Landschapstriënnale

What Landschapstriënnale does

Stichting Landschapstriënnale is a Dutch non-profit foundation (KVK 58706291), founded in 2008 and headquartered at NDSM-kade 7 in Amsterdam, that organizes a recurring triennial festival focused on the past, present, and future of the Dutch landscape. The festival rotates through different Dutch regions — Apeldoorn (2008), Radio Kootwijk (2011), Park Lingezegen (2014), Metropoolregio Amsterdam (2017), Brabant (2021), Waddenkust (2023) — with the seventh edition scheduled for 9–20 September 2026 in Arnhem under the theme 'Op Waterbasis', addressing drought, heavy rainfall, and landscape design that gives water space. The foundation maintains a small staff of 1–10 employees and is governed by a four-person board (Joeri de Bekker, Bert Harmelink as acting chair, Ellen Wilms, Sjaak Punt) with an advisory council including Staatsbosbeheer, RCE, and College van Rijksadviseurs (CRa).

The core product is the multi-format festival itself — exhibitions, expeditions, debates, art projects, theater performances, and on-site encounters — supplemented by sub-products including an annual Summerschool co-organized with Arcadis and Van Hall Larenstein, the €20,000 Bijhouwerprijs (triennial landscape architecture award), the Troonrede van het Landschap (annual keynote speech), the Bronlandschapdiner (curated dinner by Akademie van de Veluwe and Waterschap Vallei en Veluwe), and the Spraakwaterfestival (knowledge festival with Groene Metropoolregio Arnhem-Nijmegen). Revenue is generated almost exclusively through grants, subsidies, and sponsorship rather than ticket sales; the foundation states it is 'dependent on funds, subsidies and sponsorship for financing its activities,' with most events free to attend (the only paid items are the €95 multi-course Source Landscape Dinner and a €5 lecture). Customer segments span landscape architects, urban planners, students in related disciplines, policymakers and government officials, and the general public — a horizontal segmentation accessible to all.

The go-to-market is fundamentally event-driven, with each triennial edition serving as a regional convening platform that brings together designers, policymakers, residents, and land managers around shared spatial challenges. The foundation preserves quality, format, and curatorial signature while the host region handles execution — a federated model reinforced by marketing via the owned website (landschapstriennale.com), a newsletter, a LinkedIn company page (@landschapstriennale), and a YouTube channel, alongside earned media coverage. Core national partners include College van Rijksadviseurs, Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed, and Staatsbosbeheer, with the 2026 edition expanding into deep water-sector partnerships (Waterschap Rijn en IJssel, Waterschap Vallei en Veluwe), regional government (Provincie Gelderland, 17 municipalities), private-sector design (Arcadis), academia (Van Hall Larenstein), heritage bodies (Geldersch Landschap & Kasteelen, Nederlands Watermuseum), and civic associations (Groei & Bloei Arnhem, Groen Arnhem, Stadsgras). The 2026 edition ran with a documentary-enduring artifact — each past edition has produced essays and chronicles (e.g., 'Het lerende landschap van de Waddenkust') — building a lasting knowledge base for the discipline.

Name

Landschapstriënnale

Legal name

Stichting Landschapstriënnale

Website

https://landschapstriennale.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stichting Landschapstriënnale is a Dutch non-profit foundation founded in 2008 that organizes a rotating triennial festival on the past, present, and future of the Dutch landscape, serving landscape architects, urban planners, students, policymakers, and the general public through free exhibitions, debates, excursions, and educational programs funded by grants and sponsorship.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural Landscape Festival

NAICS

Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (7121)

akta.pro primary industry

Arts & Culture Community Festivals (Multidisciplinary Arts Weeks) (MPAGAEAG)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture festival
• Cultural festival programming
• Spatial planning events
• Water management exhibitions
• Public landscape education

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

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Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Grants, Subsidies, and Sponsorship: Stichting Landschapstriënnale is dependent on funds, subsidies, and sponsorship revenues for financing its activities. The foundation works with the host region to organize the triennial, maintaining quality, format, and signature while the host region handles execution.

Pricing tiers

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Core offering

Stichting Landschapstriënnale organizes a recurring triennial festival about the past, present and future of the Dutch landscape. Each edition takes place in a different Dutch region, featuring exhibitions, expeditions, debates, art projects, theater performances, excursions and on-site encounters focused on landscape architecture, water management and spatial planning. The 2026 edition is themed 'Op Waterbasis' and runs 9–20 September in Arnhem and surroundings.

Product overview

The Landschapstriënnale is a triennial landscape festival featuring multiple interconnected programs and events. The core offering is the main festival edition (such as Editie 2026 with the 'Op Waterbasis' theme), supplemented by educational programs like the Summerschool, award ceremonies like the Bijhouwerprijs, knowledge events like the Spraakwaterfestival and Troonrede van het Landschap, and experiential events like the Bronlandschapdiner. The festival brings together designers, policymakers, makers, residents, and thinkers to explore landscape challenges through exhibitions, excursions, debates, and artistic performances.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landschapstriënnale Festival A triennial (every three years) festival about the past, present, and future of the Dutch landscape, featuring exhibitions, expeditions, debates, art projects, theater performances and on-site encounters focused on landscape architecture and water management.
• Editie 2026 (Edition 2026) The 2026 edition of the triennial festival taking place 9–20 September 2026 in Arnhem and surrounding area, themed 'Op Waterbasis' (On a Water Basis) and addressing urgent water management challenges through exhibitions, expeditions, debates, art projects and theater performances.
• Summerschool An annual four-day summer school organized in collaboration with Arcadis and Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences, where multidisciplinary student teams work on urgent landscape questions and develop future scenarios and designs for the region.
• Bronlandschapdiner (Source Landscape Dinner) A curated multi-course dinner organized by Akademie van de Veluwe and Waterschap Vallei en Veluwe that explores the Veluwe as a source landscape with its freshwater reservoir, featuring producers from the source landscape and water tasting by Vitens.
• Bijhouwerprijs A triennial landscape architecture award of €20,000 recognizing exceptional achievements in the field, presented during the NHBOS Event and bringing attention to outstanding landscape design work.
• Spraakwaterfestival A knowledge festival organized with the Groene Metropoolregio Arnhem-Nijmegen that explores urgent water issues through keynote speeches, workshops and excursions.
• Troonrede van het Landschap An annual keynote speech and accompanying essays reflecting on the future of the Dutch landscape, nature and the relationship between humans and the environment.

Quantifiable outcome

• The 'Akkoord van Apeldoorn' was signed in 2008 by 46 governments and organizations committing to spatial quality.

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Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• College van Rijksadviseurs (Dutch Advisory Council for Infrastructure and the Physical Living Environment)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe College van Rijksadviseurs is a core national partner providing funding, institutional support, and strategic alignment. It co-supports the triennial as part of its mandate to strengthen spatial quality in the Netherlands.
• Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed (RCE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe RCE (Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands) is a core national partner co-funding the triennial and contributing expertise in landscape heritage and spatial quality.
• StaatsbosbeheercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStaatsbosbeheer (State Forestry Service) is a core national partner providing long-term funding and organizational support. It is also represented in the Raad van Advies of the foundation.
• Akademie van de VeluwecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAkademie van de Veluwe is a partner of the 2026 edition, focusing on the Veluwe as a source landscape for fresh water. It organized the Bronlandschapdiner (Source Landscape Dinner) during the triennial.
• Waterschap Rijn en IJsselcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWaterschap Rijn en IJssel is a water board that has been managing water safety, clean water, and dry feet for nearly 700 years. It is a partner of the 2026 edition and is involved in the opening ceremony and a public day at the Nieuwgraaf wastewater treatment plant.
• Waterschap Vallei en VeluwecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWaterschap Vallei en Veluwe is a water board and partner of the 2026 edition. It collaborates with Akademie van de Veluwe on the Veluwe Bronlandschap Coalitie.
• Geldersch Landschap & KasteelencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeldersch Landschap & Kasteelen manages dozens of castles and historic estates in Gelderland and is a partner of the 2026 edition. It organizes excursions including the Uiterwaarden walk and the sunrise walk on Landgoed Duno.
• Gelders GenootschapminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner of the 2026 edition on the website.
• ArcadiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArcadis is an engineering and design consultancy and a core partner of the 2026 edition. It co-organizes the Summerschool with Van Hall Larenstein and is represented in the board of the foundation.
• Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied SciencescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVan Hall Larenstein co-organizes the 2026 Summerschool with Arcadis and hosts the event at its campus in Velp. It is a partner of the 2026 edition.
• Casa ArnhemminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner of the 2026 edition on the website.
• Provincie GelderlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Province of Gelderland is a partner of the 2026 edition and operates the Ruimtelab (Spatial Lab), which contributes programs including the Veldlab Veluwe Breedtegraad 52 exhibition and the film screening of 'Our Blue World'.
• Nederlands WatermuseumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Nederlands Watermuseum (Dutch Water Museum) is a partner of the 2026 edition and hosts the opening ceremony on 9 September 2026. It runs the exhibition 'WATERKRACHT' about the Hollandse Waterlinies and the family exhibition 'Waterhelden van Weleer'.
• Groene Metropoolregio Arnhem-NijmegencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Groene Metropoolregio Arnhem-Nijmegen is a cooperation of 17 municipalities and is a partner of the 2026 edition. It co-organizes the Spraakwaterfestival with the foundation.
• Vallei en VeluweminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner of the 2026 edition on the website.
• Groei & Bloei ArnhemminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGroei & Bloei Arnhem is the local branch of the Dutch garden association with over 22,000 members and 100+ local chapters. It is a partner of the 2026 edition and organizes events focused on climate adaptation and water management starting in private gardens.
• Groen ArnhemminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGroen Arnhem is a local initiative supporting green projects in Arnhem. It co-organizes the cycling excursion 'De magie van Arnhems water' and the lecture on Arnhem's water with Groei & Bloei and Stadsgras.
• StadsgrasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStadsgras co-organizes the cycling excursion and lecture on Arnhem's water together with Groei & Bloei and Groen Arnhem.
• Gelderse Erfgoed AlliantieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Gelderse Erfgoed Alliantie organizes the symposium on watermill landscapes during the 2026 edition.
• Young NVTLminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYoung NVTL (young professionals of the Dutch association for landscape architecture) organizes a cycling excursion 'Arnhem as a water landscape of the future' during the 2026 edition.
• Nieuwe InstituutminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Nieuwe Instituut developed the 'Ruimte voor de Rivier' installation within its program 'Geheugen van het Ontworpen Landschap' (Memory of the Designed Landscape), shown during the triennial.

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Regional players

• Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism: Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism is a large recurring architecture/urbanism event that convenes international designers and the public. It mirrors the Landschapstriënnale's blend of exhibition, debate, and public programming, but at a larger scale and in a different national context.
• Chicago Architecture Biennial: Chicago Architecture Biennial is the largest architecture biennial in North America, convening international designers around urban and architectural themes. Comparable in recurring-biennial convening model and public-engagement programming, but geographically and topically broader.
• Triennale Brugge: Triennale Brugge is a triennial contemporary art and architecture event held in Bruges, Belgium. Its triennial cadence, multi-venue city-as-stage model, and blending of art, architecture, and public programming make it highly comparable in format, though geographically focused on Belgium rather than the Netherlands.
• Trienal de Arquitectura de Lisboa: Lisbon's Architecture Triennale is a recurring triennial that convenes international designers, students, and the public around contemporary urban and architectural challenges. The format and audience overlap closely, but it operates in a different national context.
• Oslo Arkitekturtriennale: The Oslo Architecture Triennale is a triennial architecture event that convenes international practitioners to debate built environment and sustainability themes. It is directly comparable in cadence, scale, and mission, though it operates in Norway rather than the Netherlands.

Direct peers

• IABR (International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam): The IABR is the Netherlands' leading architecture/design biennial, also a recurring multi-venue, multi-stakeholder event convened around spatial challenges — making it the closest direct comparison for cadence, coalition model, and mission of using design events to drive policy debate.
• Eo Wijers Stichting: The Eo Wijers Stichting organizes a long-running Dutch landscape and spatial-quality competition/program that convenes designers, policymakers, and the public around Dutch landscape challenges — directly comparable in topic, audience, and national convening role.
• Dutch Design Week: Dutch Design Week is the Netherlands' largest annual design event, held in Eindhoven, convening designers, policymakers, and the public. It is highly comparable in audience and convening role, but differs in annual cadence and broader design focus versus the Landschapstriënnale's landscape-water specialization.

Others

• Architecture Foundation: The Architecture Foundation is a UK charity that convenes public programs, exhibitions, and debates around architecture and the built environment. It is an adjacent ecosystem player: it does not run a recurring triennial festival but plays a comparable convening and public-engagement role for architecture and spatial policy.

Broad incumbents

• Het Nieuwe Instituut: Het Nieuwe Instituut is the Netherlands' national museum and institute for architecture, design, and digital culture. It is broader in scope and operates a permanent venue, but overlaps with the Landschapstriënnale in audience, mission, and partnerships (Het Nieuwe Instituut is a partner in the foundation's events).

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