The conference organized by the Chair of Christophe Girot and the Volkswagen Foundation from June 20-22, 2013 in Hanover called for a critical debate about the contemporary intelligence of landscape architecture. For three days outstanding thinkers and practitioners have shared their thoughts and convictions during the sessions «Science and Memory», «Power and Terrain», and «Method and Design». 20-22 June 2013, Herrenhausen Palace, Hanover, Germany.