Julia Backhausen-Nikolic

Julia Backhausen-Nikolic is a Lecturer at the Institute of Landscape Architecture, Department für Landschaft, Wasser und Infrastruktur, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna. Her work focuses on urban open space development and design pedagogy.

• Education: 1990-1999 - Degree in Landscape Planning and Management from BOKU Vienna

Her research emphasizes sustainable landscape planning, student design competitions, and public space innovation. She explores methodologies for environmental assessment and the role of design challenges in academic training.

Recent publications highlight trends in urban design competitions (2015-2023) and pedagogical frameworks for landscape architecture education. She contributes to practical knowledge transfer through projects like the Entstehungsprozess urbaner Freiräume (2010) and Vision Rheintal_Freiraum (2004-2006).

Julia actively engages in community services, including co-organizing academic events like the X-LArch conference series (2006, 2009). Her collaborations often involve interdisciplinary teams within the Institute of Landscape Architecture.