IFLA Europe Statutes, Article 2 defines “Membership”
2.1 - IFLA Europe shall comprise, conditional upon their formal membership application, national or multi-national associations of landscape architects of:
a) member countries of the European Union, the European Economic Area or signatories to bilateral accords recognising the European Union’s Directives concerning the free movement of labour;
b) member countries of the Council of Europe;
c) countries, not forcibly located in the European Region, empowered to participate in regional activities of IFLA Europe because of the importance of their representative character.
2.2 - IFLA Europe shall recognise only one representative national association per country.
2.3 - National associations - National associations must be appropriately constituted legal bodies in their own countries.
2.4 – Multi-national associations
- Multi-national associations may comprise a collective number of individuals or groups of landscape architects from countries where no National Association of landscape architects exists or representing European Regions with common strategic professional programmes.
2.5 - National and multi-national associations, by attaining membership of IFLA Europe, shall be required to become members of the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA).
Categories of Membership
Effective Members – Effective members shall be national or multi-national associations of landscape architects complying with the requirements of Article 2 and defined by country, whose Constitution and By-laws have been approved by the General Assembly.
Interim Members - National or multi-national associations of landscape architects that are unable to satisfy the requirements for admission to effective membership may be accepted as Interim members, conditional upon their formal interim membership application. Interim members shall have the same rights as other member associations to participate in the proceedings of IFLA Europe except that they shall have no voting rights and their representatives will not be eligible to stand for or be elected to the Executive Council.
Individual Members - Individual members shall be landscape architects or partnerships or companies of landscape architects from countries where no national or multi-national association of landscape architects exists or representing European Regions with common strategic professional programmes, whose qualification and status are determined by the General Assembly to be acceptable. Individual members shall have the same rights as other member associations to participate in the proceedings of IFLA Europe except that they shall have no voting rights and will not be eligible to stand for or be elected to the Executive Council.
How to apply?
Effective member
The president of an Association must send:
- a letter applying for IFLA Europe membership
- attach the Association’s Statutes, Constitution and/or By-laws in English
- attach CVs of members landscape architects
The Constitution/Statutes/By-Laws of the Association and application will be reviewed by the Executive Council and MAP (Membership Application Panel) members. Once fully reviewed, Executive Council will contact the Association, and if needed recommend changes to the Association’s documents and finally, send a report to the General Assembly for membership approval. Details on membership requirements are described in details in the Criteria for IFLA Europe membership.
Individual member
Landscape architects or partnerships or companies of landscape architects from countries where no national or multi-national association of landscape architects exists or representing European Regions with common strategic professional programmes, whose qualification and status are determined by the General Assembly to be acceptable. Individual members must send:
- a letter applying for IFLA Europe Individual Membership
- attach CV.
Once these documents are reviewed, Executive Council members will inform the applicant about the outcome of the application.
