Erasmus Brussels University of Applied Sciences and Arts, KASK & Conservatorium (HOGENT – HoWest), Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences, University of Technology Delft, and Wageningen University & Research.