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06/09/2022

2022 WORLD ARCHITECTURE DAY

The theme for World Architecture Day 2022 (3 October 2022) will be Architecture for well-being. The theme is in line with the designation of 2022 as the UIA Year of Design […]

02/09/2022

UIA2021RIO – ONE YEAR LATER

Exactly one year ago, the Instituto de Arquitetos do Brasil (IAB) hosted the 27th World Congress of Architects – UIA2021RIO. The city of Rio de Janeiro was also named the […]

01/09/2022

HOLISTIC RENOVATION OF MODERNISM HOUSING

The Baltic Architects Unions Association (BAUA) presents the online version of the “Holistic renovation of modernism housing” book. This book is the third part of a joint UIA (Region 1 […]

28/07/2022

WEBINAR: HERITAGE & CULTURAL IDENTITY

On 4 August 2022 the UIA Work Programme Heritage and Cultural Identity hosted a webinar with a panel of experts on the subject of Adaptive Reuse of Historic Buildings.  Aligning with the […]

26/07/2022

WEBINAR: CA+HR

On 30 August 2022, UIA Work Programme Community Architecture & Human Rights (CA + HR) is hosted a webinar on Sustainable Housing for Resilient Communities: The Challenges of Affordability. Speakers shared […]

11/07/2022

IVA 2022 REGIONAL WINNERS

The 2022 edition of the International VELUX Award, a biannual international student ideas competition endorsed by the UIA since 2004, has announced its Regional Winners. 507 submitted projects were submitted […]

29/06/2022

UIA 2030 AWARD WINNERS

The UIA 2030 Award, a partnership with UN Habitat, promotes the work of architects that contributes to the delivery of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The first cycle […]

21/06/2022

THE UIA AT THE WORLD URBAN FORUM

The World Urban Forum (WUF) is the premier global conference on sustainable urbanisation. WUF11 will be held in Katowice, Poland from 26 to 30 June 2022. The WUF was established […]

01/06/2022

HEALTH FACILITY DESIGN AND PLANNING

Generally, healthcare facility design demands specialisation from the formulation of its needs statement, the assembly of the team, preparation and execution of masterplanning, through to the detailed design of its […]

01/06/2022

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: GGWI COMPETITION

The draft question and answer document for the UIA Great Green Wall Competition can be found here. Please note that they will be revised and translated by 3 June.