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The ACE is saddened to learn of the passing away of Past President Jaume Duró
18.03.2024The Architects' Council of Europe is saddened to learn of the passing away of Spanish Architect Jaime Duró at the age of 79. He was a Past President of the International Union of Architects (UIA), the Architects’ Council of Europe (ACE), the Consejo Superior de los Colegios de Arquitectos de España ...
ACE reaction to the adoption by the European Parliament of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
12.03.2024Today, the European Parliament formally adopted the political agreement reached with the Council of the EU on the revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). The Architects’ Council of Europe (ACE) congratulates the Parliament for this historic vote, which paves the way for the...
ACE-UIA-CNOA Joint Declaration for Sustainable Architecture to Turn the World of Today into the World of Tomorrow.
08.03.2024On the occasion of the 2024 Buildings and Climate Global Forum held in Paris, the Architects’ Council of Europe, the Union of International of Architects and the French Conseil National de l’Ordre des architectes signed a joint Declaration. The Buildings and Climate Global Forum held on 7-8 March ...
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ACE Manifesto on the New European Bauhaus
12.02.2024In September 2020, the President of the European Commission announced the launch of the New European Bauhaus (NEB) in her State of the Union address. The initiative was subsequently embedded in the Renovation Wave strategy, where it is presented as “an interdisciplinary project that will create...
Upskilling to deliver high-quality architecture for a beautiful, sustainable and inclusive environment
15.05.2023On Thursday 20 April 2023, the Architects’ Council of Europe (ACE) and the European Association for Architectural Education (EAAE) held a public conference to discuss what are the skills, methods and pedagogies needed for a flourishing and ecologically beneficial architectural practice that...
ACE calls for an ambitious revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
06.02.2023One of the highest priority is to strengthen Energy Performance Certificates so they reflect validated performance. The primary reasons for this is the performance gap, which undermines the confidence in the certificates, as they do not reflect the actual delivered quality of a project – not...