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New publication: : The ACE releases its 2023 Annual Report & 2024 Outlook
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On Friday 19 April, at its General Assembly, the Architects’ Council of Europe presented its 2023 Annual Report & 2024 Outlook, summarising the organisation‘s activities for the previous year and plans for the future. The ACE Annual Report gives the reader a snapshot of the many important acti...
Time to act: For high-quality architecture and living environment for all
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Ahead of the forthcoming European Elections, the Architects’ Council of Europe is launching today its Manifesto calling on MEPs to act for high-quality architecture and living environment for all. Our mission is to achieve high-quality architecture and living environments for all. The way w...
ACE Conference on Internationalisation of the architectural profession & the NEB 18/04
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With the globalisation of the economy and technological progress, architectural firms now have greater opportunities to collaborate and work on projects across borders, within the European Union and globally. According to the last edition of the ACE Sector Study, in 2022 5% of European architec...
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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...