The Great Arch / L’Inconnu de la Grande Arche (2025)

16/12/2025

Released this year, The Great Arch (2025) is a French–Danish biographical drama directed by Stéphane Demoustier, telling the true story of Johan Otto von Spreckelsen, an almost unknown Danish architect who won the international “Tête Défense” architectural competition.

Released this year, The Great Arch (2025) is a French–Danish biographical drama directed by Stéphane Demoustier, telling the true story of Johan Otto von Spreckelsen, an almost unknown Danish architect who won the international “Tête Défense” architectural competition.

Early Bird passes now available for the UIA World Congress of Architects 2026 in Barcelona

18/12/2025

Passes are now on sale for the UIA World Congress of Architects 2026, which will take place in Barcelona from 28 June to 2 July 2026.

Passes are now on sale for the UIA World Congress of Architects 2026, which will take place in Barcelona from 28 June to 2 July 2026.

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COLLABORATION WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS Focus on specific projects Strengthening relationships with major international organisations has been declared a goal of this term and is being implemented. Collaboration focuses […]

UIA PARTICIPATION AT INTERNATIONAL EVENTS  2025 VENICE BIENNALE UIA participated at the Biennale on the theme “The Intelligens Natural, Artificial, Collective” with 2 events UIA Exhibition and Roundtable discussion at UNESCO Venice […]

UIA EVENTS WORLD ARCHITECTURE DAY Celebrated on 6 October by the UIA and Member Sections on the theme “Design for Strength” World Architecture Day, established by the UIA in 1985, […]

The year 2025 marked the successful achievement of several key milestones for the UIA. Numerous important projects are currently under development and are expected to be finalised in time for […]

3. UIA WORKING BODIES UIA Commissions and Boards Overview of accomplished and ongoing work Education Commission Co-directors: Ashraf Salama and Selma Harrington Comparative study on educational systems (completed) Data analysis […]

UIA President at the TMEDE 2nd International Conference

16/12/2025

On December 9–10, the Engineers and Public Works Contractors Fund (TMEDE) hosted its 2nd International Conference, “Redefining the Future Horizons: Designing Tomorrow’s Sustainable Strategies,” in Athens.

On December 9–10, the Engineers and Public Works Contractors Fund (TMEDE) hosted its 2nd International Conference, “Redefining the Future Horizons: Designing Tomorrow’s Sustainable Strategies,” in Athens.

2025 Annual Report by the President and Secretary General

30/12/2025

The year 2025 marked the successful achievement of several key milestones for the UIA. Numerous important projects are currently under development and are expected to be finalised in time for the 2026 UIA World Congress and General Assembly in Barcelona.

The year 2025 marked the successful achievement of several key milestones for the UIA. Numerous important projects are currently under development and are expected to be finalised in time for the 2026 UIA World Congress and General Assembly in Barcelona.

Accessibility and Inclusive Design in Public Space: A Fundamental Right

10/12/2025

The conference “Accessibility and Inclusion in Public Space: Contemporary Demands and Practices”, held on Saturday, 29 November 2025, at the Chamber of Lasithi in Agios Nikolaos, organised in collaboration with the Lasithi Architects Association, the Association of Greek Architects (SADAS–PEA), the CRISIS Research Laboratory of the University of Ioannina, and the School of Architecture of the Technical University of Crete.

The conference “Accessibility and Inclusion in Public Space: Contemporary Demands and Practices”, held on Saturday, 29 November 2025, at the Chamber of Lasithi in Agios Nikolaos, organised in collaboration with the Lasithi Architects Association, the Association of Greek Architects (SADAS–PEA), the CRISIS Research Laboratory of the University of Ioannina, and the School of Architecture of the Technical University of Crete.