UIA WORLD CONGRESS OF ARCHITECTS
SUSTAINABLE FUTURES
LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND
More than 6000 participants from 135 countries, 150 sessions, 250 science papers & 400 speakers – all with 1 goal:
Sustainable Futures – Leave No One Behind !
Prominent researchers and practitioners across borders and generations discussed how they can design to combat climate change, increase biodiversity and promote social inclusion. The congress concluded with the launch of 10 principles for rapid and radical change in the built environment – titled “The Copenhagen Lessons”.
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COPENHAGEN LESSONS
“The Copenhagen Lessons” consist of 10 principles for a rapid and radical change in the built environment to reach the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (the SDGs). The congress demonstrated that the architectural solutions are already here, contributing to sustainable communities and quality of life. However, the built environment is also an active part of the current challenges: a major consumer of energy and natural resources, and a producer of waste – and it can have a huge impact on both inequality and public health. The construction industry alone accounts for 40% of global CO2 emissions and 35% of total waste, which calls for urgent action.
“The Sustainable Development Goals define a crucial global agenda, which the built environment must contribute to. How we act on this must be bold – even radical, compared with current practice. With “The Copenhagen Lessons”, we present 10 principles for what that means when we construct, plan and develop the built environment. The health of the planet and basic human needs are on the line, we have no time to waste,”stated Natalie Mossin, President of UIA World Congress of Architects 2023.
01: Dignity and agency for all people is fundamental in architecture, there is no beauty in exclusion.
02: People at risk of being left behind must be accommodated first when we construct, plan, and develop the built environment.
03: Existing built structures must always be reused first.
04: No new development must erase green fields.
05: Natural ecosystems and food production must be sustained regardless of the built context.
06: No virgin mineral material must be used in construction when reuse is possible.
07: No waste must be produced or left behind in construction.
08: When sourcing materials for construction, local renewable materials come first.
09: In everything we build, carbon capture must exceed carbon footprint.
10: When developing, planning, and constructing the built environment, every activity must have a positive impact on water ecosystems and clean water supply.
NEWS
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THE CITY OF COPENHAGEN
The World Congress takes place in Copenhagen, Denmark, appointed UNESCO UIA World Capital of Architecture 2023. The whole city will be a vibrant stage of events and invitations to celebrate sustainable urban development – culminating in the World Congress at Bella Center in July. It is a city that mixes green mindset with ingenuity and fun. The city is built for bike rides, the harbour has been repurposed for swimming, parks, gardens and small green oases are sprinkled all over town. Copenhagen offers excellent opportunities to explore the city, whether by foot, bike or wheelchair.
We are so proud to announce the publication of 🔴Design for Inclusivity🔴 – the first of six volumes of proceedings from the Science Track panels of the UIA World Congress of Architects 2023 in Copenhagen, published by Springer Nature under their Sustainable Development Goals series.
The volume is edited by Panel Chairs Magda Mostafa and Ruth Baumeister, and General Reporter Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen and Alternate General Reporter Martin Tamke.
It presents 57 papers investigating Design for Inclusivity through the lenses of: Gender; Race, Ethnicity & Minority; Ability; Neurodiversity; Age; Poverty & Socio-Economy; the Non-Human; and Intersectionality.
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The book is available as an e-book and hardcover via link in bio. We will share the 5 volumes as they land. @springernature #uia2023cph #inclusivity #architecture #sdgs
Zhang Li is the Dean and Professor of Architecture at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China.
In this video, he speaks about how today’s creativity in relation to sustainable goals should not be about developing new strategies but more about how to implement the strategies. The idea of vertical farming has been well-known for many years, but implementing the idea in a dense city like Beijing is where the challenge lies.
Video by our media partner @video.arka ❤️
#uia2023cph #architecture #design
The ‘Why give a shit’ pavilion by @arkitekterudengraenser is still standing strong outside @bloxkbh ⚡️
You can still visit the pavilion until the end of October, when it will be moved to a new location 💫
#biocenter #arkitekterudengrænser #pavilion #sdg #uia2023cph #sustainability #copenhagen @chrisbauch
When 135 nationalities get together to share knowledge it’s kind of magical 💫
Thanks to our media partner @itchycph for capturing great people at the World Congress 💚
#uia2023cph #architecture #sustainability #design #sustainablefutures2023 #copenhagen #bellacenter
We are so extremely happy that H.Y William Chan joined us for the NextGen session: `ARCHITECTURE AND ACTIVISM – HOW TO MAKE AN IMPACT` alongside Nyahsa Harper-michon 💫
`As architects what we do is longlasting. We have to show how we can live in the future, now!` -H.Y William Chan
William is the youngest-ever independent politician elected to public office and serves on the Sydney Lord Mayoral governing team. From urban planning, transport, heritage, environment and sustainability to culture, creativity and inclusion, William chairs the development of Australia’s global city.
Thanks for joining us @hywilliamchan 💛
#nextgen #sydney #copenhagen #inclusivity #future #activism #archtivism @nyashahm.archtivist
A big thank you to @daylightandarchitecture for capturing this moment from the Daylight talk with Grafton Architects: Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara 💫
Find more Daylight talks at www.daylightandarchitecture.com
#daylighttalks #uia2023cph #velux #graftonarchitects #light #architecture #design
A look back at the session: ALL OF THOSE THAT SHAPE OUR WORLD: MADAME ARCHITECT ON STORIES AND LESSONS FOR A NEW WAY FORWARD’ With panalists Sheela Søgaard from @big_builds, Kjetil Trædal Thorsen from @snohetta, Archtivist Nyasha Harper-Michon hosted by the wonderful Julia Gamolina.
Sheela Søgaard: ‘Diversity is a proxy to be open to talent. You have to see talent everywhere – including the places where you don´t normally look. And you have to be aware of your own biases. All of us think we are the best versions of ourselves, because otherwise we would change, right?! But we all have biases’
Kjetil Trædal Thorsen: ‘The next step for us is to focus on economic sustainability – Not company economy but social economy. This goes for the world as well. We cannot continue the way we do today.’
@madammearchitect @sheelasogaard @nyashahm.archtivist @kjetil_thorsen @julia.gamolina
#womenarchitecture #architecture #madammearchitect #copenhagen #uia2023cph #sustainablefutures2023
A big thank you to our founding partner Bevica for a great impact on the World Congress ⚡️
This is a look back at the Next Gen session: A HOME FOR ME – NOT THE DISABILITY -kindly supported by Bevica.
A big thank you to @jjwarkitekter @emilieghali @ryhlcamilla @sumh.dk #karinhøyland for sharing knowledge 💛
#bevicafonden #nextgen #inclusion #future #youngprofessionals #students #uia2023cph #sustainablefutures2023
Thanks for sharing your vision on future cities on this wall by our NextGen manager @millenniline ⚡️
‘Liveable & safe cities’ ‘Peace’ ‘No concrete cities’ ‘Make room 4 biodiversity’ just a few ⚡️
#nextgen #uia2023cph #copenhagen #sustainablefutures2023 #future
Anna Heringer at the OBEL AWARD talk: MENDING – CREATIVE MENDING THROUGH CLIMATE-POSITIVE CONSTRUCTION OR DESIGN ⚡
The architect cherish building communities and working with locals, as a vital tool to strenghten the cultural confidence and local economies, when working with sustainable architecture.
You can watch the talk on our Youtube channel, link in bio 🔝
#mending #obelaward #uia2023cph #sustainablefutures2023 #architecture #people #future @obelaward @studioannaheringer
A look back at the Rebuild Pavilion by @ibt.kgl & team ⚡️
Such a beautiful pavilion made of recycled materials and with inspiring talks, tea ceremonies and much more..
Such great work @ingeborghau & @nataliemossin 💫
#rebuildpavilion #royaldanisbacademy #sdgs #materials #recycle #uia2023cph #sustainablefutures2023 #future #architecture
A look back at another great keynote talk, INCLUSIVITY – A BIG CHALLENGE FOR ARCHITECTS AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT at the World Congress. This time with incredible Chris Downey and Jessica & Mariana from @comunaltaller 💫
What was your key takeaways from this session? Please share some notes 📝
Remember you can watch all the keynote talks on our YouTube channel. Link via bio 🔝
#uia2023cph #copenhagen #sustainablefutures2023 #archutecture #inclusivity
