Wulf DASEKING has been the director of the city planning office in Freiburg, Germany, since 1984, and, for six years before that, held a similar role in Müllheim/Ruhr. In Freiburg, Mr. Daseking is responsible for urban development, land development, landscape planning, masterplan development and individual projects. He is a member of the Architects Council for Baden/Württemberg, an associate member of the German Federation of Architects, a member of the German Academy of Urban and Rural Development in Berlin, and a member of the Expert Committee on City Planning of the German Congress of Cities. Mr Daseking is also a lecturer on city planning at both Freiburg University and at the Technical University of Darmstadt. He is accompanied by his wife, Katharina DASEKING.