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The GAUDI programme is supported by the Culture 2000 programme of the European Union.

B2: Club of Leaders committed to Architecture

2002	2003	2004
London	Bari	Barcelona

Objectives

Hold meetings on a regular basis bringing together political and economic leaders who have decided to make architecture an integral part of their urban policy or corporate policy.

Nature of the action

Each country will identify political leaders : mayors, former mayors, ministers, etc., who have promoted and commissioned outstanding examples of architecture and/or urban development as well as leaders from the world of companies and leading economic investors who have championed innovative actions in the urban and architectural arenas.

During a yearly theme-oriented meeting, it will be possible to compare methods in application in different countries of Europe.

Proposed audience

These meetings will be open to representatives from local public and private administrations and from institutions for the enhancement of culture and artistic projects in Europe. They will be run by people who have played an operational role in carrying out actions which have set or are currently setting forth the conditions for the building of quality architecture in Europe : enhancement of pre-existing urban fabric (historical town centres, old areas), improvement of suburbs and more broadly all actions involving urban development and the built environment.

Each meeting will have two parts:

Technical and procedural aspects intended for professionals.
Discussion of issues allowing for a better awareness of the general public.

Products – expected results

Meetings will be held annually and proceedings and audio-visual publications will follow as vectors for the exchange of ideas which have proven their worth in the field. Meetings and publications will also be supported by private partners.

Distribution

Schools of architecture, networks of professionals and networks of elected officials. Publications in partnership with media addressed to local authorities and business.

Calendar

Year 1
Preparatory meetings of the club and strategy definition. First test meeting hold in London on 17 June 2002, to coincide with an international conference held in London on 18-19 June 2002 titled The Value of Architecture Centers: Uniting People and Places.

Theme: Architectural Policies: learning from the European experience.

Year 2
The 2nd meeting was organized in Bari on 31 October 2003, to coincide with the VI National Congress of Italian Architects.

Theme: A new urban democracy - Architecture between competition and co-operation.

Programme of the meeting (PDF - 134 KB, Word - 164 KB).
Movie of Bari meeting.
Final publication will be available soon.

Year 3
The 3rd meeting will be organized in Barcelona in 2004, 8-9-10 September, to coincide with the Universal Forum of Culture.

Theme: Collective urban space : new perspectives.

Programme

Project leader:

Fabrizio Mangoni / ICAR (Istituto di Cultura Architettonica), Italy
Luigi Centola / ICAR (Istituto di Cultura Architettonica), Italy

Members of the steering committee:

DAC (Dansk Architektur Center), Denmark
MFA (Museum of Finnish Architecture), Finland
IFA (Institut français d'architecture), France
DAPA (Direction de l'architecture et du patrimoine), France
Berlage Institute, Netherlands
FMvdR (Fundación Mies van der Rohe), Spain
The Architectural Foundation, United Kingdom

Projects fields

Overview - What is GAUDI?

A: Research, memory and project

A1: Identify and interpret innovative housing in Europe
A2: Merge and develop archival collections on architecture and urban development
A3: Workshops for young professionals
A4: Database on public spaces

B: Education and dissemination to the general public

B1: Citizen participation in urban development projects
B2: Club of Leaders committed to Architecture
B3: European Festival for Architecture

C: Strengthen the network of European institutions

C1: Create and develop a joint web site
C2: Coordination of the agreement