- Sir Patrick Abercrombie, United Kingdom, 1948-1953
- Jean Tschumi, Switzerland, 1953-1957
- Hector Mardones-Restat, Chile, 1957-1961
- Sir Robert Matthew, United Kingdom, 1961-1965
- Eugène Beaudouin, France, 1965-1969
- Ramon Corona Martin, Mexico, 1969-1972
- Georgy Orlov, Russia, 1972-1975
- Jai Rattan Bhalla, India, 1975-1978
- Louis deMoll, USA 1978-1981
- Rafael de la Hoz, Spain, 1981-1985
- Georgi Stoilov, Bulgaria, 1985-1987
- Rod Hackney, United Kingdom, 1987-1990
- Olufemi Majekodunmi, Nigeria, 1990-1993
- Jaime Duro Pifarré, Spain, 1993-1996
- Sara Topelson de Grinberg, Mexico, 1996-1999
- Vassilis Sgoutas, Greece, 1999-2002
- Jaime Lerner, Brazil, 2002-2005
- Gaétan Siew, Mauritius, 2005-2008
- Louise Cox, Australia, 2008-2011
- Albert Dubler, France 2011-2014
- Esa Mohamed, Malaysia, 2014-2017
- Thomas Vonier, USA, 2017-2021
- José Luis Cortés, Mexico, 2021-2023
- Regina Gonthier, Switzerland, 2023-2026