A conversation with Daniel Fügenschuh- ACE Executive Board Member & ADC Expert
Why ARCH-E Matters
ADCs play a crucial role in shaping a high-quality built environment across Europe. They provide an accessible pathway for young and small architectural practices to gain recognition, build experience, and compete on merit — no matter their size, location, or market reach.
ARCH-E strengthens this pathway by promoting fair, transparent and cross-border competition opportunities while supporting practices that face barriers in accessing Europe-wide projects.
Watch the video: ADCs in Europe
Country Profile
The ACE ADC Map, now enhanced with ARCH-E data, serves as a practical guide for architects and experts in the field. It helps users navigate the international Architectural Design Competitions (ADC) landscape by providing links to procurement platforms, national regulations, architects’ chambers, and other key resources across Europe.
The ACE ADC Map will keep growing, regularly integrating new information and tools to better support architects in exploring cross-border opportunities.
Explore more about ARCH-E
ARCH-E, co-funded by the European Union under the Creative Europe framework (CREA), promotes high-quality architectural solutions by boosting the use of Architectural Design Competitions (ADCs) across Europe and helping overcome cross-border market barriers.
Tools to help architects navigate challenges in ADC participation.
Publications
- Category
- ACE Publications
- Davos Baukultur
- EU publications
- Topic
- A.I- Artificial Intelligence
- Annual report
- Architectural policy
- Architecture Design Competition -ADC
- Awards
- BIM
- Design governance processes
- Digitalisation
- Equality, diversity and inclusion – EDI
- EU policies
- Export
- Good practices
- Gouvernance
- High quality architecture
- International collaboration
- Legal framework
- New business models
- New European Bauhaus
- public procurement
- Sector study
- Sustainability
- Value
- Thematic Scope
- Access to the Profession
- Achieving quality in Architecture / Baukultur
- Practice of the Profession
- Research & Development
- Date
- 2025
- 2024
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
- 2019
- 2018
ACE Publications
Architecture Awards as Instruments of Systemic Change
The report demonstrates how architectural awards can serve as catalysts for scaling up excellence—while addressing…
EU publications
Market potential of offsite construction for housing supply
The adoption of offsite construction in the EU is gradually increasing, particularly in Northern and
ACE Publications
A view from Above – April edition
Developed by ACE’s Public Procurement & Architectural Design Competition Work Group (PP/ADC WG) and compiled…
ACE Publications
Revised 2nd Edition of the ACE Study on Architectural Policies in Europe
The Architects’ Council of Europe is pleased to announce the release of the revised 2nd
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