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The ARCASIA Awards for Architecture (AAA) 2025 is now accepting submissions, celebrating exemplary architectural works by architects across Asia. Established to promote design excellence and elevate the built environment, the awards recognise outstanding contributions to architecture.

The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI), in partnership with the Academy of Urbanism (AoU), will host a conference on 25–26 March 2025 at Dublin Castle, bringing together architects, urbanists, policymakers, and industry leaders to explore the critical transformations needed to ensure sustainable urban development.

The 10th edition of ARCHIBAT, Côte d’Ivoire’s leading architecture and building exhibition, will take place from 11 to 15 April 2025 at the Parc des Expositions in Abidjan.

The International Seminar: Building a Global Urban Agenda for COP30 will take place on 5–6 June 2025 in São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil, bringing together architects, urban planners, policymakers, and private sector representatives to develop strategies for sustainable urban development in the face of climate change.

The AHA International Convention of Architecture 2025 will take place on 7 March 2025 at the Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ, Budapest, bringing together leading architects to explore a fundamental theme in architecture: transparency.

The Hong Kong Institute of Architects Belt & Road International Symposium 2025 will take place from 28 February to 1 March 2025 at the Asia Society Hong Kong Center.

The UIA Commission on Architectural Education organised a webinar on ‘Emerging Global Trends in Architectural Education’.

The event included three very interesting presentations: Radicant Design by Jana Revedi, Decolonising Architectural Pedagogy by Ashraf Salama, and Ear to the Ground, Gaze to the Stars by Selma Harrington.

The International Union of Architects (UIA) has launched  an international ideas competition designed to inspire and empower young architects to take a leading role in participatory urban design.

Organised by the UIA Heritage and Cultural Identity Work Programme, this webinar explores the resilience of communities through their cultural and architectural heritage, within the framework of sustainable tourism.

The challenges humanity faces today are numerous and complex: the climate crisis, frequent natural disasters, political upheavals and wars; increasing inequalities, the affordability crisis, rapid advances in digitalisation and artificial intelligence.