The Congress invites architects and professionals from the building and planning communities to meet in Copenhagen to back the UN 17 Sustainable Goals, to innovate and discover sustainable solutions and to enable a leap forward […]
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The UIA Council chose the theme “Architecture for Resilient Communities” for this year’s World Architecture Day. With this theme, the UIA seeks to place particular emphasis on the capacity and responsibility of architecture to create viable community life and open an international discussion on the relationship between urban and rural areas in all countries.
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The UIA International Forum on Affordable Housing will take place in Madrid, Spain, 18 – 20 May 2022. Registration will open 15 December 2021.
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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 […]
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The theme is in line with the designation of 2022 as the UIA Year of Design for Health and the Union’s commitment to use evidence-based design to promote health in buildings and cities.
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27th World Congress of Architects: 18 – 22 July 2021 Due to the health crisis and government restrictions on public gatherings, the UIA2021RIO Executive Committee decided to hold the Congress […]
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The theme for the 2021 World Architecture Day was, “Clean environment for a healthy world”. The UIA hosted a webinar addressing housing, public spaces and global environmental issues in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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UIA President Thomas Vonier has made a declaration for World Architecture Day 2020, taking place on Monday, 5 October 2020. This year's theme is “Toward a better urban future.”
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Affordable housing is part of the New Urban Agenda, constituting one of the main axes of UN Sustainable Development Goal number 11: “to make cities and human settlements safe, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable”.
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