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International Union of Architects

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The International Union of Architects[1] (French: Union internationale des Architectes; UIA) is the only international non-governmental organization that represents the world's architects, now estimated to number some 3.2 million in all.

About

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The UIA was founded on 28 June 1948 in Lausanne, Switzerland, following the merger of the Comité permanent international des Architectes and the Réunion International des Architectes. Its General Secretariat is located in Paris. The organisation is recognised as the only global architecture organisation by most United Nations agencies, including UNESCO, UNCHS, ESOSOC, UNIDO and the World Health Organization as well as the WTO. The current (2023–2026) president is Regina Gonthier from Switzerland.

Through its Member Sections, the UIA is represented in over 100 countries and territories, geographically grouped into five regions:

  • Region I: Western Europe
  • Region II: Eastern Europe
  • Region III: The Americas
  • Region IV: Asia and Oceania
  • Region V: Africa

Governing bodies

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The governing bodies of the UIA are:

  • The Assembly: the supreme body of the UIA composed of delegates from UIA Member Sections in addition to Council members.
  • Council: between meetings of the Assembly, the Council is responsible for managing and directing the affairs of the Union. It is composed of 4 elected members from each of the UIA's five regions in addition to the Bureau members.
  • Bureau: composed of the President, the Immediate Past President, the Secretary General, the Treasurer, and a Vice-President from each Region

Presidents

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  • Sir Patrick Abercrombie, United Kingdom (1948–1953)
  • Jean Tschumi, Switzerland (1953–1957)
  • Hector Mardones Restat, Chile (1957–1961)
  • Sir Robert Matthews, United Kingdom (1961–1965)
  • Eugene Beaudouin, France (1965–1969)
  • Ramon Corona Martin, Mexico (1969–1972)
  • Georgui Orlov, USSR (1972–1975)
  • Jai Rattan Bhalla, India (1975–1978)
  • Louis de Moll, USA (1978–1981)
  • Rafael De La Hoz, Spain (1981–1985)
  • Georgi Stoilov, Bulgaria (1985–1987)
  • Rod Hackney, United Kingdom (1987–1990)
  • Olufemi Majekodunmi, Nigeria (1990–1993)
  • Jaime Duro, Spain (1993–1996)
  • Sara Topelson, Mexico (1996–1999)
  • Vassilis Sgoutas, Greece (1999–2002)
  • Jaime Lerner, Brazil (2002–2005)
  • Gaetan Siew, Mauritius (2005–2008)
  • Louise Cox, Australia (2008–2011)
  • Albert Dubler, France (2011–2014)
  • Esa Mohamed, Malaysia (2014–2017)
  • Thomas Vonier, USA (2017–2021)
  • José Luis Cortés, Mexico (2021–2023)

Congresses

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The UIA World Congresses are key events for professional and cultural exchange among all the world's architects, bringing together thousands of participants from around the globe. Each event focuses on a different architecture-related theme, developed by eminent personalities from the international architectural, planning and construction fields. Debates, exhibitions, tours and networking events make the UIA Congresses the perfect meeting place for experts, colleagues, friends, and students of architecture.

UIA Congresses are organised by a host UIA Member Section. Congress bids are submitted to the UIA General Assembly and selected by vote six years in advance of the event.

List of congresses from 1948 to 2026

USSR stamp and souvenir sheet of 1958 dedicated to the 5th World Congress of Architecture
 
 
Nr. Year Location Theme
1st 1948   Lausanne Architecture Faced with its New Tasks
2nd 1951   Rabat How Architecture is Dealing with its New Tasks
3rd 1953   Lisbon Architecture at the Crossroads
4th 1955   The Hague Architecture and the Evolutions of Building
5th 1958   Moscow Construction and Reconstruction
6th 1961   London New Techniques and New Materials
7th 1963   Havana Architecture in Underdeveloped Countries
8th 1965   Paris The Training of Architects
9th 1967   Prague Architecture and the Human Milieu
10th 1969   Buenos Aires Architecture as a Social Factor
11th 1972   Varna Architecture and Leisure
12th 1975   Madrid Creativity and Technology
13th 1978   Mexico City Architecture and National Development
14th 1981   Warsaw Architecture, Man, Environment
15th 1985   Cairo Present and Future Missions of the Architect
16th 1987   Brighton Shelter and Cities - Building Tomorrow's World
17th 1990   Montreal Cultures and Technologies
18th 1993   Chicago Architecture at the Crossroads - Designing for a Sustainable Future
19th 1996   Barcelona Present and Futures. Architecture in Cities
20th 1999   Beijing Architecture of the 21st Century
21st 2002   Berlin Resource Architecture
22nd 2005   Istanbul Grand Bazaar of Architectures
23rd 2008   Turin Transmitting Architecture
24th 2011   Tokyo DESIGN 2050 Beyond disasters, through Solidarity, towards Sustainability
25th 2014   Durban Architecture otherwhere
26th 2017   Seoul Soul of City
27th 2020   Rio de Janeiro All Worlds. One World. Architecture in the 21st Century.[2]
28th 2023   Copenhagen Design for a Sustainable Future[3]
29th 2026   Barcelona One day, One tomorrow[4]

World Capital of Architecture

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On 23 November 2018, the UIA published a Memorandum of Understanding[5] with UNESCO on the new joint label World Capital of Architecture. The title is awarded every three years, according to the rhythm of the UIA World Congresses. Since 2020, the world congress has always taken place in the respective world capital. There is a formal application process for this. The World Congress selects the World Capital for the year of the next World Congress from the shortlist of applications, the formal announcement being made by the Secretary General of UNESCO. In 2020 Rio de Janeiro was the world capital of architecture, 2023 Copenhagen[6] and 2026 Barcelona. A program and a series of major events take place in the respective world capital throughout the calendar year.

UIA Gold Medal

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Since 1984 the organisation also awards the UIA Gold Medal to honour an architect (or group of architects) having distinguished themselves through their work and professional practice by the quality of services rendered to man and society. Past recipients of the award were:

Year Architect Country
1984 Hassan Fathy Egypt
1987 Reima Pietila Finland
1990 Charles Correa India
1993 Fumihiko Maki Japan
1996 Rafael Moneo Spain
1999 Ricardo Legorreta Vilchis Mexico
2002 Renzo Piano Italy
2005 Tadao Ando Japan
2008 Teodoro Gonzalez de Leon Mexico
2011 Álvaro Siza Vieira Portugal
2014 Ieoh Ming Pei USA
2017 Toyo Ito Japan
2021 Paulo Mendes da Rocha Brazil

UIA Triennial Prizes

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The UIA also awards the following five prizes:

  • The Patrick Abercrombie Prize for Urban Planning and Design
  • The Auguste Perret Prize for Technology in Architecture
  • The Jean Tschumi Prize for Architectural Writing & Critique
  • The Robert Matthew Prize for Sustainable & Humane Environments
  • The Vassilis Sgoutas Prize for Implemented Architecture Serving the Impoverished

International design competitions

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The UIA manages international architecture competitions.

References

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  1. ^ Website. "UIA – INTERNATIONAL UNION OF ARCHITECTS". UIA - INTERNATIONAL UNION OF ARCHITECTS (in French). Retrieved 2021-09-02.
  2. ^ "The IAB presents the official logo of the 2020 UIA congress in Rio | INTERNATIONAL UNION OF ARCHITECTS". 2017-11-13. Archived from the original on 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  3. ^ "Homepage". UIA 2023 CPH. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
  4. ^ "UIA" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-02.
  5. ^ About the World Capital of Architecture, at: official webpage, consulted 1 August 2023.
  6. ^ * Munk Beilin, Sarah; Dahl, Ellen; Brams, Rikke. Guide to New Architecture in Copenhagen. Copenhagen: Danish Architecture Center. p. 4. ISBN 978-87-90668-71-6.
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