The UIA is present and active at the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) taking place in Dubai on 30 November to 12 December 2023. Its delegation is led by UIA Past President Gaetan Siew as well as Co-Directors of the Sustainable Development Goals Commission Cid Blanco and Iman Gawad.
Message to all governmental representatives, participants and those following the proceedings of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28)
The International VELUX Award is a biennial ideas competition for students of architecture. It invites students from all over the world to create projects investigating the role of daylight in […]
The Universidad Anáhuac México will confer the title of Doctorat Honoris Causa to UIA Past President Sara Topelson on 28 November 2023.
The International Union of Architects has joined and is a founding signatory of the ‘Global Call to Action to Put Cultural Heritage, Arts and Creative Sectors at the Heart of Climate Action’ launched by the Climate Heritage Network.
The International Union of Architects (UIA) calls for an urgent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and strongly condemns the ongoing conflict that has caused an unprecedented number of civilian casualties.
The 2023 Daylight Talk series continues with Anupama Kundoo, Architect and Professor at Potsdam School of Architecture, Germany. Anupama Kundoo gives the Daylight Talk titled: ‘Rethinking Materiality: Human Resources and Natural Resources’ from her studio in Berlin.
The UIA joins its Member Sections around the globe in celebrating World Architecture Day 2023 (WAD) whose theme is Architecture for Resilient Communities.
The UIA 2024 International Forum has extended the deadline of the call for papers to 31 December 2023.
The UIA International Competitions Commission (ICC) has published the 2nd Special Edition on “Achieving design excellence through international architectural competitions”. Launched during the UIA World Congress of Architects that took place in Copenhagen (Denmark) on 2-6 July 2023, the publication is available in both English and French.