News

16/12/2025

UIA President at the TMEDE 2nd International Conference

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.

10/12/2025

Accessibility and Inclusive Design in Public Space: A Fundamental Right

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.

05/12/2025

The UIA Adopts the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

The UIA has formally adopted the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) as a guiding framework for its policies, programmes and professional activities. The decision was unanimously approved by the UIA 176th Council meeting in Seoul, South Korea, marking an important milestone in the organisation’s commitment to human rights, cultural diversity and inclusive architectural practice.

30/11/2025

Region 1 Meeting at the new UIA offices

Last Friday, 28th November, the second in-person meeting of UIA Region 1 took place, this time in Paris, at the new offices of the International Union of Architects (UIA).

28/11/2025

Opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum, Cairo

The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Cairo has officially opened, marking the culmination of more than two decades of planning, international collaboration, and architectural ambition.

26/11/2025

Daylight Talk by EFFEKT

Sinus Lynge, Co-founder and Creative Director at EFFEKT, presents Daylight Talk #25, entitled ‘The Nature of Light – Designing with Daylight to Reconnect with Nature’.

19/11/2025

TEACHING INTELLIGENCE, Cross-Regional Perspectives

Teaching Intelligence explores how architectural education must evolve in a world undergoing profound transformation, a conversation that will take place on 20 November 2025 from 11:00 to 12:00 at the Speakers’ Corner of the Arsenale in Venice (Italy), in the context of GENS Public Programme of the Biennale Architettura 2025.