| Abbreviation | ACE |
|---|---|
| Formation | May 11, 1990 |
| Founded at | Treviso, Italy |
| Type | Professional organisation |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 50°49′38″N4°21′36″E / 50.827294°N 4.360041°E |
Region served | Europe |
| Membership | 42 (2017) |
President | Carl Bäckstrand |
Main organ | General Assembly |
The Architects' Council of Europe (French : Conseil des Architectes d'Europe) is a professional organisation of architects from Europe that aims to help advance architecture and maintain its quality. It was founded on 11 May 1990 in Treviso, Italy by the merger of two organisations: the Liaison Committee of the Architects of the United Europe and the Council of European Architects. [1] [2] [3]
The ACE Executive Board for 2024-2025: Ruth Schagemann (Germany) / President Carl Bäckstrand (Sweden)/ Vice-President Daniel Fügenschuh (Austria) Dubravko Bačić (Croatia) Borys Czarakcziew (Poland) Carla Lima Vieira (Portugal) Anda Kursisa (Latvia) Diego Zoppi (Italy) Andre Pizzuto (Malta) Kornel Kobák (Slovakia) Reto Gmür (Switzerland)
The ACE functions as a federation that is composed of 44 Member Organisations, such as: [1]
The Member Organisations meet in a yearly General Assembly. In 2021, the ACE General Assembly was held in Brussels.
On 4 May 2019, in Innsbruck (Austria), the Architects’ Council of Europe presented a "Statement on Achieving Quality in the Built Environment", on the occasion of its Conference on the theme “How to Achieve Quality in the Built Environment: Quality assurance tools and systems”. [8]
| Tenure | President | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Romano Viviani | Italy |
| 1991 | Georges Reuter | Luxembourg |
| 1992 | Francisco da Silva Dias | Portugal |
| 1993 | Diethart Weber | Germany |
| 1994 | Frank Duffy | United Kingdom |
| 1995 | Jean-Marie Fauconnier | Belgium |
| 1996 | Hans Haagensen | Denmark |
| 1997 | Ioannis Tsouderos | Greece |
| 1998 | Jaime Duro Pifarré | Spain |
| 1999 | Hervé Nourissat | France |
| 2000 | Eoin O'Cofaigh | Ireland |
| 2001 | Utz Purr | Austria |
| 2002 | Juhani Katainen | Finland |
| 2003 | Katarina Nilsson | Sweden |
| 2004 | Leopoldo Freyrie | Italy |
| 2005 | Marie-Helene Lucas | Luxembourg |
| 2006–2007 | Jean-François Susini | France |
| 2008–2009 | Juhani Katainen | Finland |
| 2010–2013 | Selma Harrington | Ireland |
| 2014–2017 | Luciano Lazzari | Italy |
| 2018–2021 | Georg Pendl | Austria |
| 2022–2025 | Ruth Schagemann | Germany |
| 2025–current | Carl Bäckstrand | Sweden |