How can Brussels’ Chief Architect (BMA) team further improve and strengthen its operations and effectiveness in the future? That was the central question of the BMA review, which began in the spring of 2021. Citytools, Architecture Workroom Brussels and Impact spent a year scrutinising the role and operations of the BMA team.

The initiative for this came from the BMA itself: “Two chief architects, three mandates … Brussels has had the role of Chief Architect (maître architecte) for over ten years now. This new role has yielded excellent results, but there are always areas open to improvement or revision. As it is important to continue developing the role, the BMA proposed organising an ‘evaluation’ in its statement of intent at the start of the current mandate.” The aim of the review was to arrive at concrete recommendations through collective reflection, to serve as a guide for the work in the coming years.