W ramach wyborów europejskich w 2024 r. Rada Architektów Europy ogłosiła swój manifest wzywający posłów do PE do działania na rzecz wysokiej jakości architektury i środowiska życia dla wszystkich.
Our mission is to achieve high-quality architecture and living environments for all. The way we inhabit our planet is undoubtedly a driver of the unfolding climate and biodiversity crisis. The living environment we have created, and the way we manage it, consumes vast quantities of land, raw materials and fossil fuel energies – and generates significant amounts of greenhouse gas emissions and waste. On the other hand, all too often in our cities, we are witnessing a loss of quality in our built environment, evident in the trivialisation of construction, the lack of design values and the deterioration of historic fabric.
We must act now, to change the way our living environment is designed, built, maintained, renovated, managed and regulated. We need to adopt an attitude that favours the common good and quality of life and puts people and nature at the core of all spatial and urban developments. In recent years, there has been a growing awareness of these challenges at all governance levels.
Unia Europejska, państwa członkowskie i miasta rozpoczęły radykalną transformację naszego środowiska zbudowanego, aby stało się ono mniej energochłonne i zasobochłonne, bardziej odporne na zmianę klimatu i bardziej sprzyjające włączeniu społecznemu.
“Architects are agents of change. They have the necessary skill set to help local communities to re-imagine their living environments. In collaboration with the other stakeholders of the construction sector, they contribute to this paradigm shift, for more beautiful, sustainable and inclusive living environments”
Ruth Schagemann, ACE President
In order to achieve this mission and create a shared culture of architecture, the Architects’ Council of Europe advocates for the following actions to be taken:
- Advance the highest standards in education and ensure the up-skilling of professionals;
- Establish a SME-friendly regulatory framework and support innovation in the sector ;
- Favour architectural and planning solutions in the built environment.
