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The Twelfth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF12), convened by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), is taking place in Cairo, Egypt, from 4 to 8 November 2024. The UIA is present at WUF with a delegation led by Secretary General Rui Leao and is participating in several events to showcase the role of architecture in shaping sustainable urban futures.

The Secretaría de Cultura del Gobierno de México and the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL) awarded the prestigious Medalla Bellas Artes to the architect and UIA Past President Sara Topelson on 25 September in the Sala Manuel M. Ponce.

Join the UIA UN SDGs Commission for a webinar on Friday 25 October at 12pm Paris time.

The UIA Architecture, Cities and Territories Work Programme will organise a webinar on Monday 21 October at 13:30 Paris time.

As part of its “Wisdom of Tradition” initiative, which highlights the role of culture and context in sustainable approaches to climate change adaptation, the UIA Sustainability Commission is organising a […]

Join the UIA Architecture and Children Work Programme for a webinar on Built Environment Education Professional Trainings on 18 October at 16:30 – 18:00 Paris time ( +2GMT).

On the 21st of September, the UIA, UN-HABITAT and the Brazilian MFA organised a high-level roundtable, hosted as a Summit of the Future Action Days Side Event., in the Center for Architecture in New York.

The final lecture in the 2024 Daylight Talk series is entitled ‘Crafting the Intangible’ by Department of ARCHITECTURE Co, in collaboration with the National University of Singapore (NUS).

The 2024 Daylight Talk series continues with Samuli Miettinen, partner of JKMM Architects. The Finnish architect will give a talk titled ”Shadow and Light” in collaboration with Aalto University.

The UIA Heritage and Cultural Identity Work Programme will hold a roundtable on Slave Trade Heritage, a legacy of the violence against humanity represented by slavery and the forced transportation of millions of Africans to the Americas, Europe, and other parts of the world.