NEWSLETTER Consiglio Architetti
Europa - n° 8-04
English language version
The monthly electronic note from the Architects’
Council of Europe
Wednesday 11 August 2004
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INTRODUCTION
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Its holiday time and its quiet in Brussels,
so this issue is shorter than usual – ACE Info will
be back to its full size in September:
Welcome to the eight issue in 2004 of ACE
Info, the monthly update from the Architects' Council of
Europe that will give you, at a glance, information on current
issues, highlighting emerging areas of activity and informing
you of matters of interest in the field of architectural
policy.
This issue is also available in French.
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CORE ISSUES
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COMMISSION PROPOSES TO CO-FINANCE REGENERATION
OF URBAN AREAS
On the 14th July last, the European Commission adopted the
proposals for the new Structural Funds regulations for the
period 2007-2013. These regulations take urban areas into
consideration by stating that urban renewal, including measures
for social inclusion, could be co-financed. Specifically
the regulations state that the European Regional Development
Fund (ERDF) may be used to support “Integrated strategies
to tackle high concentrations of economic, environmental
and social problems affecting urban agglomerations”.
Further detailed information can be found by browsing the
web at: http://europa.eu.int/comm/regional_policy/debate/forum_en.htm
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OTHER MATTERS
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NEW PRESIDENT FOR THE POLISH CHAMBER
OF ARCHITECTS
A new President has been elected by the National Assembly
of the Chamber of Architects of the Republic of Poland.
He is Tomasz Taczewski, architect.
MAHMOOD SAIRALLY ELECTED MEMBER
OF L’ACADEMIE D’ARCHITECTURE
Our well-known and long-standing German delegate to the
ACE, Mahmood Sairally has been elected a member of l’Academie
d’Architecture, France. The Academy has 100 elected
French architects and 50 elected overseas architects. The
date for the conferring of Membership has not yet been set,
but it will take place in Paris at the seat of the Academy
– the historical Hotel des Chaulnes, Place des Voges.
NEW PRESIDENT FOR THE BULGARIAN
UNION OF ARCHITECTS
The Union of Architects of Bulgaria has a new president,
He is Ivan Stanishev, architect.
EESC – ANNE-MARIE SIGMUND
IS CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENCY
Anne-Marie Sigmund, who is in charge of Europan Affairs
at the Austrian federal committee of the liberal professions,
has been formally confirmed as candidate for the presidency
of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). The
EESC will hold its ballot for the presidency at its plenary
session in October 2004.
RIBA SEMINAR ON PPP
The proposal of the RIBA to hold a seminar on the topic
of Public Private Partnerships (PPP’s) in September
2004 has been postponed. This is because the RIBA is currently
in the process of re-evaluating its position on PPP’s
and its officers believe that the seminar should be held
after these important deliberations are completed.
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EVENTS
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EMISSIONS AND ODOURS FROM MATERIALS
To be held on the 22nd and 23rd September 2004 in Brussels,
Belgium, this conference will address the issues that affect
indoor air quality. It will look at standards, regulatory
issues, the state of the art for measurement and remediation
measures. The conference is being organised by Certech and
full information is available at their website:
www.certech.be
EUROPEAN DAY OF COMPETITION
To be held on the 22nd October 2004 in Amsterdam, this event
will present for debate many issues that affect competition
in the EU. It is being organised by the European Commission
and it will be addressed by Mr. Mario Monti, Commissioner
responsible for competition, in one of his last speeches
as Commissioner. Full details can be found at:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/misc/european_competition_day/
EAAE WORKSHOP IN COPENHAGEN
To be held on the 25th and 26th November 2004 at the Royal
Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, this
workshop will discuss the theme of the EAAE Prize 2003-2005
sponsored by Velux on the question of “How will the
demands of the information society and “new knowledge”
affect the demand for relevant necessary “know-how”
in architectural education?”. Registration must be
made before the 10th October and details can be requested
by e-mail from pia.davidsen@karch.dk
REVALUING CONSTRUCTION 2005
To be held on the 22nd and 23rd of March 2005, this conference
will be held in the World Trade Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Its theme will be “The Challenge of Change in Construction”
and it will highlight the many initiatives around the world
that are seeking to change the way that construction operates
as an industry. Full details can be found at the conference
website: www.rc2005.org
USEFUL LINKS
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EUROPEAN COMMISSION HOMEPAGE
http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/index_en.htm
SEARCH PAGE FOR COMMISSION DOCUMENTS
http://www.europa.eu.int/prelex/rech_simple.cfm?CL=en
WEBSITE OF THE IRISH PRESIDENCY
http://www.eu2004.ie/
COMMISSION CONSULTATION ON PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
http://europa.eu.int/yourvoice/pubproc/index_en.htm
SUSTAINABLE BUILDING WEBSITE
www.sustainablebuilding.info
B4E CONFERENCE INFORMATION
http://www.b4e.org
COAC INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS DATABASE:
http://www.coac.net/internacional/default_w.html
CNAPPC DATABASE – ARCHIEUROPE:
http://www.archieuro.archiworld.it
DATABASE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORTS
A useful site that maintains a list of reports that are
issued by companies and organisations from all over the
world:
www.sustainabledevelopment-reports.org/
ACE WEBSITE
http://www.ace-cae.org
USEFUL TIP:
In the website addresses given in ACE Info for the documents
of the EU, you will frequently see the following near the
end of the address: “_en”. These two letters
define the language of the document (English in the case
of “en”) and you can usually change these two
letters in order to bring you to a different language version
as follows:
French _fr
German _de
Danish _da
Italian _it
Spanish _es
Greek _el
Dutch _nl
Portuguese _pt
Finnish _fi
Swedish _sv
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EDITOR’S NOTE
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The editorial board for the compilation of
ACE Info is:
The ACE President: Leopoldo Freyrie
The Secretary General of the ACE: Alain Sagne
Senior Advisor to the ACE: Adrian Joyce
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Deadline for submissions is the first Friday of each month.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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The editorial board wishes to acknowledge
the sources of information for this issue of ACE Info which
include Mahmood Sairally, CECODHAS Newsflash, the Euractiv
website (www.euractiv.com)
and Bulletin Quotidien Europe.
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adrian.joyce@ace-cae.org
– Comments and contributions welcome
