Team | WES LandscapeArchitecture

MANAGING SHAREHOLDER

Since 1969 a range of different personalities have shaped the success of the WES LandscapeArchitecture;
since 2021 led by the four managing partners Wolfgang Betz, Michael Kaschke, Henrike Wehberg-Krafft and Claus Rödding.

Managing Shareholder

Wolfgang Betz

Managing Shareholder

Michael Kaschke

Managing Shareholder

Henrike Wehberg-Krafft

Managing Shareholder

Claus Rödding

EXTENDED MANAGEMENT TEAM

Hinnerk Wehberg is involved in the company as a consultant and representative.
Hans-Hermann Krafft works as landscape architect and architect for the Berlin office.
Yushu Liu is director responsible for the Asian-Pacific area.

Consultant and Representative

Hinnerk Wehberg

Freelance Architect
and Landscape Architect

Hans-Hermann Krafft

Landscape Architect
Director Asia-Pacific

Yushu Liu

A UNIQUE TEAM

Down-to-earth, charismatic, heterogeneous, interdisciplinary and international – our team of more than 50 employees:

Dipl.-Ing. (FH)

Jasmin Adler

Accounting & Human Resources

Franziska Albers

M.Sc.

Maria Aldea

Dipl.-Ing.

Elisabeth Baur

Dipl.-Ing. (FH)
Project Manager

Thomas Bohr

Project Manager IT

Carsten Borchert-Peters

International Master
Chief Representative China

Yihan Chen

B.Eng.

Vanessa Cheong Kel Ly

Landscape Architect
Senior Project Manager

Timm Clasen

B.Sc.

Yuan Cui

M.Sc.

Aliaksandra Dalmatava

Dipl.-Ing. (FH)
Project- and Construction Manager

Michael Eckardt

Dipl.-Ing. (FH)
Project Manager

Frank Fischer

Accounting &
Human Resources

Sabine Gödecke

M.A.
M.L.A.

Jonathan Hein

Dipl.-Ing. (FH)
Senior Construction Manager

Werner Hüsing

M.Sc. Urban Design

Negin Jahangiri

Dipl.-Ing.

Katharina Janßen

Dipl.-Ing. (FH)
Competition Manager

Andreas Kachel

System Administrator

Feridoon Kafshdar

Dipl.-Ing. (FH)

Frauke Kanowski

B.Sc.

Sofie Kielbasiewicz

Dipl.-Ing. (FH)

Axel Koch

Landscape Architect
Construction Manager

Florian Kreß

Management Assistent

Shujing Liang

Landscape Architect
Construction Manager

Adrian Lichnowski

Draftsman

Walter Maas

M.Eng.

Fritz Miething

Front Office

Jasmine Motos

M.Eng.

Israt Jahan Nishat

M.Eng.

Shaurav Paul

Landscape Architect
M.Sc.

Emma-Kirstine Margaret Pedersen

Landscape Architect M.A.
Senior Project Manager

Stefan Prifling

Graduate Economist
Head of
Contract & Controlling

Anke Runge

M.Eng.

Sara Santos Figueiredo

Dipl.-Ing. (FH)
Project Manager

Sven Schatz

M.Eng.
Landscape Architecture

Marieke Schönfeld

Landscape Architect
Senior Project Manager

Katharina Schröder

Landscape Architect
Senior Project Manager

Petra Schültken

M.Sc.

Danyang Shi

B.Eng.

Iuliia Shishkina

M.A.

Vikram Jeet Singh

Dipl.-Ing. (FH)
Project Manager

Wiebke Stöhr

Dipl.-Ing.
Senior Project Manager

Maxie Strauch

M.Sc.

Christina von Reth

Assistant to the
Management

Doris Weber

M.Arch. (AA)
Circularity Manager

Stefan S. Weber

Public Relations

Daniel Wimmer

M.A.

Tian Zeng

Landscape Architect
M.Sc.

since	2020	Chairman of the Hanne Darboven Foundation
2006	2007	Member of the participation committee for the International Building Exhibition (IBA) 2013, Hamburg
2002	2016	Member of the art commission of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
1999	2017	Lecturer for open space planning in the Department of Architecture at HAWK (University for Applied Sciences and Art) Hildesheim
since	1996	Managing Shareholder WES LandscapeArchitecture
since	1992	Freelance garden and landscape architect
1990	1996	Freelancer in office Wehberg-Lange-Eppinger-Schmidtke, Hamburg
	1990	Worked in office Gerhart Teutsch, Munich
until	1989	Study of landscape architecture in Weihenstephan; Graduate in Civil Engineering

2004	2009	Lecturer, Department of Architecture at the University of Applied Sciences, Münster
2002	2003	Lecturer, Faculty of Architecture, NON Northeast Lower Saxonian University of Ap-plied Sciences, Buxtehude
since	2001	Managing Shareholder at WES
1996	1999	Research associate at Institute for Urban Development and Landscape Planning, Technical University Brunswick
since	1999	Freelance garden and landscape architect
1993	2000	Freelancer in office of Wehberg-Lange-Eppinger-Schmidtke, Hamburg
1989	1993	Worked in office Penker, Neuss
1985	1989	Study of landscape conservation at the University of Applied Sciences, Osnabrück; Graduate in Civil Engineering
1980	1982	Training as landscape gardener

since	2011	Freelance garden and landscape architect
since	2007	Managing Shareholder at WES
1998	2007	Cooperation agreement with WES
	1991	Formation of the office Krafft-Wehberg in Berlin with H.-H. Krafft
1989	1991	Freelancer for Wehberg-Eppinger-Schmidtke, Hamburg
1988	1990	Sculptural works with Prof. Makoto Futiwara at the HdK (Hochschule der Künste) Berlin
1982	1990	Architectural studies at the Technical University Brunswick and the HdK (Hochschule der Künste) Berlin; Graduate in Civil Engineering
1980	1991	Deep involvement and interest in painting and sculpturing

since	2017	Managing Shareholder at WES
since	2012	Managing Director at WES
since	2007	Spokesman study group Economy, Association of German Landscape Architects, Hamburg
since	2001	Commercial Director at WES
until	2001	Freelancer at WES
until	1997	Collaboration with Seebauer, Wefers and Partner, Berlin
since	1995	Landscape architect
until	1994	Worked at office SCHUPP & THIEL, Münster
until	1992	Study of landscape conservation at the University of Applied Sciences, Osnabrück; Graduate in Civil Engineering
1982	1984	Training as landscape gardener

	2014	Consultant for Zhuhai City (CN)
since	2007	Consultant and representative at WES
since	2005	Appointed member of Convention for Building Culture
	2005	Honoured with the Sckell-Ring award
	2002	Retirement from the Technical University Brunswick
since	1992	Member of Open University of Fine Arts, Hamburg
	1992	Awarded with the Fritz-Schumacher-Prize
1982	2002	Professor for Landscape and Urban Planning at the Technical University Brunswick
1975	1985	Member of the art commission of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
	1969	Foundation of Wehberg-Lange office (today WES)
1966	1969	Visiting lecturer for Public Art at the HFK (University of the Arts) Bremen
1964	1970	Visiting lecturer at Hornsey College of Fine Art, London
since	1964	Member of the Federal Association of Visual Arts
	1963	British Council Scholar at Honresey College of Fine Art, London
1962	1969	Painter and sculptor in Hamburg and realisation of public art projects
	1961	Awarded with the Art Prize New Forum Bremen
1957	1962	Study of Fine Arts at HFBK (University of Fine Arts) Hamburg; Graduate in Art Pedagogy
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since	2008	Lectureships at Beuth University of Applied Science Berlin and University of Applied Science Lübeck
since	2007	Project partner at WES
1998	2007	Cooperation agreement with WES
	1997	Garden and landscape architect
	1997	Visiting lecturer at HdK (Hochschule der Künste) Berlin
	1995	Lectureship at the International Summer Academy “Ruhrgebiet”
1991	2007	Office Krafft-Wehberg with Henrike Wehberg-Krafft
1990	1995	Research associate at HdK (Hochschule der Künste) Berlin
1989	1990	Scholarship holder for the Jürgen Ponto Foundation
until	1989	Study of Architecture at the Technical Universities of Stuttgart and Brunswick
until	1989	Freelancer at WES & Partner, Hamburg and gmp Hamburg
	1985	Freelance architect
	1985	Participation at Hamburger Bauforum with Prof. Meinhard von Gerkan
until	1982	Worked in Architecture office Jauss-Gaupp and Partner, Friedrichshafen
1976	1979	Study of Architecture at the University of Applied Science Hildesheim; Graduate in Civil Engineering

since	2017	Director Asia-Pacific
since	2011	Landscape Architect, Chamber of Architects Hamburg
since	2010	Project Manager WES
since	2007	Member of staff WES
2003	2008	Study of Land Stewardship at University Hannover, graduate in Civil Engineering Landscape Architect
until	2002	Trainee Program, Hantai Office, Shanghai
1998	2001	Study of Environmental Art Landscape at University Jiansu, China

MANAGING SHAREHOLDER

Wolfgang Betz

Michael Kaschke

Henrike Wehberg-Krafft

Claus Rödding

EXTENDED MANAGEMENT TEAM

Hinnerk Wehberg

Hans-Hermann Krafft

Yushu Liu

A UNIQUE TEAM

Jasmin Adler

Franziska Albers

Maria Aldea

Elisabeth Baur

Thomas Bohr

Carsten Borchert-Peters

Yihan Chen

Vanessa Cheong Kel Ly

Timm Clasen

Yuan Cui

Aliaksandra Dalmatava

Michael Eckardt

Frank Fischer

Sabine Gödecke

Jonathan Hein

Werner Hüsing

Negin Jahangiri

Katharina Janßen

Andreas Kachel

Feridoon Kafshdar

Frauke Kanowski

Sofie Kielbasiewicz

Axel Koch

Florian Kreß

Shujing Liang

Adrian Lichnowski

Walter Maas

Fritz Miething

Jasmine Motos

Israt Jahan Nishat

Shaurav Paul

Emma-Kirstine Margaret Pedersen

Stefan Prifling

Anke Runge

Sara Santos Figueiredo

Sven Schatz

Marieke Schönfeld

Katharina Schröder

Petra Schültken

Danyang Shi

Iuliia Shishkina

Vikram Jeet Singh

Wiebke Stöhr

Maxie Strauch

Christina von Reth

Doris Weber

Stefan S. Weber

Daniel Wimmer

Tian Zeng

Lei Zhang