ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Thu, 9 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 https://www.archdaily.com/1042829/uia-world-congress-of-architecture-2026-opens-in-barcelona-under-the-theme-architectures-for-a-planet-in-transition Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:30:00 +0000 Antonia Piñeiro https://www.archdaily.com/1042829/uia-world-congress-of-architecture-2026-opens-in-barcelona-under-the-theme-architectures-for-a-planet-in-transition The UIA 2026, the 29th edition of the triennial international event for architectural dialogue organised by the International Union of Architects, has opened its doors on Sunday, June 28th, with an inaugural event held at Three Chimneys, a former power plant in Sant Adrià de Besòs. Each Congress focuses on a pressing topic relevant to the profession, articulated through a central theme. The topic for 2026 is "Becoming. Architectures for a Planet in Transition," calling for a broad and critical overview of the possible futures of architecture. The event runs through July 2, 2026, as a distributed event across multiple venues and urban contexts. With a multidisciplinary approach, Barcelona, the UNESCO World Capital of Architecture 2026, is set to become a global laboratory and hub for debating forthcoming ecological, social, material, and cultural transitions.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1042418/the-history-of-the-uia-world-congress-of-architecture-and-the-cities-that-shaped-it Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000 Moises Carrasco https://www.archdaily.com/1042418/the-history-of-the-uia-world-congress-of-architecture-and-the-cities-that-shaped-it Every three years, the International Union of Architects' (UIA) World Congress lands in a different city, under a different theme set years in advance. A quick mapping of these host cities reveals a deliberate pattern: throughout the decades, the UIA has purposefully chosen a wide range of venues across all continents, rendering each edition a snapshot of what mattered in that specific place, at that exact moment. The result of this geographic rotation has been a diverse kaleidoscope of conversations, analyzing the profession from countless angles and adapting it to changing times. But 2026 is different; this time the UIA is repeating a host city for the first time: Barcelona, under the theme "Becoming. Architectures for a planet in transition".

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