The Master Plan was presented in May 1998 and published in 2001. In 2002 it received the Europa Nostra award for the application of an comprehensive intervention method in architectural heritage.
The Santa Maria Cathedral Foundation is the institution created to manage and develop the Master Plan for the Comprehensive Restoration of the most emblematic temple and the site of greatest historical value in Vitoria-Gasteiz. It was established in 1999 by the Provincial Council of Alava, the City Council of Vitoria-Gasteiz, and the Diocese of Vitoria-Gasteiz. It is a non-profit institution, and representatives of these three institutions make up its Board of Trustees, the governing body.
El proyecto integral de recuperación ha merecido el máximo reconocimiento que concede la Asociación Europea de Arqueólogos por poner al alcance de la sociedad una “nueva y emocionante forma de abordar el patrimonio”
