Statement presented on 23 November 2019 in Barcelona on the occasion of the Young Architects’ Forum organised by the Architects’ Council of Europe (ACE) Architecture is still a very attractive profession for the younger generations. According to the latest ACE Sector Study, the number of architects in Europe has been steadily increasing over the past ten years due to growing numbers of young architects entering the profession1. As a result, the profession is relatively young today: 30% of European architects are aged under 40 and 15% have 5 years or less experience. Whether they are young graduates, employed or have set up their own office, young architects face numerous challenges: demanding labour markets, a burdensome regulatory framework, highly competitive and markets that are not very open, as well as business and professional environments where practices are changing rapidly.

On 23 November 2019, the Architects’ Council of Europe organised a conference with the title Perspectives, inviting young architects from all over Europe to express their views on the profession and their visions and aspirations for the future. The present statement summarises the contributions received from the speakers of the conference.

L´architecture est par essence un acte politique.

Video recordings of the sessions are available on the ACE youtube channel.

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