Fritz Auweck (Germany) is a landscape architect, urban planner, educator, and professional leader whose career has been dedicated to advancing landscape architecture, rural development, and international cooperation within the profession. Through his work in practice, academia, and professional organizations, he has made a significant contribution to the development and recognition of landscape architecture in Germany and across Europe.

A member of the Bavarian Chamber of Architects (ByAK), the German Association of Landscape Architects (BDLA), and the German Academy for Urban and Regional Spatial Planning (DASL), Fritz has been actively engaged in strengthening the profession for many decades. Since 1996, he has played a key role within IFLA Europe (formerly EFLA), serving in several leadership positions, including Vice President for Education, President of IFLA Europe (2009–2010), and later as a member of the Professional Practice Committee, overseeing a number of strategic European projects. He has also served as Chairman for International Affairs of both the BDLA and the German Federal Chamber of Architects (BAK), representing Germany within IFLA and IFLA Europe.

Alongside his professional leadership, Fritz built a distinguished academic career. From 1985 to 2013, he was Professor of Landscape and Regional Development at the University of Applied Sciences Weihenstephan-Triesdorf (HSWT), where he helped educate generations of landscape architects and planners. Following his retirement from full-time teaching, he continued to contribute to education through the university’s International Master of Landscape Architecture (IMLA) programme, bringing an international perspective to landscape architecture education.

In professional practice, Fritz operated his own consultancy from 1991 until 2016, later becoming part of the international SWECO group. Through this work, he was involved in numerous projects related to village renewal, rural development, landscape planning, and regional transformation, helping communities address demographic, environmental, and economic challenges while safeguarding landscape quality and local identity.

His research and professional interests have focused on cross-municipal cooperation, land-use planning, public participation, rural development, and the management of metropolitan landscapes. A strong advocate for collaboration and knowledge exchange, he has also contributed to European research initiatives aimed at strengthening landscape architecture education and professional practice, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe.

Throughout his career, Fritz Auweck has consistently promoted the importance of landscape architecture as a bridge between environmental stewardship, community development, and spatial planning. In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the profession, his leadership within IFLA Europe, and his longstanding commitment to international cooperation, he was awarded Honorary Membership of IFLA Europe.

His legacy continues through the many students, professionals, and institutions he has inspired across Europe, as well as through his enduring contribution to the advancement of landscape architecture as a discipline serving both people and place.