In a much-anticipated election that saw Barcelona (Spain) and Beijing (China) bid to host the 2026 UIA World Congress of Architects and become the UNESCO-UIA World Capital of Architecture throughout […]
The city of Copenhagen has been officially designated as the UNESCO-UIA World Capital of Architecture for 2023 by the Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, on the recommendation of the General […]
Removing barriers to affordable housing: 18-20 May 2022 Housing is a basic universal right specified in the SDGs and is a fundamental reference for the future of countries and the […]
In July 2021, the UIA General Assembly declared 2022 the “UIA Year of Design for Health”. This commitment urges all UIA Member Sections to encourage architects and their clients to […]
The UIA, in partnership with UN-Habitat, today launches the UIA 2030 Award to promote the work of architects contributing to delivery of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development together with the New Urban […]
Saturday 20 November 2021 The UIA Architecture and Children Work Programme marked World Children’s Day on 20 November by organising a webinar to discuss the role and the place […]
ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE AROUND THE WORLD The UIA Architectural Practice Around the World (APAW) database is evolving to better respond to the needs of the Union’s Member Sections and architects around […]
The UIA Work Programme Heritage and Cultural Identity, led by Co-Directors In-Souk Cho (Korea) and Rizvan Bayaramov (Azerbaijan) organised its first webinar on 6 October 2020 on “Adaptive Re-Use of […]
The UIA will mark World Architecture Day on Monday 5 October at 12h00 – 14h30 GMT by holding a live webinar to discuss this year’s theme: “Toward a better urban […]
Renowned architect Francis Kéré (Burkina Faso) will speak at the UIA 2020 Rio World Congress of Architects. His work is globally recognised, having received awards such as the Aga Khan […]