Zeche Zollverein is a disused coal mine in Essen [Ruhrgebiet/Germany], which was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2001.

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In a team with Planergruppe GmbH Oberhausen (landscape architecture), Licht Kunst Licht (lighting), Observatorium (art), we were able to win a Europe-wide invited competition in 2005 and take on the task of the guidance and orientation system.

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With this book we present more than ten years of park design for the UNESCO World Heritage Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex. The 508 pages tell unusual stories by a wide range of authors in text and pictures.