A conversation with Daniel Fügenschuh- ACE President
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.
On 23 April 2026, join the Architecture Design Competitions Conference, organised by ARCH-E with the support of the Architects’ Council of Europe. Register here.
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 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.
After the Project – What happens after a public works tender?
Design competitions deliver faster timelines and higher-quality outcomes than other procurement methods, while offering comparable economic performance despite perceptions of higher costs. These are the findings of After the Project, a study commissioned by Italy’s National Council of Architects, Planners, Landscapers and Conservationists (CNAPPC) and conducted by Cresme Spa to examine a persistent challenge in Italian public works. Read more.
Tools to help architects navigate challenges in ADC participation.
GLOSSARY
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NETWORK
Publications
- Category
- ACE Eu-funded project publication
- ACE Member Organisations Publications
- ACE Publications
- Davos Baukultur
- EU publications
- Topic
- A.I- Artificial Intelligence
- Annual report
- ARCH-E
- Architectural policy
- Architecture Design Competition -ADC
- Awards
- BIM
- Design governance processes
- Digitalisation
- Equality, diversity and inclusion – EDI
- Eu funded projects
- EU policies
- Export
- Good practices
- Gouvernance
- High quality architecture
- International collaboration
- Legal framework
- New business models
- New European Bauhaus
- public procurement
- Retrospective
- Sector study
- Sustainability
- Value
- Thematic Scope
- Access to the Profession
- Achieving quality in Architecture / Baukultur
- Practice of the Profession
- Research & Development
- Date
- 2026
- 2025
- 2024
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
- 2019
- 2018
ACE Member Organisations Publications
After the project – Survey on the value of design quality in public works ( Italy)
ACE Publications
Form Follow transformation – Exhibition booklet
ACE Publications
New ACE publication : ACE 2025 annual report & 2026 outlook
On Friday 24 April 2026 at its General Assembly in Brussels, the Architects’ Council of
ACE Publications
Building knowledge: 20 Years of ACE in EU-funded Projects
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