Legal conflicts between the architect and the regulation of intellectual property

Abstract

This article aims at establishing that the current Spanish regulation of intellectual property and copyright is not viable when applied to architects and erected buildings. Such demonstration will lead to the more ambitious target of advocating the pressing need for a specific regulation of architectural practice that (i) is consistent with the significance of Architecture in contemporary society, (ii) brings together the disparate ways in which the so-called Culture Law deals with buildings, and (iii) reflects the radical differences- and their strong legal implications- distinguishing buildings from other art works and cultural goods