Copenhagen 2023

Along with the plenary sessions led by prestigious speakers, the UIA Member Sections and Working Bodies presented their activities and initiatives through exhibitions and seminars.

Keynote speakers provided inspiration and guidance on how architecture and the built environment can contribute to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.

They included:

• Bjarke Ingels (Founder BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group)
• Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Award-winning writer & feminist)
• Chris Downey (architect & founder, Architecture for the Blind)
• Christian Benimana (Senior Principal, MASS Design Group & Director of the African Design Centre)
• Elizabeth Time (Founder & Director of Design, Office of Office)
• Francis Kéré (Founder & Principal, Kéré Architecture, Pritzker Prize winner)
• Jim Hagemann Snabe (Chairman, Siemens, World Economic Forum Trustee)
• Kunle Adeyemi (Founder & Principal, NLÉ)
• Maria P. Neira (WHO Director, Department of Environmental, Climate Change and Health)
• Mette Skjold (CEO, SLA)
• Partha Dasgupta (Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Cambridge)

Click here to see the Speakers’ page

The programme is available here. 

The themes covered include: 

• Climate adaptation 
• Health 
• Inclusivity 
• Partnerships of change 
• Resilient communities 
• Rethinking resources

Early bird registration (Before and on March 31st 2023):

• Delegate: 450 €
• Student: 70 €
• Fellowship Architect*: 110 €
• Fellowship Student*: free
• Accompanying person: 175 €
• Congress Dinner: 50 €

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*Fellowship: The UIA World Congress of Architects CPH 2023 supported attendance from lower-middle income countries as listed by the World Bank and offers 100 fellowships for students and 100 fellowships for architects. Students who received a fellowship were entitled to a free registration for the entire congress. Fellowship architects were entitled to a discount of 75% on the registration fee for the congress.

The UIA World Congress of Architects CPH 2023 supports attendance from lower-middle income countries* as listed by the World Bank and offers 100 fellowships for students and 100 fellowships for architects.

Students who receive a fellowship are entitled to a free registration for the entire congress and budget accommodation for 4 nights waived (hostel).

Fellowship architects are entitled to a discount of 75% on the registration fee for the congress.

Priority will be given to applicants who are contributing to the World Congress programme (such as abstract submitter, panelist or speaker). Furthermore age and gender of applicants will be considered to ensure a balanced distribution of the fellowships.

The fellowship application deadline was 15 January 2023.