A policy is a transparent and responsible display of aspirations, generated with the purpose of guiding our decision making processes towards the best possible outcomes. It is a collection of laws, mandates or regulations established through a political process, with a deliberate system of principles. Its scope is to assure a better quality of life for society at large. It is a tool with which we collectively shape our future.
FUTURE SHAPERS is a debate about public policies for a better quality and culture of the built environment in Romania and Europe. It is a debate that we – The Romanian Order of Architects together with The Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration – intend to transform into action.
The event will be streamed online on the official website ecap.oar.archi.
ECAP RO2019 Future Shapers is funded through the architecture stamp duty, a funding program dedicated to spreading baukultur and architectural culture within society.
The working language of the event will be English.
Translation will be provided for Romanian.
What do architectural policies generate?
5 keynote speakers: presentations and round table Q&A
14:00 – 15:00Lunch
15:00 – 16:30Panel 3
How to use architectural policies?
5 keynote speakers: presentations and round table Q&A
16:30 – 17:00Conclusions and final remarks
17:00 – 18:00Hors d’oeuvres and prosecco
We are spending 90% of our time inside buildings!
Architecture is a major determinant for the quality of our lives. Architecture is about dignity, but also about aspiration. It is the shape of our past, present and future, a mirror of our culture. The fundamental step towards a better shaped future is having, debating and implementing public policies for architecture.
Host: Cătălin Ștefănescu
Co-host: Șerban Țigănaș, General Secretary – Union Internationale des Architects UIA
Thomas Chevalier Bøjstrup, KADK – The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
An Architecture Guide to the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals, the Dhaka Declaration
Eugen Pănescu, Board Member, Architects’ Council of Europe (ACE)
Profession policy for architectural quality
Public policies for architecture are for the common good.
Policies help set common goals that transcend mandates and persons, providing quality criteria and guidelines for all terms of reference of public and private architectural projects, providing fundament to lawmaking and norms. They mandate us to collaborate in order to generate the tools, programs and institutions needed for us as a society to take responsibility for the shape of our future.
Host: Cătălin Ștefănescu
Co-host: Eugen Pănescu, Board member – Architects’ Council of Europe (ACE)
Didier Rebois, General Secretary, Europan
How to promote innovative projects/processes in the European cities
Hughes Becquart, Policy Officer, DG Education and Culture, EC
Promotion of architectural quality at EU level
Michaela Kauer, Director of the Brussels Liaison Office of the City of Vienna, Austria
Action Plan by the Urban Agenda for the EU – Housing Partnership
Kristiaan Borret, Bouwmeester of the Brussels- Capital Region, Belgium
Building Better Brussels
Christophe Hutin, Christophe Hutin Architecture, France
Project by transformation – Winning project of the EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture Mies van der Rohe Award 2019
Public policies are tools for better governance.
It is up to each of us – whether we are citizens, politicians, developers, practicing architects or chief architects, professional organisations, authorities etc. – to take responsibility of our role as future shapers. Together, we need to build these tools, implement them, and use them as reference as we continuously evaluate the quality of their outcomes and their impact on our lives.
Host: Cătălin Ștefănescu
Co-host: Cosmina Goagea, Program Director of Zeppelin platform of communication and action, Romania
Leo Van Broeck, Government Architect of Flanders, Belgium – via Skype
Quality as a bridge between architecture and politics
João Ferreira Bento, Researcher, Bartlett School of Planning, University College of London
Spatial Design Leadership. The role, instruments, and impact of state architect (or similar) teams in fostering spatial quality and a place-making culture across five European states.
Intervention: Veronika Valk – Siska, Counsellor for Architecture and Design, Ministry of Culture, Estonia
David Bravo, Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona CCCB, Secretary of the Prize International Jury
Are we betraying the European idea of the city? Lessons from the European Prize for Urban Public Space
Juulia Kauste, Former Director of the Museum of Finnish Architecture, Finland
Spaces for education in service of the entire community
Alfons Dworsky, LandLuft, Austria
Rural and regional architectural policies
Intervention: Judith Leitner, LandLuft, Austria
Auditorium, Ministry of Culture (view on google maps)
Bulevardul Unirii nr. 22, sector 3, București, 030833, Romania
email: ecap@oar.archi
website: oar.archi
Further inquiries:
Alexandra Stoica, alexandra.stoica@oar.archi, +40 722 258 866
Maria Besnea, maria.besnea@dbopeople.ro, +40 723 256 279
ECAP RO2019 Future Shapers is funded through the architecture stamp duty, a funding program dedicated to spreading baukultur and architectural culture within society through annual sessions for cultural and editorial projects. The cultural stamp duty is a para-fiscal charge gathered from architectural services for which the building permit is requested. The funds are operated by the Romanian Order of Architects or the Romanian Union of Architects, depending on the option of the architect completing the paperwork.
BOARD ECAP RO2019
Diana Țenea, General Director – Regional Development and Infrastructure Department (DGDRI), MDRAP
Anca Ginavar, Director – Technical Department of DGDRI, MDRAP
Alexandru Găvozdea, President – OAR
Șerban Țigănaș, General Secretary – International Union of Architects (UIA)
Eugen Pănescu, OAR representative in the Executive Board of the Architects’ Council in Europe (ACE)
Angela Kovacs, OAR representative in the European Forum for Arhitectural Policies (EFAP)
Oana Simionescu, Treasurer – OAR
TEAM ECAP RO2019
Liviu Băilișteanu, Director – Politics and Strategy Department of DGDRI, MDRAP
Diana Stan, General Secretary – OAR
Mariana Ionescu, International Relations – OAR
Andreea Ceauș, Legal adviser – OAR
Alexandra Stoica, Project Manager / Public Relations – OAR
Alina Floroi, Management Team
Despina Bădescu, Management Team
Collaborators
DăescuBorțunOlteanu, PR
Daniel & Andrew, Graphic Design
Ideilagram, Event Layout
Fast Track, Photography and Videography Services
Nadine Vlădescu, Translator
Cristina Pîntecan, Translator
New Media Solutions, Technical solutions
Qzine, Catering
14th Lane, Catering
Arche Association, Field trip organizers
Văcărești Natural Park Association, Field trip organizers
Euroweb, Internet services
AZERO, Printing and promotional materials
Fabrik, Printing