Downloads
Download all essential publications and materials related to the report on high-quality architecture, including the report itself, an executive summary in various languages, as well as a toolkit to help you put the quality criteria into action in your work.
The Report
EU Member State expert group’s report ‘Towards a Shared Culture of Architecture – Investing in a high-quality living environment for everyone’
This report compiles prevalent trends and best practices in the governance of contemporary spatial design and provides recommendations at multiple levels to ensure high quality in architecture and the built environment for everyone. Born out of the 2019-2022 EU work plan for culture and based on the Davos Baukultur Quality System, it provides concrete definitions of high-quality architecture and built environment, detailing key criteria for their assessment. Through a collection of case studies, gathered from across Europe and examined by the expert group in 2020-2021, the publication suggests ways to operationalise those quality criteria.
Additional case studies
Executive summary
Executive summary of the EU Member State expert group’s report 'Towards a Shared Culture of Architecture: Investing in a high-quality living environment for everyone’
Toolkit
Toolkit for the EU Member State expert group’s report 'Towards a Shared Culture of Architecture: Investing in a high-quality living environment for everyone'
Worksheet for evaluation of how to reach quality goals in architecture and the built environment for everyone.
Council conclusions
Council conclusions on culture, high-quality architecture and built environment as key elements of the New European Bauhaus initiative
