Further Reading
European Competition Programmer Handbook: GreenArch Project Results with Summary Recommendations
This EU project partnership with French, Spanish, UK, Czech and Italian participants included Walter Menteth, director of Project Compass. The project aims to improve opportunities and procedures for all architects, especially young professionals, through better understanding, knowledge sharing and collaborative strategies which address the European design competition system.
Comparative Procurement: Procurement Regulation and Practice in Germany, Sweden and the UK
The report examines the comparative implementation of the EU Public Procurement Directive, as it relates to the appointment of architects and the procurement of buildings in Germany, Sweden and the UK, and in the context of some of the RIBA’s key procurement reform recommendations set out in their report ‘Building Ladders of Opportunity’.