This document tries to give an overview of possible real and concrete recommendations on which kind of programmes, projects and requirements could be reinforced or proposed to put Architecture and Urban Planning on the European Agenda as an Objective for a sustainable development of our cities and as a guarantee of quality of life for European citizens.

The document follows the Building Blocks suggested by the EC and also proposes small changes to them because, for example, “State Architect” could be considered as a separate “building block” since this new figure could really help to homogenise the European architectural production and also support the exchange of professionals between European countries.

Each Building Block is divided into “sub-chapters” of topics and each topic is eventually sub-divided into more specific areas of projects or programmes.

As an example, “The promotion of European Architecture” is divided into two main sub-chapters: Inside the EU and Outside the EU. Each chapter is further developed with the specification of which programmes should be improved.

These recommendations should be considered as guidelines of priorities and suggested tools of how to target specific issues in order to provoke substantial changes and improvements.