Architects' Council of Europe | |
Abbreviation: | ACE |
Founding Location: | Treviso, Italy |
Type: | Professional organisation |
Region Served: | Europe |
Location: | Rue Paul Emile Janson 29 B-1050 Brussels |
Coords: | 50.8273°N 4.36°W |
Membership: | 42 |
Membership Year: | 2017 |
Leader Title: | President |
Leader Name: | Ruth Schagemann |
Main Organ: | General Assembly |
The Architects' Council of Europe (French: Conseil des Architectes d'Europe) is a professional organisation of architects from Europe that aims to help advance architecture and maintain its quality. It was founded on 11 May 1990 in Treviso, Italy by the merger of two organisations: the Liaison Committee of the Architects of the United Europe and the Council of European Architects.[1] [2] [3]
The ACE Executive Board for 2024-2025:Ruth Schagemann (Germany) / PresidentCarl Bäckstrand (Sweden)/ Vice-PresidentDaniel Fügenschuh (Austria)Dubravko Bačić (Croatia)Borys Czarakcziew (Poland)Carla Lima Vieira (Portugal)Anda Kursisa (Latvia)Diego Zoppi (Italy)Andre Pizzuto (Malta)Kornel Kobák (Slovakia)Reto Gmür (Switzerland)
The ACE functions as a federation that is composed of 44 Member Organisations, such as:[1]
The Member Organisations meet in a yearly General Assembly. In 2021, the ACE General Assembly was held in Brussels.
On 4 May 2019, in Innsbruck (Austria), the Architects’ Council of Europe presented a "Statement on Achieving Quality in the Built Environment", on the occasion of its Conference on the theme “How to Achieve Quality in the Built Environment: Quality assurance tools and systems”.[8]