Design development of The Park in Riem

The collaboration 
between German 

and French landscape 


architects was a special 
feature of the realisation and construction 
of the park. Gilles Vexlard sees historic 
connections: the design of the English
Garden in Munich by Sckell was a result 
of the French Revolution. Vexlard feels 
almost closer to the city of Munich than 
to some French cities such as Toulouse 
and Marseille. Certainly the cross-border
collaboration was not always easy. 
The construction plans created in the Paris 
office had to meet the German norms and
 technical specifications. The differences
between the two planning cultures were often 
very visible. A closer look at the park shows
that the international cooperation has led to a 
novel design and professionally interesting result.