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Foster + Partners’ new Bloomberg European headquarters has received the prestigious Stirling Prize (2018) awarded by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) for architectural excellence for recent projects in the […]

On 26 October 2018, Honduras College of Architecture (CAH) in Tegucigalpahosted part II of the first ever Biennial of Architecture to take place in Honduras, with the theme of “Architecture and […]

ATHENS, GREECE — At the close of a high-level international conference on climate, society and economy held on 7-10 November 2018, the International Union of Architects (UIA) signed a wide-ranging […]

UNESCO and the International Union of Architects (UIA) are launching an initiative to associate UNESCO with the designation of the host cities of the UIA World Congress as World Capitals […]

Following the recently concluded 136th Session of the International Union of Architects (UIA), held in Lucknow (India) on 29-30 November 2018, the UIA notes with concern the recent findings of the […]

The 2018 Women’s Architecture Prize in France was awarded to French architect Nicole Concordet. This prize aims to highlight the work and careers of women architects in order to inspire […]

The UIA was represented at COP24 – that took place on 2-14 December 2018 – by the UIA Sustainable Development Commission, Ishtiaque Zahir Titas, Natalie Mossin, Annette Blegvad, and Council Member […]

Preparations are underway for the 1stedition of the UIA International Forum that will take place from 7 to 11 June 2019 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The schedule of events has been […]

Paris, 18 January—The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, announced the designation of the city of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) as the first UNESCO-UIA World Capital of Architecture for 2020, in […]

The UIA is launching a competition for the UNESCO-UIA World Capital of Architecture logo. The World Capital of Architecture is a new triennial programme launched by UNESCO and the UIA, whereby […]