## About

The Davos Baukultur Alliance, launched by Switzerland in cooperation with the World Economic Forum, unites public, private and civil society stakeholders around a shared set of principles to improve the quality and culture of our built environment and share innovative practices which address key economic, cultural, social, environmental and technical.


## What is Baukultur?


## Baukultur [bow-cool-tour] means building culture

Baukultur sees the entire designed living environment as a coherent whole, from existing buildings to contemporary design, from small handcrafted details to buildings and open spaces to large-scale infrastructures, and from the planning process through construction and operation to reuse.It recognises the shared responsibility of all involved in transforming it to achieve high-quality Baukultur, with the ultimate aim of providing a more liveable and prosperous environment for all.


## Davos Baukultur Quality System


## 8 Criteria for high-quality Baukultur

The Alliance builds on the values and principles of the Davos Declaration 2018 and the Davos Baukultur Quality System (2021), developed and published by the Swiss Federal Office of Culture, which applies 8 criteria for creating well-designed places with an emphasis on cultural context and human-centered design. Both the concept of high-quality Baukultur and criteria seek to ensure that social, emotional, and cultural values are considered in the same way as economic and functional needs.Learn more


## Eight Criteria for a High-Quality Baukultur

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## Timeline and Resources

In 2023, the Davos Baukultur Alliance was launched at the second international conference of Ministers on high-quality Baukultur at the initiative of Switzerland and in cooperation with the World Economic Forum


### Davos Declaration 2018

The background of the Alliance to continue the effort started with the Davos Declaration of 2018. It was adopted by the participants of the Conference of Ministers of Culture, January 2018 in Davos, Switzerland.

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### Davos Baukultur Quality System

A multidimensional approach to defining the holistic concept of high-quality Baukultur and to assess the Baukultur quality of places.

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### Davos Baukultur Memorandum

As agreed by the participants of the Conference of Ministers of Culture, meeting, January 2023 in Davos, Switzerland.

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### The Alliance Founding Act

The foundation act of the Alliance to address global challenges in a sustainable manner through Baukultur.

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### An initiative of the Centre for Urban Transformation

The Centre for Urban Transformation advances public-private collaboration in cities to enable more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient communities and local economies.

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