With the advent of low-cost travel, the tourism industry is experiencing an unprecedented boom. As a result, mass tourism is increasingly characterised as invasive, even destructive, often resulting in demographic […]
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Architect Elizabeth de Portzamparc is a member of the UIA 2020 RIO Honorary Committee and will be delivering a speech at the 27th World Congress of Architects, taking place from the 19th […]
Rio de Janeiro has been designated as the first UNESCO-UIA World Capital of Architecture for 2020-21. The city will hold a series of events with particular focus on promoting the […]
In January 2018 the European Ministers of Culture adopted the Davos Declaration calling for a high-quality Baukultur to improve the wellbeing of all. To understand how we can improve the […]
4 December 2019—MADRID, SPAIN—On the occasion of COP25, the United Nations climate conference meeting in Spain, the International Union of Architects (UIA) calls for immediate political action to enforce responsible […]
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 […]
15 December 2021 at 14:00 – 16:00 CET Keynote speakers: Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi, Architect, 2018 Pritzker Prize winner, India Sara Topelson de Grinberg, Grinberg & Topelson Arquitectos, Mexico Opening remarks: […]
In recognition of the challenges posed by the pandemic, the UIA and UN-Habitat have decided to extend the deadline for the first edition of the UIA 2030 Award, which promotes the work of architects contributing […]
International Ideas Competition: The Design of the Area Surrounding the Ancient Theatre A’ in Larissa, Greece The Municipality of Larissa in Greece has launched an International Open Ideas Competition for the […]
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 […]