TY - CHAP AB - Abstract The entirety of a region’s architectural expressions, that is, its building culture, has a strong impact on a region’s atmosphere. Being a collective and networked endeavour, building culture is difficult to coordinate. Against this background, this chapter presents an empirically informed reflection on architectural governance. The chapter is based on a multiple case study which compares five regions in the European Alps in terms of their coordination mechanisms in the areas of architecture and spatial planning, that is, architectural governance. The analysed regions include Grisons (Switzerland), Vorarlberg, Tyrol (both Austria), South Tyrol and Trentino (both in Italy). By combining conceptual considerations with empirical evidence, the chapter concludes with hypothesised relationships between architectural governance, building culture, socio-economic development dynamics and tourism. VL - 16 SN - 978-1-83867-070-2, 978-1-83867-071-9/1871-3173 DO - 10.1108/S1871-317320190000016010 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/S1871-317320190000016010 AU - Volgger Michael AU - Pechlaner Harald AU - Scuttari Anna AU - Innerhofer Elisa ED - Michael Volgger ED - Dieter Pfister PY - 2019 Y1 - 2019/01/01 TI - Architectural Governance and the Coordination of Building Culture: An Exploratory Reflection T2 - Atmospheric Turn in Culture and Tourism: Place, Design and Process Impacts on Customer Behaviour, Marketing and Branding T3 - Advances in Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research PB - Emerald Publishing Limited SP - 63 EP - 76 Y2 - 2024/03/28 ER -