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EUSEW 2024: Join the ACE Policy Seminar 'EPBD implementation through the architectural transformation of living spaces'
30.05.2024The European Union, Member States and cities have embarked on a profound and radical renewal of our built environment to rise to the social, economic, and climate challenges of our times. The Architects Council of Europe has long advocated for a regulatory framework to enable the creation of healthi...
Interview with the ACE President in SUSTAINORDIC: Legislation and Policies to Pave the Way for Sustainable Architecture
27.05.2024In six interviews, SUSTAINORDIC explore with capacities from within and around the building sector how we can actively, gear legislation to steer architecture and construction in the direction of sustainable practices and conduct. The report is part of work package 3 “Sustainable Construction Materi...
New NEBinar episode #4 with Kristina Careva: City Acupuncture
24.05.2024The NEBinar Talks series showcases various aspects of the New European Bauhaus as an active concept for 21st-century architecture. The invited speakers, practising architects, lecturers, researchers, as well as other cultural professionals will ponder the application of the New European Bauhaus ...
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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...