The Architecture Design Competition (ADC) is a quality-based and solution-orientated selection procedure. ‘ADC’ means those procedures, mainly in the fields of architecture, engineering and urban landscape planning, which enable the contracting authority to acquire a plan or design selected by a jury after being put out to competition with or without the award of prizes.

Our partner, the Architects’​ Council of Europe, consequently promotes the design competition as a procedure perfectly tailored to the awarding of architects’ services; it defined several recommendations concerning the implementation of this tool.

Download the ACE recommendations for ADC and the ACE Master Brief at this link: https://bit.ly/3Rm8dzF
This publication is co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.

Please note: The ARCH-E Network provides the possibility to connect with professionals in architecture in the EU and other countries. This can help you to form transnational teams and working groups to participate and cooperate in architectural design competitions. Register to get involved and to become part of the network.