The building inspectorate monitors the aesthetic aspect of spatial quality to combat cluttering. Different kinds of policy operate in Europe in this field. This publication provides a survey of the different policies on building regulations in the European countries plus interviews with seven European architects.

Dutch edition
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This publication has been made possible through funding by the Stimuleringsfonds voor Architectuur.

Flip ten Cate is director of the Building Inspectorate Federation, the federative body of provincial and local building inspectorates.

Nico Nelissen is emeritus professor of the Radboud University Nijmegen. He is closely involved in policy developments in the field of spatial quality monitoring.