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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 […]

The city of Copenhagen has been officially designated as the UNESCO-UIA World Capital of Architecture for 2023 by the Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, on the recommendation of the General […]

Removing barriers to affordable housing: 18-20 May 2022 Housing is a basic universal right specified in the SDGs and is a fundamental reference for the future of countries and the […]

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 […]

The UIA, in partnership with UN-Habitat, today launches the UIA 2030 Award to promote the work of architects contributing to delivery of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development together with the New Urban […]

Saturday 20 November 2021    The UIA Architecture and Children Work Programme marked World Children’s Day on 20 November by organising  a webinar to discuss the role and the place […]

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 […]

Renowned architect Francis Kéré (Burkina Faso) will speak at the UIA 2020 Rio World Congress of Architects. His work is globally recognised, having received awards such as the Aga Khan […]