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news - Notre Dame de Paris

Statement from UIA President, Thomas Vonier

news - SIGN UP HERE! Logo competition for the UNESCO-UIA World Capital of architecture

The UIA is launching a competition for the UNESCO-UIA World Capital of Architecture logo.

news - Fourth International Baku Architecture Award Azerbaijan

Call for submissions on this year's theme of "design for tourism in places of heritage and historical significance"

news - Competitive Construction Workshop 2019 UIA-CBC International Colleges and Universities

Call for submissions on the theme “Pear Orchard Cabins”

news - ARVHA Prize for Women Architects

news - UIA International Forum Baku – Mass tourism in historic cities

news - UIA adopts resolutions on climate change

The UIA recognises the important role played by architects and other built environment professionals around the world in the battle against climate change

news - UIA World Capital of Architecture

UNESCO and the UIA have renewed their long-standing partnership through the launch of the World Capital of Architecture initiative, signed the 23 November

news - New global accord on UN goals unites architects, civil engineers and land surveyors

news - MIDO 100-year Anniversary

news - Honduras Biennial – Part II “Archivos de Arquitectura”

news - Danish Association of Architects

news - South African Institute of Architects

news - Architecture... for a better world.

President's statement

news - World Architecture Day 2018

"Architecture... for a better world".

news - UIA-SDG Commission Call for Projects

The UIA-SDG Commission is compiling a collection of case studies of sustainable development practices in architecture.

news - Ghana Institute of Architects Masters Series

Prof George William Kofi Instiful at the 3rd GIA Masters Series

news - UIA Poster Competition Winners: Ana Rute Costa & Rúben Ferreira Duarte

news - RESULTS of the World Architecture Day 2018 UIA Poster Competition

UIA International Poster Competition to celebrate World Architecture Day 1 October 2018! The year 2018 marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the International Union of Architects. The jury awarded First Prize to Design ID No. 575 by Ana Rute Costa & Rúben Ferreira Duarte (Portugal).

news - FCARM General Assembly

news - Venice Biennale Preview

news - More 10,000 participants in Seoul for the UIA Congress!

Great numbers for the UIA Congress in Seoul, 3-10 September 2017

news - ACE Elections 2018-2019: New Bureau for the Council of Architects of Europe (ACE)

The Council of Architects of Europe (ACE) elected Georg Pendl (Austria) President.

news - Denis Dessus, New President of the Order of Architects (France)

Denis Dessus, DPLG architect, formerly Vice President of the CNOA (National Council of Architects - France), has been elected President.

news - The Institute of Architects of Brazil (IAB) has a new President

Architect and city planner Nivaldo Vieira de Andrade Júnior was elected President of the Institute of Architects of Brazil (IAB) for the triennial period, 2017-2020. He succeeds Sérgio Magalhães.

news - A new UIA Commission on the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Following the International Union of Architects (UIA) General Assembly in Seoul in September 2017, where a motion was tabled, a new permanent UIA Commission has been established to deal with the questions of sustainability.

news - Join the World Urban Forum 9!

The 9th World Urban Forum (WUF9) will take place from 7 to 13 February 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

news - Architects and UNESCO to name “World Capital of Architecture”

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has approved a new initiative launched by the International Union of Architects (UIA), to designate the city chosen for the UIA World Congress of Architects as “The World Capital of Architecture.”

news - WORLD ARCHITECTURE DAY 2017

The International Union of Architects (UIA) representing more than 1 million architects worldwide, announces the theme of the World Architecture Day 2017 “Climate Change Action!”

news - WAD 2017 : Statement from UIA President Thomas Vonier

The President of the International Union of Architects (UIA) Thomas Vonier has issued a declaration on the occasion of World Architecture Day (WAD) 2017.

news - The 2nd National Conference on Architecture and Urbanism

The 2nd National Conference on Architecture and Urbanism took place in Rio de Janeiro from October 7 / 10 October 2017

news - Solidarity with Mexico: A message from UIA President

The International Union of Architects has followed closely and with great concern the series of earthquakes that have occurred in your beloved country, causing extensive loss of human life and substantial property damage.

news - The UIA supports the AIA declaration on Landmark Paris Agreement

Esa Mohamed, President of the UIA, the only global organisation representing architects, supports the AIA declaration on Landmark Paris Agreement

news - The Khartoum Declaration on Gender Equity in Architecture

Drafted by Pei Ing TAN (Malaysia), the Khartoum Declaration on Gender Equity in Architecture was adopted by the members of the UIA Professional Practice Commission (PPC), during its meeting held in Khartoum, Sudan, on 16-17 February 2017, and the 130th UIA Council session, Seoul (Korea) on 3-4 March 2017.

news - The UIA supports our American colleagues who stand up in courageous defense of our global profession

Where architects stand: the AIA reaffirms its values in these times of changes with immigration and visa restrictions.

news - Lebanese Architect Awards in Beirut

UIA Treasurer Fabian Llisterri and former (2011-2014) UIA Secretary General Michel Barmaki were present at the Biel Exhibition Center in Beirut for the opening of the Lebanese Architect Awards Festival on Thursday 16 February 2017…

news - J.R. Bhalla 1922-2016

UIA deeply regrets to inform that UIA Past President, Jai Rattan Bhalla passed away “suddenly and peacefully," last 31 December, and presents its sincere condolences to the UIA Indian Section as well as to his Family and Colleagues.

news - 20th anniversary of the UNESCO-UIA Charter for Educational Education

The UIA Education Commission met in Paris on 24 and 25 October 2016. Alongside the working meetings, a reception took place in the UIA Secretariat’s headquarters in Paris to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the UNESCO-UIA Charter for Educational Education.