Conclusion

The Baukultur Report, with its recommendations for action, is aimed at all those involved in planning and building, so as to remedy deficits and make optimal use of recognised potentials. Besides general recommendations for action, in particular the public sector – that is, the federal government, states, and municipalities –, private building owners, and the housing and real estate industry as well as professional chambers and associations are addressed. The Federal Foundation of Baukultur and the various Baukultur initiatives are also charged with resolutely expanding the network and, in so doing, strengthening Baukultur.

New Approach to Planning and Baukultur

• Adapt administrations and project structures to encourage interdepartmental action
• Establish a “phase zero” and strengthen pre-design evaluation in the planning process
• Regularly implement design competitions when commissioning planning and construction services
• For quality assurance, introduce review and reflection of planning processes as “phase ten”

Role Model Function

• Establish a future-oriented bias to design and function in public and private building projects
• Conduct integrated planning for transport construction projects while taking greater account of issues pertaining to Baukultur and design
• Develop demanding requirements for design and processes, even for built structures of the technical infrastructure
• Develop design solutions to the vast spatial and constructive consequences of the energy revolution

Promotion and mediation of Baukultur

• Emphasise preservation and maintenance of the Baukultur heritage
• Strengthen places through the identification, promotion, and mediation of regional identity
• Factor in Baukultur criteria when awarding contracts and allocating real estate
• Expand the granting of awards and badges of honour to motivate private and public clients

Public Sector: Federal Government

• Stronger regard for Baukultur criteria in funding instruments like the funding of urban design
• Experimental clauses as part of funding programmes to assist local authorities on matters of Baukultur funding
• Recognition of the benefit of Baukultur to the public

Public Sector: States

• Broach care of Baukultur heritage more strongly
• Promote and improve education about Baukultur
• Promote and improve training and continuing education pertaining to Baukultur for all those involved in the construction process

Public Sector: Municipalities

• Strengthen the collaboration with local stakeholders
• Develop and establish project and user-related offerings of communication and participation
• Strengthen the neighbourhood-related planning level and the social space
• Establishment of design advisory councils for quality assurance

Private Building Owners, Housing, and Real Estate Industry

• Consider “value retention through Baukultur” in refurbishments, alterations, and new construction
• Baukultur as a guiding example of corporate responsibility and implementation of design competitions in planning and construction projects

Professional Chambers and Associations

• Encourage discussions on Baukultur at the local level
• Educate and provide consultants and specialists
• Develop guidelines to good planning practice
• Expand collaboration opportunities for the education and communication of Baukultur

Federal Foundation of Baukultur and Baukultur Initiatives

• Regularly present Baukultur Reports in the future
• Strengthen the Federal Foundation of Baukultur
• Expand the network of Baukultur initiatives