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.
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.
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.
GLOSSARY
EVALUATION TOOL
NETWORK
Publications
- Category
- ACE Eu-funded project publication
- 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 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
- 2025
- 2024
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
- 2019
- 2018
ACE Eu-funded project publication
The ARCH-E White Paper
Recommendations for Quality-based Procurement Processes by Using Architectural Design Competitions.
ACE Eu-funded project publication
The ARCH-E Map on ADCs
The ARCH-E Map on ADCs gives an extensive overview of ADC systems in Europe.
ACE Eu-funded project publication
The ARCH-E Architects’ Needs Report
The Architects’ Needs Report aims to assess experiences, challenges, and opportunities related to Architectural Design Competitions.
ACE Publications
New publication: Quality of Life + Architecture
At the heart of this publication is a clear message: architecture is a public responsibility.
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