The 15th Landscape Forum of the LE:NOTRE Institute will take place in the European Green Capital 2026: the beautiful town of Guimarães in Portugal.
The competition has started – register your teams now
Guimarães Green Infrastructure – Bairro C
Couros Connecting CreatingCulture
Competition dates: September 1, 2025 – January 31, 2026
Guimarães is internationally recognized for its cultural heritage, and now increasingly committed to shaping a sustainable future through innovative landscape strategies. The forum and the competition will explore the city’s urban and peri-urban green infrastructure, with a particular focus on the Costa-Couros river corridor and the social-ecological challenges and transformative potential of Bairro C, a central area facing both degradation and opportunity.
Forum hosts are the Landscape Laboratory of Guimarães and UTAD, University de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro. Guimarães is the elected European Green Capital 2026.
Save the forum dates: May 6 – 9, 2026
For updates and more information: https://forum.ln-institute.org