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

C2: Coordination of the agreement

Objectives

Co-ordinating all the programmes planned for the GAUDI network in order to allow their development. Researching support for the extension of the main projects beyond the three-years agreement, in substitution for the initial funding of the European Union.

Supervising the development of the agreement in the direction of other countries and an extended network of regional partners.

Nature of the action

An European secretariat will manage the agreement and will take care of dispatching the programme of meetings and actions, entertaining permanent dialogue between the co-organisers and the partners. E-mail will be an essential tool for this type of communication.

The secretariat will also co-ordinate and support the action of the co-organisers toward architectural institutions in the Central and Eastern European Countries and in the countries aspiring at joining the European Union, in order to pave the way to an extension of the network. It will supervise the relationships between GAUDI and the European Forum of Architectural Policies.

Co-ordination is not oriented toward non specialised audiences, and addresses essentially professional, scientific and political groups and individuals involved in the development of the agreement's programmes.

Products – expected results

The major result expected from this part of the programme is capitalisation by all the participating institutions of the results achieved for each particular action and their extension toward a broader network.

Distribution

GAUDI's web site (see project C1) will be the principal instrument for the distribution of information and for contact between the participants. The site will have to be furnished with texts and images. Other joint actions of communication dealing with the media will be undertaken by the co-ordinating organism.

Calendar

Co-ordination of the agreement will be continuous and parallel to the development of GAUDI's programs. This component of the agreement cannot not therefore be divided into annual phases.

Project Leader:

Jean-Louis Cohen / IFA (Institut français d'architecture), France

Members of the steering committee (All):

AZW (Architektur Zentrum Wien), Austria
CIVA (Centre International pour la Ville et le Paysage), Belgium
DAC (Dansk Architektur Center) Denmark
MFA (Museum of Finnish Architecture), Finland
DAPA (Direction de l'architecture et du patrimoine), France
DAM (Deutsches Architektur-Museum), Germany
Fabrizio Mangoni / CNA (Consiglio nazionale degli architetti) Italy
Berlage Institute, Netherlands
NAI (Nederlands Architektuurinstitut), Netherlands
CCCB (Centre de cultura contemporania), Spain
FMvdR (Fondation Mies van der Rohe), Spain
The Architectural Foundation, United Kingdom
The Lighthouse, 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