Mogens Lykketoft

Economist, former minister and President of the UN General Assembly

Mogens Lykketoft, born 1946, Economist. Social Democratic Member of the Danish Parliament 1981-2019. Mr. Lykketoft served over the years as minister for taxation, finance and foreign affairs, was party leader and Speaker of Parliament. He was President of the United Nations General Assembly 2015-2016, during the approval of the Sustainable Development Goals and the climate agreement in Paris. Since then, Mr. Lykketoft has been working and talking for climate solutions and sustainability in general. He is now Chairman of the Board of Energinet – Denmark’s national transmission system for electricity and gas, which has a crucial role to play in the green transition.

As a member of the UIA2023 Honorary Committee, Mr. Lykketoft will contribute to the opening and closing ceremonies as well as selected sessions which will be published later.

woodnwonder

Art & Coffee Creative fitness // Grow the imagination // Form and tell stories with your hands // Work with nature and recycled materials // Good coffee, vibrant community, depth,…

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Tours on Wheels (in association with Ungdomskredsen)

Tours on Wheels is an initiative that supports the cause of accessibility in Aarhus. We are a non-profit organisation that wants to create more awareness of wheelchair users in urban spaces.…

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Scale Denmark

Scaledenmark offers a range of study tours to highlight Copenhagen’s roadmap to carbon-neutrality through urban solutions from the macro- to micro- level. Our study tours are designed to provide insight…

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HOE 360 Consulting

Guided Bike Tours – experience a cycling city on two wheels

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Green Bike Tours

Green Bike Tours is a non-profit company offering bike tours with a focus on the green and sustainable city. Our routes take you to different parts of the city biking…

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Ruffina Thilakaratne

Dr. Thilakaratne is a Fellow of the RIBA and an internationally qualified green building professional with over 20 years’ international experience in academia and practice. She extends her passion and…

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Architecture of the Pandemic,

Audrey Azoulay

Photo: Didier Plowy

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UIA 2023 Opening Ceremony,

Growing the new from the old

Join us on a guided tour of the Frederiksberg Hospital grounds and discover a state-of-the-art urban development project envisioning a transformation of the area with its rich historical heritage and…

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The K-way to Sustainable Cities

Korean Nordic collaboration on smart, green and inclusive cities. The session is co-hosted by K-water and ICDK. Join us for an engaging session that will provide valuable insights into Korean…

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Ditte Rønde Veise, Daniel Oh, Jeong Hyeok Park,

Climate Adaptation Inclusivity Partnerships for Change Rethinking Resources

Ditte Rønde Veise

Ditte Veise is currently director of the Danish Innovation Center in Seoul with a mission to create collaborative bridges between the Korean and Danish innovation partners. Smart, green and inclusive…

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The K-way to Sustainable Cities,

Jeong Hyeok Park

Dr. Park is currently employed with K-water in South Korea, where he plays a key role in the establishment of the Busan Eco Delta Smart City master plan. He is…

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The K-way to Sustainable Cities,

Daniel Oh

Daniel Oh leads the smart city program and multiple urban sustainability initiatives at Korea University. His research and development focus on technology-enabled urban innovations to valorize public space through interdisciplinary…

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The K-way to Sustainable Cities,

Challenging Practice workshop

Join us to learn more about Challenging Practice. This is an independent-learning programme that seeks to enable built environment practitioners to engage critically with the challenge of creating fairer cities.…

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ASF-Award ceremony

Architecture Sans Frontières International (ASF-int) organizes a bi-annual prize-award, which rewards and promotes architectural projects in line with the shared values of the ASF-international network. Join us at this award-ceremony…

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Colloquium on migration and urban vulnerability

How do we respond to issues of urban vulnerability such as settling the forcibly displaced after conflict or disaster, or housing the homeless? In this colloquium, architects, designers, urban planners…

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Programme

Turn your phone to horizontal view for better navigation in programme. Remember to book tickets to other activities such as welcome reception and architectural run on Sunday July 2. Find…

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Sheela Søgaard

As Chief Executive Officer and Partner at Bjarke Ingels Group, Sheela Søgaard manages the overall health and growth of the studio’s 500+ designers and support functions globally. She oversees BIG’s…

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All of Those That Shape Our World: Madame Architect on Stories and Lessons for a New Way Forward,

beCopenhagen | Urbanism & Architecture Bike Tours

beCopenhagen offer eye-opening, informed and engaging explorations in Copenhagen with a focus on urbanism and architecture. With professional backgrounds in the building and planning industry, we invite you behind the…

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ArkiTours consulting

ArkiTours consulting develops international and Danish study programs about sustainable architecture and livable city development. We tailormake your visit program/study tour based on goals you have with the trip.

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Tomoko Fukuguchi

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Built Environment Education,

Fruzsina Barta

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Built Environment Education,

Rita Terbe

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Built Environment Education,

Joscha Thiele

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Built Environment Education,

Gerd Grüneisl

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Built Environment Education,

Hadeer Saeed Dahab

Community Architect and Heritage Education Coordinator Megawra-BEC | Athar Lina Initiative, IVLP (Sustainable Cities Program).

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Built Environment Education,

From Marine Resource to Low Carbon Building Material

Embodied carbon – the emissions released from materials during the construction of buildings and infrastructure – will be responsible for half of the planet’s total carbon footprint of new builds…

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Peter Vangsbo, Carl Bäckstrand, Susanne Pedersen, Arild Gustavsen, Olavur Gregersen, Jonas Olsson, Malin Kock Hansen,

Partnerships for Change Rethinking Resources

Malin Kock Hansen

DOGA is a driving force for sustainable value creation through design and architecture. Malin approach is to solve societal challenges in a holistic and sustainable manner. Putting co-creation with citizens…

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From Marine Resource to Low Carbon Building Material,

Preserving the Past, Designing for the Future

Exploring the intersection of sustainability, heritage, and Culture in Architecture and Urban environments. The roundtable themed “Preserving the Past, designing for the Future: Exploring the Intersection of Sustainability, Heritage, and…

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Mohammad Habib Reza, Kassim Mwamba Omar, Edward-YW Leung, Anju Malla Pradhan,

Inclusivity Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities

Kassim Mwamba Omar

Possesses over twenty years of experience in the management of cultural heritage, including conceptualisation, design, implementation and supervision of a variety of projects. He has conducted several training programmes on…

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Preserving the Past, Designing for the Future,

Edward-YW Leung

A practising architect and a heritage conservation teacher. He was the former Chair of the Heritage and Conservation Committee of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA). His works include…

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Preserving the Past, Designing for the Future,

Mohammad Habib Reza

Mohammad Habib Reza is an architect, architectural historian and heritage management expert. He is a founding member of the ArCHIAM Centre at the University of Liverpool and an Associate professor…

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Preserving the Past, Designing for the Future,

Designing for Resilience and Quality of Life – Lessons from the Pandemic

Do we need to change the way we think about and design for healthy, everyday life in the built environment? The way we nurture and create room for communities in…

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Marie Stender, Peter Hinsby Leal,

Health Resilient Communities

Marie Stender

Marie Stender is an anthropologist and senior researcher in the Department of the Built Environment at Aalborg University, Denmark. She is the head of the research group Transformation of Housing…

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Designing for Resilience and Quality of Life – Lessons from the Pandemic,

Designing to Impact People’s Health: Are You Prepared?

Dr. Pentecost will be introducing the subject of “Designing for Health,” as well as introducing the main speaker, Dr. Andrew Dannenberg. With the growing influence of research on design and…

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A. Ray Pentecost III, Andrew L. Dannenberg,

Andrew L. Dannenberg

Andrew L. Dannenberg, MD, MPH, is public health physician and an Affiliate Professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences and in the Department of Urban Design and…

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Designing to Impact People’s Health: Are You Prepared?,

A. Ray Pentecost III

Dr. Pentecost is a registered architect, Board Certified in the healthcare architecture specialty, a former nursing home administrator, and an ordained minister. He is a Fellow in both the American…

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Designing to Impact People’s Health: Are You Prepared?,

Gender Equality to Support Resilient Communities

Join our workshop to support gender equality and foster inclusive environments for women’s participation in renewable energy, energy efficiency, and resilient communities. The workshop will gather insights to develop actionable…

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Elsebeth Terkelsen,

Inclusivity Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities

Elsebeth Terkelsen

Elsebeth Terkelsen is Architect MAA and director of European Green Cities. European Green Cities is a network organisation, working for sustainable development of cities and buildings in Europe. EGC is…

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Gender Equality to Support Resilient Communities,

Tobias Hrabec

Tobias is a senior architect at Mjölk architekti, a czech architecture and design studio based in Liberec, Czech Republic. He has earned his masters degree at Faculty of Arts and…

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Architecture for The People,

Jakob Engel-Schmidt

Photo: Nana Reimers

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UIA 2023 Opening Ceremony,

Janet Cohen Muntz

Janet is a Universal Design specialist, holding a master’s degree in Inclusive Architecture / Universal Design and Accessibility, from the University of Aalborg (Denmark); this is accompanied by many years…

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Why Architects matter – Social value as a factor in the valuation of the built environment,

Michal Mlynár

Dr. Michal Mlynár (Slovakia) is a seasoned diplomat and educator with almost 30 years of experience in senior global assignments. Until April 2023, he was Slovakia’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative…

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UIA 2023 Opening Ceremony, Partnerships for Change – Exploring The potential of UIA Region 2 – Ukraine and Lebanon,

Next Gen: Winners & Celebration of Next Generation City Action

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Marie Louise M. Pollmann-Larsen,

Climate Adaptation Health Inclusivity Next Gen Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities Rethinking Resources

Next Gen: Dialogues on Urban Change 1

The dialogue between the established construction industry and the future generation of that industry needs a boost in order to achieve the changes we all need. Students and recent graduates…

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Health Next Gen

Morten K. Petersen

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New solutions: Neighbourhoods for Generations,

Sustainable Communities: Rehabilitation of Climate Migrants by Maximising the Poverty Potential

In this keynote, world renowned architect and humanitarian Yasmeen Lari will share examples from her practice and showcase instances of self-build by poor communities to attain self-sufficiency in flood resilient…

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Yasmeen Lari,

Health Inclusivity Resilient Communities

Yasmeen Lari

Yasmeen Lari is Pakistan’s first female architect and among the best-known architects of the country. She is also an architectural historian, heritage conservationist, philanthropist and humanitarian architect. She is the…

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Sustainable Communities: Rehabilitation of Climate Migrants by Maximising the Poverty Potential,

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UIA WORLD CONGRESS OF ARCHITECTS COPENHAGEN 2023 SUSTAINABLE FUTURES LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND Be part of the change! Meet up in Copenhagen to explore the topics of the futures, listen…

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Stephen Kin Wai Ho

Ar. HO possesses a Master Degree in Design from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, a Master of Science Degree in Sustainable & Environmental Design from the Chinese University of Hong…

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International Architectural Competitions – Breaking Barriers, Creating Opportunities,

Corrin Chan Chui-yi

Corrin is Director of AOS. Architecture, Registered Architect in Hong Kong. She was HKIA Vice President and Honorary Treasurer, ex-Chair of the Hong Kong Architecture Centre. She received her architectural…

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International Architectural Competitions – Breaking Barriers, Creating Opportunities,

Social Events

SOCIAL EVENTS LOCATION: DANISH ARCHITECTURE CENTER ARCHITECTURE RUN JULY 2 – FROM 10:00 TIL 13:00 The DAC Architecture Run is an opportunity to combine sight-seeing with movement and fun. Run…

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Carl Bäckstrand

Over the past ten years, Carl Bäckstrand has held various management positions within White. Strategic development is fundamental to Carl’s role, both in his former position as Regional Director and…

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From Marine Resource to Low Carbon Building Material,

Arild Gustavsen

Arild Gustavsen holds a MSc degree in environmental physics (1996) and a PhD degree in building physics (2001). He has worked as an associate professor (2001-2006) and full professor (2007-)…

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From Marine Resource to Low Carbon Building Material,

Susanne Pedersen

Ms. Susanne Pedersen is the new director of IUCN in Geneva. Prior to joining UDP, she had worked as the Assistant Director-General of the Global Green Growth Institute, Managing Director…

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From Marine Resource to Low Carbon Building Material,

Olavur Gregersen

Olavur Gregersen has more than 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur. He is the Managing Director of Ocean Rainforest, which is one of the largest seaweed cultivation companies in…

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From Marine Resource to Low Carbon Building Material,

Jonas Olsson

Jonas has extensive experience in leading, developing and running operations, in analysis, innovation and development work with a starting point in the design area. During his professional carrier Jonas has,…

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From Marine Resource to Low Carbon Building Material,

Peter Vangsbo

Peter is part of the Arup Denmark leadership team providing deep expertise in the areas of sustainability, decarbonisation, resilience, climate change and circular systems. Peter identifies radical initiatives to address…

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From Marine Resource to Low Carbon Building Material,

YOUR VOICE MATTERS

The UIA World Congress of Architects is serious on involving students and young professionals all of which have a bearing on the built environment. The programme already includes sessions curated…

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Exhibition House of Peace

House Of Peace by junya.ishigami+associates, Svendborg Architects, and SUPERFLEX, designed to emphasize the meeting between sky and water, connecting above and below, where humans and interspecies can co exist, a safe haven…

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Thomas Chung

Thomas Chung is Associate Professor at the School of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Thomas is a multiple international award-winning architect who graduated from the University of Cambridge.…

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UIA Public Spaces Work Programme,

Planned City Cinema

Works by Union Gaucha Productions, Black Audio Film Collective, Dora Budor, Noah Barker, Karimah Ashadu, Harun Farocki, and Pilvi Takala document, dissect, and scrutinize the production, maintenance, and medialization of the built environment, prompting a reflection…

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Irma Hünerfauth Speaking Boxes

Yhe first posthumous solo exhibition of German artist Irma Hünerfauth (1907-1998) that brings together her complex oeuvre of kinetic multimedia objects made between the early 1970s and mid-1980s.

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Irma Hünerfauth Speaking Boxes

Yhe first posthumous solo exhibition of German artist Irma Hünerfauth (1907-1998) that brings together her complex oeuvre of kinetic multimedia objects made between the early 1970s and mid-1980s.

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Practicing Regeneration, Architecture, Design, Strategy

Centred around a small biobased cabin design by architect Morten Emil Engel, this event brings together several projects that explore different strategies for and approaches to sustainable production of architecture…

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Christine Bjerke

Christine Bjerke is a Danish-Norwegian architect based in Copenhagen. In 2022 she co-founded the non-profit association Building Diversity, focusing on inclusivity and diversity in the architectural field in Denmark and…

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Universal Design in humanitarian settings,

Stefan Jesper Gründl

Stefan has special attention to the existing qualities of the place, which he translates into contextual and sensuous architecture. His strength lies in the solution of tasks with high programmatic…

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New solutions: Neighbourhoods for Generations,

Magnus Haahr Nielsen

Magnus is an architect with strong interdisciplinary skills in the intersection between strategic planning, building and landscape architecture. He works with a deep understanding of the place’s character, atmosphere, and…

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New solutions: Neighbourhoods for Generations,

Sebastian von Hofacker

Sebastian von Hofacker started his medical career in anaesthesiology and pain medicine in Hamburg, Germany. In the late 90s, he became interested in the holistic approach of Palliative medicine. Von…

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New solutions: Neighbourhoods for Generations,

Jerome Picard

Based in Bergen, Jérôme Picard is a founding partner at LOCAL where he has a leading role in the design development of urban and architectural projects. Jerome promotes an inclusive…

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New solutions: Neighbourhoods for Generations,

Anna Helle-Valle

Anna Helle-Valle has founded Siste Kapittel, a non-profit organization for an age-inclusive society with collaborative partners like Bergen National Opera, The Edvard Grieg Choir, the University of Bergen, Bergen municipality,…

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New solutions: Neighbourhoods for Generations,

Open house in the Danish Association of Architects

Stop by the Danish Association of Architects and enjoy our beautiful and historic house and surroundings in the inner city, close to Nørreport St. Have a drink or something to eat…

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Open house in the Danish Association of Architects

Stop by the Danish Association of Architects and enjoy our beautiful and historic house and surroundings in the inner city, close to Nørreport St. Have a drink or something to eat…

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Open house in the Danish Association of Architects

Stop by the Danish Association of Architects and enjoy our beautiful and historic house and surroundings in the inner city, close to Nørreport St. Have a drink or something to eat…

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Open house in the Danish Association of Architects

Stop by the Danish Association of Architects and enjoy our beautiful and historic house and surroundings in the inner city, close to Nørreport St. Have a drink or something to eat…

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Ciarán Cuffe

Member of the European Parliament Ciarán Cuffe from Dublin, Ireland is a member of the Greens/EFA political group. Ciarán sits on the ITRE (energy) and TRAN (transport) Committees of the…

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Sustainable Transformations of Architecture: How Do We Embrace the Beauty of Ugly?,

Marthijn Pool

Marthijn Pool (1980) is one of the co-founders of space&matter and crowdbuilding. He completed his Master of Science at the Technical University of Delft, faculty of Interactive Architecture, in 2005.…

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Architecture Disruptors Grounded,

Pranita Sharma Pandey

Pranita Sharma Pandey completed her Bachelor’s in architecture from Nepal Engineering College in the year 2005 after which she joined Sutra Innovative Designers and Architects. After completing Master of Planning…

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ROUNDTABLE: Community Architecture and “The Housing Ladder”,

Giuditta Parodi

Born in Genoa in 1985, Giuditta Parodi graduated in 2011 in Architecture with a thesis on the seismic risk of cultural heritage and in 2015 in Building Engineering-Architecture with a…

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ROUNDTABLE: Community Architecture and “The Housing Ladder”,

Ayşen Ciravoğlu

Ayşen Ciravoğlu is a full time Professor enrolled in research and educational activities in both graduate and undergraduate levels in the fields of architectural education, sustainable architecture, architectural design, environmental…

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ROUNDTABLE: Community Architecture and “The Housing Ladder”,

Yvonne I. L. Ieong

Yvonne is a Hong Kong and Macau Registered Architect and is the Associate Director of Leigh & Orange Ltd. She received her Master of Architecture from U. of Michigan, and…

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ROUNDTABLE: Community Architecture and “The Housing Ladder”,

Nadia Tromp

Nadia Tromp is an internationally acclaimed architect, based in South Africa. She is an advocate for the profession and co-director of the UIA CAHR WP. In 2017 she became the…

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ROUNDTABLE: Community Architecture and “The Housing Ladder”,

Qazi M. Arif

Qazi M. Arif, a fellow at the Institute of Architects Bangladesh, is in practice and pedagogy for the last 3 decades. Having a Bachelor in Architecture from Bangladesh University of…

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ROUNDTABLE: Community Architecture and “The Housing Ladder”,

Ada Y. S. Fung

Professor Ada Y. S. Fung is an active member in the Architectural field as well as in the construction industry in Hong Kong. In her former career as Deputy Director…

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ROUNDTABLE: Community Architecture and “The Housing Ladder”,

Local Conditions – Learning From Vernacular Architecture in the Faroe Islands

With a recent study into Faroese vernacular architecture as source material, we will present examples of building practices which can provide inspiration for a sustainable use of materials and the…

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Selmar Nielsen, Árni Winther, Høgni T. Hansen,

Climate Adaptation Rethinking Resources

Selmar Nielsen

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Local Conditions – Learning From Vernacular Architecture in the Faroe Islands,

Árni Winther

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Local Conditions – Learning From Vernacular Architecture in the Faroe Islands,

Høgni T. Hansen

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Local Conditions – Learning From Vernacular Architecture in the Faroe Islands,

Architecture Guiding Tour at Aarhus Harbor

Join us for a morning walk at Aarhus Harbor. We will start at the Iceberg by JDS Architects and have a guiding tour around Aarhus Harbor, with a Master Plan…

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PRACTICING RESEARCH/RESEARCH IN PRACTICE

In an increasingly complex world, design disciplines often remain tied to rigid modes of practice. Framing design as a place for collaboration, where competences can be shared, mixed and innovated,…

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Local and International Perspectives in the World Capital of Architecture

Join us for an evening of sharing – food, music, and personal stories in a diversity perspective. Meet three architects who tell their story about finding their way in a…

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Walk & Talk – share your thoughts with fellow Architects

Join a Walk and Talk in the beautiful gardens of Kongens Have in the city centre. Get new acquaintances, and share your thoughts on sustainability while walking in the vibrant…

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Walk & Talk – share your thoughts with fellow Architects

Join a Walk and Talk in the beautiful gardens of Kongens Have in the city centre. Get new acquaintances, and share your thoughts on sustainability while walking in the vibrant…

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Walk & Talk – share your thoughts with fellow Architects

Join a Walk and Talk in the beautiful gardens of Kongens Have in the city centre. Get new acquaintances, and share your thoughts on sustainability while walking in the vibrant…

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Opening of exhibition House of Peace

House Of Peace by junya.ishigami+associates, Svendborg Architects, and SUPERFLEX, designed to emphasize the meeting between sky and water, connecting above and below, where humans and interspecies can co exist, a safe haven…

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Nathalie de Vries

As the “DV” of MVRDV, founding partner Nathalie de Vries has led many successful MVRDV projects with a focus on the invention of new building typologies and the creation of…

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OBEL AWARD Talks: CITIES – Seminal solutions to the challenges facing cities,

Martha Schwartz

Martha Schwartz is a landscape architect and artist with major interests in cities, communities and the urban landscape. She is also the Chair of the Jury of the Obel Award.…

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OBEL AWARD Talks: WELLBEING – Wellbeing through architecture,

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Proximity in the small towns of tomorrow

This session aims to explore the challenges and opportunities related to the design and planning of small urban communities in the coming years. As we continue to experience rapid urbanization,…

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Lilia Cannarella, Giuseppe Cappochin, Carlos Moreno, Jean-Michel Perret, Arkadiusz Ptak, Hélène Chartier, Catherine Gall,

Inclusivity Resilient Communities

Catherine Gall

Catherine Gall is the Executive Director of the Sorbonne based ETI Research Laboratory (Entrepreneurship Territory Innovation) created by Professors Carlos Moreno, Didier Chabaud and Florent Pratlong and specialized in challenging…

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Proximity in the small towns of tomorrow,

Arkadiusz Ptak

Graduate of the Institute of Political Science and Journalism at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań. He obtained his PhD in 2005, and since 2017 he has…

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Proximity in the small towns of tomorrow,

Jean-Michel Perret

Jean-Michel Perret, Mayor of a peri-urban commune of 4,800 inhabitants within a conurbation of 130,000 inhabitants, in the south of France between the Mediterranean Sea and the Cevennes mountains. Passionate…

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Proximity in the small towns of tomorrow,

Giuseppe Cappochin

Giuseppe Cappochin founded his own firm, “Atelier Cappochin”, in 1983, dealing with architectural design and large-scale planning, implementation planning, public-private agreements. He is president of Barbara Cappochin Foundation, founded in…

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Proximity in the small towns of tomorrow,

Lilia Cannarella

Since 1997, graduated with honors she has been involved in architectural design and restoration of historical heritage. She is an Expert in European planning and use of structural funds, since…

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Proximity in the small towns of tomorrow,

Joan Clos

Dr. Joan Clos is the former Executive Director of the UN-Habitat (2010- 2017). During his mandate, Dr. Clos led the process of elaboration of the New Urban Agenda, and he…

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OBEL AWARD Talks: CITIES – Seminal solutions to the challenges facing cities,

OBEL AWARD Talks: WELLBEING – Wellbeing through architecture

Wellbeing by means of architectural interventions was theme for the inaugural OBEL AWARD. At its best, as well as at its worst, architecture is all-encompassing which the jury described thus:…

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Junya Ishigami, Martha Schwartz,

OBEL AWARD Talks: MENDING – Creative Mending Through Climate-Positive Construction or Design

Mending within the built environment can be applied to many circumstances and involve different actions. It does not only transform the physical but can also impact other aspects of society.…

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Anna Heringer, Xu Tiantian, Reinier de Graaf, Jeanne Gang, Martha Thorne,

Resilient Communities Rethinking Resources

Junya Ishigami

After completing the master’s program at the Department of Architecture, in Tokyo University of the Arts, he established Junya Ishigami Architects in 2004 after working at Kazuyo Sejima & Associates.…

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OBEL AWARD Talks: WELLBEING – Wellbeing through architecture,

Reinier de Graaf

Reinier de Graaf (1964, Schiedam) is a Dutch architect and writer. He is a partner in the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) and the co-founder of its think-tank AMO. Reinier…

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OBEL AWARD Talks: MENDING – Creative Mending Through Climate-Positive Construction or Design,

Xu Tiantian

Xu Tiantian is the founding principal of DnA _Design and Architecture. She has received numerous awards such as the WA China Architecture Award in 2006 and 2008, the Architectural League…

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OBEL AWARD Talks: MENDING – Creative Mending Through Climate-Positive Construction or Design,

Jeanne Gang

Jeanne Gang, FAIA, is the founding partner of Studio Gang, an international architecture and urban design practice headquartered in Chicago with offices in New York, San Francisco, and Paris. Known…

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OBEL AWARD Talks: MENDING – Creative Mending Through Climate-Positive Construction or Design,

Mona Rady

Dr. Mona Rady obtained a bachelor of architecture from Faculty of Fine Arts, Alexandria university, Egypt 1998, 2001 she setup her office Art & Architecture house for Planning and Architecture…

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Partnerships for Change – Exploring The potential of UIA Region 2 – Ukraine and Lebanon,

Christine Auclair

With more than two decades of experience on urban issues in a United Nations context, Christine Auclair today runs the World Urban Campaign, an advocacy platform to engage urban stakeholders…

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Partnerships for Change – Exploring The potential of UIA Region 2 – Ukraine and Lebanon,

Platform Ceremony – Exhibition

In the spaces of the original waiting hall, utopian infrastructure motifs will merge with the everyday spaces of public transportation. Platform Ceremony is an open invitation to professionals and the…

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Platform Ceremony – Exhibition

In the spaces of the original waiting hall, utopian infrastructure motifs will merge with the everyday spaces of public transportation. Platform Ceremony is an open invitation to professionals and the…

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Jha D Amazi

Jha D is the Director of the Public Memory and Memorials Lab, an initiative that advances research, training, and built work around a central thesis: that spatializing memory can heal…

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Architecture for The People,

Srinivas Murthy G.

Srinivas Murthy G., a leading architecture and design consultant with a worldwide arena of professional engagement, is the founder and principal architect of his studio practice named SMG Design Inc.…

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Architecture for The People,

NEW DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE

Welcome to the graduation exhibition at The Royal Danish Academy – Architecture, Design, Conservation. We proudly present 250 new graduates, their projects demonstrate how architecture and design can generate change,…

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Jorge Lobos

Architect from University of Chile FAU, Co-founder of Puri Global and founder of Architecture & Human Rights (ARCH+H.R.) Denmark, Italy and (AEiDH) Chile, Director Postgraduate Master ‘Emergency & Resilience’ IUAV…

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17 goals 17 architects,

SCIENCE TALK 4 – WITH TOBIAS THEIL KONISHI

Looking for inspiration on designing with biodiversity in mind? Join Tobias Theil Konishi, a highly experienced architect and Project Director with a passion for sustainable development. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from one of the industry’s top experts in sustainable design.

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NEW: A GUIDE ON DANISH ARCHITECTURE!

There are many existing solutions that focus on architecture and sustainability and illustrate how architecture can contribute to the realisation of the Global Goals.

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DUSK – Workshop on Seasonal Clothing for the Surplus House

Making seasonal clothing for the Tiny House on Wheels itself and its inhabitants. One such making will be that of insulation panels that can host seeds and insects.

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DUSK – Film, Sensory Tour

I.N.S.E.C.T. Summercamp 2022 Documentary film. We invite curious participants – no matter whether you’re already part of the Design and Posthumanism network – to gather for a string of sensory…

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ROUNDTABLE: Community Architecture and “The Housing Ladder”

The Roundtable shall commence with a brief Introduction and a welcome note by Qazi M Arif & Nadia Tromp, Co-Directors of the Community Architecture and Human Right Work Program. It…

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Qazi M. Arif, Nadia Tromp, Ada Y. S. Fung, Pranita Sharma Pandey, Giuditta Parodi, Ayşen Ciravoğlu, Yvonne I. L. Ieong,

Inclusivity Partnerships for Change

ARCHITECTURE PAVILIONS IN CPH

How can architects and the building industry contribute to achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? It is the starting point for several architecture pavilions – titled the SDG Pavilions.

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The Canal District, Sluseholmen

Explore the southern part of Copenhagen Harbor with the former city architect, Jan Christiansen – we will see a residential and urban area where the water of the harbor and…

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Stepan Bärtl

Stepan Bärtl is the director and co-founder of the Center for Architecture and Metropolitan Planning (CAMP), a multimedia gallery and an urban-planning hotspot in Prague. Since opening in 2017, CAMP…

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Architecture for The People,

Sarah Herda

Sarah Herda is the director of the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts. Founded in 1956, the Graham Foundation fosters the development and exchange of diverse and…

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Architecture for The People,

Cathrine Johansen Haanes

Cathrine is an architect and co-founder of Nøysom arkitekter with Trygve Ohren and Haakon Haanes. The small architectural practice is most known for their urban ecological pilot project, “Experimental Housing…

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Next Gen: Educating for a Sustainable ‘Now’ – Sustainability Curriculum Workshop for Students and Newly Graduated,

Haakon Haanes

Haakon is an architect and urban planner. In 2015, just after graduating from The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), he founded Nøysom arkitekter with Cathrine Johansen Haanes and…

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Next Gen: Transition into Sustainability Practices – The First Years,

Mathis Rager

Mathis Rager is the co-founder of the collective Anatomies d’Architecture (Ad’a) based in Paris & Marseille, France. His practice focuses on exploring the ecological habitat and low-tech building solutions through…

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Next Gen: Educating for a Sustainable ‘Now’ – Sustainability Curriculum Workshop for Students and Newly Graduated,

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Architects, not Architecture

“AnA”, gives guests the chance to get to know world-renowned architects on a more personal level as there is only one golden rule: speakers are not allowed to talk about…

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Family workshop: LEGO® Architect for a Day

What does the city of the future look like? Should there be slides instead of roads? More skyscrapers and parks? Or should we build on the water? Come and build…

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Family workshop: LEGO® Architect for a Day

What does the city of the future look like? Should there be slides instead of roads? More skyscrapers and parks? Or should we build on the water? Come and build…

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Torben Klitgaard

Torben Klitgaard is the CEO of BLOXHUB – a business matchmaking community, a co-working space and a research network hub for everyone who works within sustainable urbanization. BLOXHUB bridges architecture,…

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Sustainable Transformations of Architecture: How Do We Embrace the Beauty of Ugly?,

Madeleine Kate McGowan

McGowan is artistic leader of Stedets Væsen [Being of Place] at NXT. Her latest article on Radical Softness was published in PARSE and McGowan’s work has been presented at places…

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Sustainable Transformations of Architecture: How Do We Embrace the Beauty of Ugly?,

Public architectural competitions – a tool to build a sustainable and inclusive future

The aim of this session is to highlight the innovative tendering model that the Sociedad Colombiana de Arquitectos (SCA) has been developing over the last 10 years. In 2022 it…

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Sebastian Monsalve, Juan Pablo López Cortés,

Inclusivity Resilient Communities

Juan Pablo López Cortés

Juan Pablo López Cortés is the Regional and Sectoral Secretary (SERES) for Sustainable and Regenerative Territorial Development of the Government of Antioquia. Under its direction are the secretariats of: Physical…

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Public architectural competitions – a tool to build a sustainable and inclusive future,

Sebastian Monsalve

Sebastian Monsalve is an architect from Medellin-Colombia, distinguished in the fields of urban design and landscape architecture. Graduated from the National University of Colombia. He completed postgraduate studies obtaining a…

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Public architectural competitions – a tool to build a sustainable and inclusive future,

Poetic Daylight

Daylight gives us an understanding of where we are in the world and of the spaces, we find ourselves in every day. The ‘Poetic Daylight’ pavilion, unfolds the spatial qualities of daylight, where the perceptual, aesthetic and poetic potential of daylight can be experienced in a series of spaces.

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Landscape-based storm surge protection

With the completion of Lynetteholm, stone dams and landscape itself will provide protection against future sea level rise. Copenhageners will gain a new coastal landscape with recreational beach areas, while…

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Nørrebro walking tour

Walking tour with guiding experts in architecture and urban sustainability. Nørrebro is a multicultural and culturally dynamic neighborhood, where in addition to an exceptional atmosphere there are great examples of…

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Biennial of Mexican Architecture 2022

The Federation of Colleges of Architects of the Mexican Republic, National Section of the International Union of Architects, has the honor to invite you to the exhibition of selected projects…

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NEW DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE

Welcome to the graduation exhibition at The Royal Danish Academy – Architecture, Design, Conservation. We proudly present 250 new graduates, their projects demonstrate how architecture and design can generate change,…

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Greenhouse sessions presented by re:arc institute

re:arc institute presents The Greenhouse Sessions, a two day series of multi-format, interdisciplinary conversations exploring the intersections of ecological architectures, new forms of practice, and transformative imaginaries. The line-up of participants…

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Ørestad Architecture and Urban Planning from North to South

The participants will get an insight in the planning principles behind the development of the new urban district, Ørestad, which has developed over the last thirty years. The metro line…

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SPACE10 Gallery: Design in the Age of AI

Visit SPACE10’s new exhibition, Design in the Age of AI, to explore how artificial intelligence will change the way we imagine, design, and build our future homes and communities.

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Andri Snær Magnason

Andri Snær Magnason is an Icelandic writer and documentary film director. He has written novels, poetry, plays, short stories, and essays. Andri is also a director and producer of three…

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The politics of Architectural Quality in a Time of (Housing) Crisis,

Laila Kildesgaard

For more than 10 years Laila Kildesgaard was an executive in the municipality sector in Denmark and has worked in all perspective of welfare and management. Laila works with businesses,…

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The politics of Architectural Quality in a Time of (Housing) Crisis,

Mikkel Hallundbæk Schlesinger

Mikkel Schlesinger has more than 20 years of experience with designing and building in Denmark and Globally. He has led many of CEBRA’s award-winning projects, such as the sustainable city…

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The politics of Architectural Quality in a Time of (Housing) Crisis,

Sinus Lynge

Sinus Lynge is a principal and founding partner at EFFEKT a world leading architecture practice dedicated to designing and realizing buildings and places of the highest architectural quality that remain…

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The politics of Architectural Quality in a Time of (Housing) Crisis,

Halla Helgadóttir

Halla, educated as a graphic designer, and has an extensive experience as an art director and a creative administrator. She worked in design and communication for more than a decade,…

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The politics of Architectural Quality in a Time of (Housing) Crisis,

Nina Louise Jensen

Nina is an architect from Royal Danish Academy KADK, Co-founder of Puri Global and Social Cities, 15 years of experience with social architecture, sustainability concepts, community designs and entrepreneurship. Puri…

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17 goals 17 architects,

Markus Wikar

Markus Wikar is a co-founder of Geometria Architecture, a company that focuses on computational design methods to explore new architectural styles and aid companies in managing complex projects through design…

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Finland: Creativity Through Sustainable Architecture,

Eero Lundén

Eero Lundén is the founder and director of Lundén Architecture Ltd. The company is focusing on the development and innovation of the built environment, architecture, and urbanism. Lately they have…

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Finland: Creativity Through Sustainable Architecture,

BOOK TOURS & SOCIAL EVENTS

Make sure to book tours at the end of each congress day and reserve your seat for unique experiences at historic Copenhagen City Hall or converted industrial area Øksnehallen.

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Jeanette Amby

Jeanette is working at Arkitema, one of the leading architectural offices in Scandinavia. She is eager to use materials in innovative ways and design projects with a high degree of…

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Graphic Concrete Industry Session,

Experience Copenhagen’s new award-winning, tree trunk-covered power plant

Walk through the curtain of tree trunks at Copenhagen’s new award-winning power plant and experience the equally acclaimed lighting design, bringing the open façade to life after dark. The client…

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Stenbrudsruten // The Quarry Route

As one of the last active granite quarries in Denmark, Moseløkken holds great potential to demonstrate the impact of excavation and the source of our built environment. This exhibition shows…

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Stenbrudsruten // The Quarry Route

As one of the last active granite quarries in Denmark, Moseløkken holds great potential to demonstrate the impact of excavation and the source of our built environment. This exhibition shows…

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Built Environment Education

The UIA Architecture & Children Work Programme brings together architects working in the field of Built Environment Education (BEE) for children and young people all over the world. We also…

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Suzanne de Laval, Heba Safey Eldeen, Marta Brković Dodig, Angela (Uttke) Million, Ahsen Özsoy, Magdalena Rajeva, Hadeer Saeed Dahab, Gerd Grüneisl, Joscha Thiele, Rita Terbe, Fruzsina Barta, Tomoko Fukuguchi,

Inclusivity Partnerships for Change

Heba Safey Eldeen

Professor, MOOC partner, Misr International University (MIU), Egypt

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Built Environment Education,

Ahsen Özsoy

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Built Environment Education,

Magdalena Rajeva

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Built Environment Education,

Angela (Uttke) Million

Discipline: Urban and Regional Planning University: Technische Universität Berlin, Germany

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Built Environment Education,

Suzanne de Laval

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Built Environment Education,

Marta Brković Dodig

Marta Brković Dodig is an Associate Professor and Lecturer at Union University Nikola Tesla, Faculty for Construction Management, MOOC Partner Architecture Department, Belgrade, Serbia.

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Built Environment Education,

Denmark’s most sustainable youth housing

Denmark’s apprentices have built their bid for Denmark’s most sustainable youth housing. The exhibition is a 27 m2 finished home with the most sustainable construction methods within the pre-accepted solutions…

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Guided bike tour on climate adaptation and Cloudburst projects in Copenhagen

Bike tour visiting some og the more than 300 climate adaptation projects in Copenhagen, where the focus is to improve liveability and biodiversity in the urban space, while it at…

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CIRCULARITY & NEW IDEAS IN THE HOUSING SECTOR

The four winners of the international ideas competition Neighbourhoods for Generations have been revealed.

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Niels Lund

Niels Lund is Vice President for Global Prevention and Health Promotion in Novo Nordisk, a global healthcare company with more than 95 years of innovation and leadership in diabetes care.…

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Green and Thriving Neighbourhoods: Accelerating climate actions while improving community health and well-being,

Reflections in Common

Architecture is only given meaning once we interact with it. The concept of the Pavilion ‘Reflections in Common’ is materialised in the design, which allows people to look at themselves against the backdrop of the city.

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The Greenhouse

A space inviting entrepreneurs, visitors and the local community to reconnect with nature and learn the importance of nurturing ecosystems for current and future generations.

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Testt

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Ken Sung-Jin Min

Ken earned a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the University of Southern California and a master’s degree in urban design from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design, and founded SKM…

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Global Architecture Exchanges (GAE) @ UIA2023,

Emily Grandstaff-Rice

Emily Grandstaff-Rice, FAIA, is a senior project manager/senior associate at Perkins&Will. As an architect, her portfolio includes work for a wide range of clients. Her most recent projects focus on…

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Global Architecture Exchanges (GAE) @ UIA2023,

Valter Caldana

Architect and Urbanist, with a master in Urban and Regional Planning and a PHD in Architectural Project, Dr Valter Caldana is a titular professor at Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie of São…

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Global Architecture Exchanges (GAE) @ UIA2023,

Sarah O’Dwyer

Sarah O’Dwyer is an Irish architect focused on research and teaching responding to climate change design issues. She is a Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader of the distance learning “Environmental…

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Global Architecture Exchanges (GAE) @ UIA2023,

Sakata Izumi

Sakata Izumi holds a Master of Arts in Architecture from Kyoto University Graduate School of Technology. As an architect, Sakata has 30 years’ experience working under MAYEKAWA Kunio, one of…

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Global Architecture Exchanges (GAE) @ UIA2023,

Martin Sobota

Martin is a founding partner of CITYFÖRSTER architecture + urbanism and managing partner of the office in Rotterdam. After studying landscape architecture and architecture at the Universities of Hannover and…

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Global Architecture Exchanges (GAE) @ UIA2023,

Shannon Battison

Shannon Battisson is an architect with close to 20 years of experience in the profession, and a dedicated advocate for both architecture and architects. Graduating from the University of New…

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Global Architecture Exchanges (GAE) @ UIA2023,

Exhibition: The Housing Lab

The exhibition ‘The Housing Lab’ will show seven different approaches to new ways of living, which will stand as 1:1 examples within the next few years as part of the…

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Buravchenko Serhiy Hryhorovych

Professor of the Department of Architecture and Spatial Planning. Faculty of Architecture, Construction and Design of the National Aviation University (Ukraine). For the analysis and generalization of aspects of the…

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Partnerships for Change – Exploring The potential of UIA Region 2 – Ukraine and Lebanon,

Sany Jamal

Senior Lecturer in Architecture – American University of Beirut and in Two other universities Currently Council Member in the Union of Mediterranean Architects. (UMAR) Representative of the Lebanese Federation of…

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Partnerships for Change – Exploring The potential of UIA Region 2 – Ukraine and Lebanon,

Divina Abou Jaoude

Architect – Heritage restorer President of the Architects Order of Engineers and Architects – Beirut Assistant professor in Architecture – Lebanese University FBAA Divina Abou Jaoude graduated from the American…

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Partnerships for Change – Exploring The potential of UIA Region 2 – Ukraine and Lebanon,

Rasmus Lauridsen

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Partnerships for Change – Exploring The potential of UIA Region 2 – Ukraine and Lebanon,

René Kural

René Kural is director of the UIA Work Program Sport and Leisure, PhD, architect MAA. Alongside this, he is a practicing architect with René Kural Design Studio. René’s research interests…

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Long Life / Low Energy / Loose Fit,

Long Life / Low Energy / Loose Fit

How can “intelligent city planning” promote the good life? Design for Health is about how “intelligent city planning” can help to promote “the good life”, support a healthy life style…

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Yoshiharu Tsukamoto, Camilla van Deurs, René Kural,

Health Inclusivity Resilient Communities

Yoshiharu Tsukamoto

Co-founder of Tokyo based Architecture firm Atelier Bow-Wow together with Momoyo Kaijima in 1992. Professor of Tokyo Institute of Technology. The director of General Incorporated Association Small Earth, The director…

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Long Life / Low Energy / Loose Fit,

Sustainable City Walk: Nordhavn

Explore the new urban area and learn how urban development contributes to sustainable efforts in the city environment using the DGNB certification system. You will see different examples on protection…

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Sustainable City Walk: Ørestad

Gain insights into Ørestad as a new urban area and learn how urban development contributes to making sustainable efforts in city environments using the DGNB certification system. You will explore…

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Working on Sustainability

An open air event to network and socialize. A video featuring short interviews of built environment practitioners will serve as a warm-up for discussions about what it means to work…

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Graduation exhibition

Experience inspiring proposals for what an alluring sustainable future can look like when we exhibit six specially selected graduation projects at The Danish Association of Architects. The six projects address…

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UIA Social Habitat Work Programme

For the first part of the session, following the introduction by Philippe Capelier, Co-Director of the Social Habitat Work Programme, at least 5 speakers from the Work Programme are expected…

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Philippe Capelier,

Inclusivity Resilient Communities

Philippe Capelier

I created my architectural agency, in Montpellier in 1987. The work of the agency in Montpellier began with commercial realizations, Agnès B boutique, Mac Douglas, facilities for private clients, to…

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UIA Social Habitat Work Programme,

PAVILIONS

THE 15 SDG PAVILIONS Explore The SDG Pavilions around the city center of Copenhagen. The SDG Pavilions are 1:1 experimental projects for the World Capital of Architecture and the UIA…

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Kabage Karanja

Kabage Karanja is an architect, spelunker and adjunct assistant professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture Planning & Preservation, GSAPP. He founded Cave_bureau in 2014 alongside Stella Mutegi. As…

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Next Gen: Educating for a Sustainable ‘Now’ – Sustainability Curriculum Workshop for Students and Newly Graduated,

Stella Mutegi

Stella Mutegi is an architect, spelunker and adjunct assistant professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture Planning & Preservation, GSAPP. She founded Cave_bureau in 2014 alongside Kabage Karanja. She…

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Next Gen: Transition into Sustainability Practices – The First Years,

Raphaël Walther

Raphaël Walther is the co-founder of the collective Anatomies d’Architecture (Ad’a) based in Paris & Marseille, France. His practice focuses on exploring the ecological habitat and low-tech building solutions through…

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Next Gen: Transition into Sustainability Practices – The First Years,

Green and Thriving Public Spaces Marathon

“Superblock in Barcelona”, “15-minute City” in Paris, “Open Piazza” in Milan, “Reffen” in Copenhagen across Europe and beyond. Cities are transforming their neighbourhoods. They reclaim space from cars to create…

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OBEL AWARD: unPAVILION

The unPAVILION is a statement piece – that prompts curiosity, debate, and reflection on our contemporary and future uses of resources. It also points to the counterproductive nature of greenwashing.

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Next Gen: Dialogues on Urban Change 2

The dialogue between the established construction industry and the future generation of that industry needs a boost in order to achieve the changes we all need. Students and recent graduates…

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Next Gen Resilient Communities

Tower of Wind

A monument celebrating sustainable architecture, in which the public can experience a journey through the history of meteorology.

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The Raft

A sensory structure landing on one of Copenhagen canal’s floating platforms, aiming at offering visitors a direct and playful sensorial experience with the water.

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(P)RECAST

Investigating the role of precast concrete in sustainable equitable urban development. Is it possible to reuse the building components of these buildings in new construction, minimizing resource consumption?

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From 4 to 1 Planet

How do we reduce climate impact from residential buildings to a fourth of the current level without compromising on attractivity and liveability?

Find three different answers to this question in our three pavilions, developed by next generations architects.

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Bricks in Common

The brick pavilion ‘Bricks in Common’ brings our attention to this double bind: brick has a potentially long lifespan – it is, however, also a very energy-consuming material to produce. If we want brick to play a larger part of the sustainable development, we need further innovation, development, and more design for disassembly.

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Plastic Pavilion: Building Sustainable Societies

Future building materials need to be sustainable, meaning that they are reusable or recyclable, and preferably made from recycled content. Many of the synthetic materials, plastic, and other polymers have these properties while at the same time being durable, lightweight, cheap, and easy to shape.

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Living Places Copenhagen

Living Places Copenhagen – the first seven prototypes of the concept, show how we can develop sustainable buildings with a three times lower CO2 footprint and a first-class indoor climate. The concept holds the lowest CO2 emissions in Denmark, demonstrating that we do not have to wait for future technology to build more sustainably

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Feed Back

Different lenses on food systems. The pavilion uses virtual spatial design to guide the audience through an exhibition that explores the content of the publication in a gallery-like experience. Users take part of the exhibit space by using their own mobile devices through virtual reality features.

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Next Gen: Towards a New Ethics of Youth Inclusion

A crucial step to not leaving any one behind is how to work together, not only as architects, but also working together across disciplines and, most importantly, with those we…

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Pernille Maria Bärnheim, Michael A. Ulfstjerne,

Inclusivity Next Gen

Michael A. Ulfstjerne

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Next Gen: Towards a New Ethics of Youth Inclusion,

Pernille Maria Bärnheim

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Next Gen: Towards a New Ethics of Youth Inclusion,

Next Gen: Pitch & Panel Session – The Future by Young Academics & Entrepreneurs

What ideas will shape the future of inclusive and sustainable cities? Be inspired and connect with invited early-stage startups and talented student teams from around the Globe as they pitch…

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Marie Louise M. Pollmann-Larsen,

Climate Adaptation Health Inclusivity Next Gen Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities Rethinking Resources

Bio-centre

Architects Without Border’s pavilion is an interpretation of one of their actual development projects, the “Bio-Centre”. Through basic sanitary functions, a bio-center provides crucial services in a densely packed slum – while creating a social focal point.

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Stenbrudsruten // The Quarry Route

As one of the last active granite quarries in Denmark, Moseløkken holds great potential to demonstrate the impact of excavation and the source of our built environment. This exhibition shows…

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Exclusive boat trip to waterside architectural icons of Copenhagen

Join us on a guided boat trip and experience the environmentally conscious architectural icons that surround Copenhagen’s inner harbor. Apart from experiencing Copenhagen’s harbor landscape first-hand, this event gives you…

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Soundscapes Walks

Join a 90-minute walk, around central Copenhagen, and explore the role of the sound environment in how we engage with our cities, communities, and people. During the soundscape walk attendees…

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OBEL AWARD Talks x Louisiana

Ungrounding is a concept that explicitly aims at destabilizing – pointing to an understanding of space as marked by conflicts and politics. Addressing an unstable world order, the conversation will…

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Goodbye to Consumer Culture

Alternative architectural practices operate outside consumer-driven centers, prioritizing resource efficiency, local materials, and skilled labor. They create dignified environments for basic needs like water, education, and housing. The real-world case…

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Goodbye to Consumer Culture

On July 1st at 17 pm, CICA member Prof. Dr. Horacio Torrent, Escuela de Arquitectura, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile will give a keynote lecture with the title ‘Just what…

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Damn critics!

· Experiment 1 Critique: A House Made for Walking by the Norwegian architecture critic Mari Hvattum./ Form: Three Attempts at Giving Form to a House Made for…

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Next Gen: Educating for a Sustainable ‘Now’ – Sustainability Curriculum Workshop for Students and Newly Graduated

How do we move from good intentions to actual change within the field of architecture – and how does it show in the way we design sustainability curricula? One answer…

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Elvira Ofelia Bergman-Coates, Lotte Marianne Bjerregaard Jensen, Tine Hegli, Kabage Karanja, Mathis Rager, Cathrine Johansen Haanes,

Climate Adaptation Health Inclusivity Next Gen Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities Rethinking Resources

An evening in Sweden: 900 years back, 900 years ahead

Visit the winner of WWF´s global climate challenge 2022: Lund. From its medieval city center and cathedral to the future in Brunnshög – a district with high sustainability ambitions that…

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SCIENCE TALK 3 – WITH SOO JUNG RYU

BLOXHUB & UIA World Congress of Architects CPH 2023 invite you to join our 3rd Science Talk in a series of nine given the title `Leave No One and Nothing Behind´. In each talk, we will dive into how we can reach a future, where we leave no one and nothing behind. In fact, a future where we leave more behind than we take. But how

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Lene Dammand Lund

Lene Dammand Lund has been Rector at The Royal Danish Academy – Architecture, Design and Conservation since 2012. She is behind the vision: that the Academy must promote knowledge and…

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Dynamic Capabilities – why we need to change how, who and what we teach,

Bhawna Jaimini

Bhawna Jaimini is an urban practitioner and writer based in Mumbai. She works with the Community Design Agency as the Lead for Community Development and is the Co-Curator of Govandi…

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17 goals 17 architects,

International Architectural Competitions – Breaking Barriers, Creating Opportunities

The UIA promotes excellence in architecture, sustainability and cultural diversity. In 1956, delegations of practicing architects from all over the world drew up a set of standard regulations for international…

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Daniel Fügenschuh, Margit Friedrich, Regina Gonthier, Corrin Chan Chui-yi, Stephen Kin Wai Ho,

Partnerships for Change

Helle Søholt

Through Helles strategic leadership, Gehl has developed a knowledge base and experience portfolio that is respected internationally in the field of urban design and development. Gehl has been awarded multiple…

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Why Architects matter – Social value as a factor in the valuation of the built environment,

Yalda Pilehchian

Yalda is an urbanist and architect who works at the intersection of urbanism, architecture, and social sciences. She is committed to designing comprehensive and collaborative urban development projects that prioritize…

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Why Architects matter – Social value as a factor in the valuation of the built environment,

Flora Samuel

Flora works between industry, practice and academia across the globe on developing research to advance social value creation, inclusion and wellbeing in architecture. Amongst other books, she is the author…

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Why Architects matter – Social value as a factor in the valuation of the built environment,

Valerie Vaughan-Dick

Dr Valerie Vaughan-Dick MBE has worked at a senior level in the public, private and voluntary sectors. Valerie is presently the Chief Executive of the Royal Institute of British Architects…

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Architectural Education for a Sustainable Future,

PRE-EVENT: EARTH DAY AT LIVING PLACES COPENHAGEN

If in Copenhagen – you’re invited to the Living Places Copenhagen Grand Opening on Earth Day – April 22, 2023 for an exciting day of events and activities for the entire family!

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Masashi Kajita

Masashi Kajita, Ph.D., Architect MAA is Associate Professor at the Institute of Architecture and Design, the Royal Danish Academy. He is co-founder of Bureaus, a platform for spatial research, design…

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UIA Sustainable Development Goals Commission,

Susanna von Eyben

Susanna is architect with focus on interior and with a long term experience from several projects for children from preschools and up as well as schools for children with special…

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Healing Architecture with a Children’s Perspective,

Marta Vall-Llossera

Marta Vall-Llossera Ferran (Lleida, 1962). Architect from the School of Architecture of Barcelona. She held the position of President of the Official Order of Architects of the Balearic Islands from…

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High-quality architecture and the built environment: a political goal,

Donatien Kasseyet Kallume

(FR) Donatien KASSEYET KALUME est Architecte et Urbaniste congolais diplômé des Ecoles St Luc (DESL) à Bruxelles en Belgique. Il exerce la profession depuis 1991 dans des cabinets de renom…

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High-quality architecture and the built environment: a political goal,

Oana Stănescu

Oana Stănescu is a Romanian architect, designer, writer and educator who is currently building in North America and Europe. Her studio’s work is an undisciplined collection of projects across scales,…

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Architecture Disruptors Grounded,

UIA Architecture for All Work Programme Symposium

Affordable and accessible housing in some countries of America Vanessa Zadel presenting on behalf of AFA Region III Regional Director Cecilia Leiva and deputy Kristine France and Members. This presentation…

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Allen Kong, Vanessa Zadel, Belinda Seale, Olanrewaju Olusola, Maksym Holovko, Ron Wickmann, Eduardo Alvarez, Fionnuala Rogerson, Arina Hayati,

Inclusivity Partnerships for Change

Maksym Holovko

Ukrainian architect Maksym Holovko was born, grew up, studied, works and continues to live in Kyiv. He is a co-founder of Urbanyna urban office. He imagines cities as a service…

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UIA Architecture for All Work Programme Symposium,

Eduardo Alvarez

Eduardo Alvarez do Alvarez was a promoter of the creation of ISO/TC59/SC16 in order to generate an international technical standard on accessibility. Consequently, I was appointed Chairman of ISO/TC59/SC16 since…

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UIA Architecture for All Work Programme Symposium,

Ron Wickmann

Ron Wickman Architect has a Master of Architecture and approximately 30 years of experience producing a wide variety of work to fill its mandate of Improved Accessibility for the Public…

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UIA Architecture for All Work Programme Symposium,

Urban Regeneration in Greece: A transparent path towards ecology and inclusivity

TIF-HELEXPO S.A. is the leading Greek organizer of exhibitions and conferences. In 2017, TIF-HELEXPO SA took the strategic decision to redevelop its fairgrounds, located in the very heart of the…

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Ennie Dodou, Juan Lucas Young, Vasiliki Agorastidou,

Inclusivity Partnerships for Change

Vasiliki Agorastidou

Vasiliki Agorastidou has a Master’s degree in Architecture from the National Technical University of Athens. She is member of the Technical Chamber of Greece and UIA-Greece. She was technical consultant…

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Urban Regeneration in Greece: A transparent path towards ecology and inclusivity,

Juan Lucas Young

Juan Lucas Young graduated from the Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo in 1989. He joined Sauerbruch Hutton in 1990. He has been a partner and managing…

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Urban Regeneration in Greece: A transparent path towards ecology and inclusivity,

Ennie Dodou

Ennie Dodou is a senior Greek lawyer and an experienced legal advisor and legal project manager. She is the Chief Legal Officer of TIF-HELEXPO S.A. Co-founder of ETHOS LAW in…

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Urban Regeneration in Greece: A transparent path towards ecology and inclusivity,

William Ti jr.

William graduated from National University of Singapore (NUS) with a Master’s Degree in Urban Design in 2012, and acquired his Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture from the University of Santo Tomas…

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Architecture of the Pandemic,

Michele Di Marco

Michele Di Marco is an Architect specialized in disaster risk reduction with several years of experience in the humanitarian and development sector. Michele is lecturing in several universities on the…

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Architecture of the Pandemic,

Oliver Martin

Born in 1970, Oliver Martin received a Master’s degree in Architecture in 1998 from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich. He continued his studies with a doctorate in…

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High-quality architecture and the built environment: a political goal,

Book Launch and TALK

Presentation of “The Nordic Window” by author Prof. Tsukamoto (Atelier Bow-Wow) followed by a talk with preface author and journalist Karsten Ifversen about the importance of daylight, with a focus…

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Side Events

SIDE EVENTS Before and after congress hours, all congress days will be packed with partner events and activities to join – all hosted by friends and partners of the congress.…

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LET’S TALK ARCHITECTURE MADRID

Join us for a Danish-Spanish dialogue on how architecture can contribute to building sustainable futures, leaving no one behind.

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Regenerative, Resilient and Equitable Built Environment: The Role of Cities and Architects

Current construction practices are fundamentally misaligned with cities’ visions for climate neutral, resilient, circular, equitable, and healthy communities. The construction sector is responsible for more than 23% of the world’s…

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Cécile Faraud,

Health Inclusivity Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities Rethinking Resources

Cécile Faraud

Cécile Faraud leads the Clean Construction Programme at C40, the network of the world’s megacities committed to addressing climate change. Her team supports cities in reducing embodied carbon and shifting…

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Regenerative, Resilient and Equitable Built Environment: The Role of Cities and Architects,

DIVERSITY AND DIALOGUE

The programme for the World Congress has now been launched and features influential and innovative profiles in the built environment.

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Ruth Reichstein

Ruth Reichstein works in I.D.E.A., the Advisory Board of the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. She works with Green Deal related issues and coordinates the New…

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High-quality architecture and the built environment: a political goal,

Ruth Schagemann

Ruth is an architect who studied architecture at the University of Braunschweig and at the University of Stuttgart in Germany. In 2006 she founded the Architect’s office VICEVERSA Architektur +…

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High-quality architecture and the built environment: a political goal,

Olena Oliynyk

Olena Oliynyk is an architect and urbanist, Doctor of Architecture and Associate Professor of Architectural Department at The National Academy of Arts and Architecture in Kyiv, Ukraine. She is also…

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DEMOCRATIC RECONSTRUCTION OF UKRAINE, Partnerships for Change – Exploring The potential of UIA Region 2 – Ukraine and Lebanon,

Lars Pico Geerdsen

Lars Pico Geerdsen is Head of Department of the Built Environment at Aalborg University. He is responsible for developing strategic aims on research, education and societal impact related to present…

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How To Design for Equitable Resilience,

Jesse Shapins

As Head of Urban Strategy & Design at NREP, Europe’s leading sustainable urban investor & developer, Jesse focuses on putting into practice new models of urbanism that align people, cities…

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How To Design for Equitable Resilience,

Sharon Haar

Sharon Haar is a Professor of Architecture at Taubman College, University of Michigan. She is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and a member of the Board of…

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Dynamic Capabilities – why we need to change how, who and what we teach,

Bridget Smyth

For the past 30 years Bridget Smyth has pursued a career in urban design/architecture on major public domain and infrastructure projects in Australia and the USA. Currently, Bridget is City…

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Architecture Meets Politics – And Policy Happens,

Graphic Concrete Industry Session

How can we design aesthetic architecture that impacts our living environment to be more engaging and inspirational in a sustainable manner at reasonable cost? The Graphic Concrete presentation will showcase…

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Henry Stevenius, Linda Hirvonen, Jeanette Amby,

Rethinking Resources

UIA LAUNCHES DETAILED PROGRAMME

The programme for the World Congress has now been launched and features influential and innovative profiles in the built environment.

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Linda Hirvonen

Linda has over 20 years of experience in graphic design and economics, of which 13 years at Graphic Concrete, supporting construction professionals to achieve impressive results in over 1000 projects.

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Graphic Concrete Industry Session,

Henry Stevenius

Henry has been working within the building and design business for 30 years worldwide. Currently, he has actively led various Graphic Concrete projects in Denmark.

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Graphic Concrete Industry Session,

Dynamic Capabilities – why we need to change how, who and what we teach

Our common global community are facing challenges more complex than ever before. Complexity calls for new perspectives, skills and capabilities amongst the already prac-ticing stakeholders in the built environment and…

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Mikkel Thomassen, Saija Hollmén, Tokunbu Omisore, Mario Cucinella, Sharon Haar, Lene Dammand Lund, Lotte Marianne Bjerregaard Jensen,

Next Gen Partnerships for Change Rethinking Resources

Saija Hollmén

Saija Hollmén, DSc(Arch), is a Professor of Practice in Humanitarian Architecture at Aalto School of Arts, Design and Architecture. She is a co-founder and leader of the interdisciplinary Aalto World…

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Dynamic Capabilities – why we need to change how, who and what we teach,

Mario Cucinella

Mario Cucinella was born in Palermo in 1960 and graduated in Architecture at the University of Genoa in 1986. In 1992, in Paris, he founded MCA – Mario Cucinella Architects,…

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Dynamic Capabilities – why we need to change how, who and what we teach,

Responding to Natural Disasters – Support for People with Disability

Inclusive Design Guidelines for Architecture and Urban Planning when responding to Natural Disasters and emergencies Update on the 2020 AFA guidelines RIV RIII RV.

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Joseph Kwan, Samer Helmy, Erico Abordo, Arina Hayati,

Health Inclusivity

UIA Friendly and Inclusive Spaces Award

The UIA Friendly and Inclusive Spaces Awards were established to promote inspiring buildings and sites that have created socially sustainable environments through high quality architectural design. A special award is…

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Fionnuala Rogerson,

Allen Kong

Allen’s cultural background has influenced his conceptual framework for his holistic view of architecture. He blends evidence-based design with the cultural understanding of the living spirit relationship. AKA work has…

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Arina Hayati

As a lecturer and researcher with physical disability, my research explores the link between architecture and disability with an insider’s perspective. My observation reveals that this topic is under researched…

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Responding to Natural Disasters – Support for People with Disability, UIA Architecture for All Work Programme Symposium,

Belinda Seale

Belinda is Principal Architect and Access Consultant of her Melbourne based practice, Haptic Space. With over 25 years’ experience in design and delivery of enabling and therapeutic environments, she also…

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UIA Architecture for All Work Programme Symposium,

Joseph Kwan

JOSEPH KWAN has more than 40 years of experience in international architectural practice having worked in Australia, United Kingdom, France and now over 30 years in Hong Kong. He is…

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Responding to Natural Disasters – Support for People with Disability,

Vanessa Zadel

Currently Vanessa is architect and CEO of Mozstudio. She has previously held potions in the school of architecture in both Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de America Latina (Peru) and…

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UIA Architecture for All Work Programme Symposium,

Samer Helmy

Samer has held many distinguished position as Architect and as parts of development teams has received awards for Al-Ahly Sporting Club, Nasr City Branch, Egypt;. the North Gammaliah District, Historic…

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Responding to Natural Disasters – Support for People with Disability,

Olanrewaju Olusola

Lanre’s commitment to bettering the Profession of Architecture is evidenced by his many and long-time engagement in the Nigerian Institute of Architects and currently serves as treasurer of the African…

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UIA Architecture for All Work Programme Symposium,

Erico Abordo

Erico has distinguished career professionally; volunteer; conference presentations and as award judge. Notably he co-founder, Architects for Accessibility (NGO in the Philippines) A past chair for committee on accessibility (2020-21),…

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Responding to Natural Disasters – Support for People with Disability,

Deniz Incedayi

Deniz İncedayı graduated from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Department of Architecture in İstanbul in 1986. Since 1986 she is teaching at the same university. In the academic area, she…

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UIA Public Spaces Work Programme,

Soundscapes Walks

Join a 90-minutes walk, around central Copenhagen, and explore the role of the sound environment in how we engage with our cities, communities, and people. During the soundscape walk attendees…

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Lotte Marianne Bjerregaard Jensen

Lotte has chaired a design engineering program at a high ranked department of civil engineering for 14 years. She taught courses at both undergraduate and graduate level and conducted supervision…

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Next Gen: Educating for a Sustainable ‘Now’ – Sustainability Curriculum Workshop for Students and Newly Graduated, Dynamic Capabilities – why we need to change how, who and what we teach,

Misael Serrano

Architect and Urban Planner graduated from the UNIDERP University, IN CAMPO GRANDE – MS – BRAZIL. Master’s Degree in Hospital Architecture INBEC – UNICID IN CAMPO GRANDE – MS –…

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UIA Public Spaces Work Programme,

Belarmino Luvita Barros dos Santos

Professional Studies: International Architecture BA (Hons) – University of Huddersfield, UK – 2008. Professional Experience: Accessor for the Urbanism Ministry – Luanda – Angola. In which I was involved in…

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UIA Public Spaces Work Programme,

Darius Nduwamungu

Darius NDUWAMUNGU is a Managing Director of DC Studios Ltd; an Architectural Firm based in Kigali Rwanda and at the same time the Chairman of Board of Practice / Architects’…

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UIA Public Spaces Work Programme,

Rui Leão

Rui Leão’s practice extends from architectural design to urban planning, art and furniture installation and editorial activity. He grew up in S. Jorge (Azores), Lisbon, São Tome e Príncipe and…

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UIA Public Spaces Work Programme,

Edelmira Nina Machaca

Graduated in Architecture Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (1994), Master in Territorial Ordering and Urban Planning – MOTPU (2015), was a member of the Departmental Tribunal of Professional Ethics CDALP.…

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UIA Public Spaces Work Programme,

Bernadette Egan

Bernadette Egan is an architect and human rights advocate with over twenty years of extensive international experience on a diverse range of private and public sector projects. She holds a…

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UIA Sustainable Development Goals Commission,

Natalia Brener

Natalia Brener Maceiras is an urbanist architect from Uruguay, graduated from the School of Architecture, Universidad de la República UDELAR and Master in Territorial Planning and Urban Development from the…

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UIA Public Spaces Work Programme,

Burcu Selcen Coskun

Graduated from Mimar Sinan University Department of Architecture in 2000, she earned her PhD in 2012 from Architectural Conservation Post-Graduate Programme from the same university. During 2014-2015, she was a…

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UIA Public Spaces Work Programme,

Rosario Julieta Santo Cardozo

Architect graduated from the Universidad Mayor Real y Pontificia De San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca. Master’s Degree in Territorial Ordering and Urban Planning from the Universidad Mayor de San Andres,…

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UIA Public Spaces Work Programme,

Hua Li

Professor and Deputy Director at Institute of Architectural History and Theory, School of Architecture, Southeast University, Nanjing, China. She was trained as an architect in Chongqing and practiced in Shenzhen.…

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UIA Public Spaces Work Programme,

Vania Susana Calle Quispe

Graduated in architecture, she has a Master’s Degree in Territorial Ordering and Urban Planning, she is the author and co-author of books. She is currently studying for a PhD in…

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UIA Public Spaces Work Programme,

Jorge Antonio Erick Sainz Cardona

Architect graduated from the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, Master’s, Doctorate and post-doctorate from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Brazil, currently coordinates the Doctorate in Urban Planning and…

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UIA Public Spaces Work Programme,

Annabel Nyole

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UIA Public Spaces Work Programme,

Florence Nyole

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UIA Public Spaces Work Programme,

Roberto Agustin Ghione

Architect Agustín Ghione, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina, 1982. Architectural heritage, Urban planning and Architectural criticism skilled by Universidad Católica de Córdoba, Argentina. President of Institut of Architects of Brazil…

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UIA Public Spaces Work Programme,

UIA Public Spaces Work Programme

Public space is like an open space, that induces the communication among the users. It has several alternatives: can walk freely, having each one the right of going and coming,…

Maria José Gomes Feitosa

Maria José Gomes Feitosa is Director of the UIA Public Spaces Work Programme. She is a Brazilian Architect, Urban Planner, Professor and Researcher. She graduated in Brazil. (Master in Heritage…

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UIA Public Spaces Work Programme,

Margrethe Vestager

Margrethe Vestager, age 55, is Executive Vice president for a Europe fit for the digital age. She previously served as Commissioner for Competition (2014-19). She was Minister for Economic Affairs…

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The EU goes green – A European Perspective on a Global Challenge,

Anju Malla Pradhan

Anju Malla is a Nepali Architect, a Council member of Region IV, UIA & the Immediate Past President of the Society of Nepalese Architects (SONA). She is the first woman…

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17 goals 17 architects, Preserving the Past, Designing for the Future,

Federica Sofia Zambeletti

Federica Sofia Zambeletti is an architect, researcher and curator who’s interests lie at the intersection between art, architecture and sustainable practices. Federica is the founder and creative director of the…

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CAFx International Manifesto Relay 2023,

N. Papatya Seçkin

N. Papatya Seçkin, is a Professor in Department of Architecture at MSFAU. She has earned her MSc and PhD degrees in Building Physics and Material Program at MSFAU. Her main…

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Architectural Education for a Sustainable Future,

Gabriella Medvegy

Gabriella Medvegy earned her master’s degree (2003) and DLA degree (2006) and Habilitation Scientific Qualification (2010) in Architecture. She is a practicing Architect. She is a full professor and currently…

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Architectural Education for a Sustainable Future,

Mohammad Arar

Dr. Arar is an associate professor in the Department of Architecture and program coordinator at Ajman University. He was the head of Department of Architectural Engineering at Ajman University for…

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Architectural Education for a Sustainable Future,

Jana Revedin

Born in Constance (Germany), Jana Revedin is an architect, theorist and writer. The holder of a PhD in architectural and urban sciences and renown expert of the Bauhaus movement and…

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Architectural Education for a Sustainable Future,

Anthony Mallows

Anthony is an architect and urban planner with property development experience integrating planning with the design and development process. He has been a strong advocate of sustainable planning, design and…

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UIA Sustainable Development Goals Commission,

Gustav Kjær Vad Nielsen

Gustav is educated as an architect and explores an activist “open” practice that includes action-research, curatorial inquiries, spatial design, community organizing and strategic planning. He researches histories of participatory, collective…

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Next Gen: Transition into Sustainability Practices – The First Years,

Regina Gonthier

Regina Gonthier is a practicing architect and co-owner with her husband of their office in Bern. She has been visiting professor of architecture at the ETHZ and member of expert…

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International Architectural Competitions – Breaking Barriers, Creating Opportunities,

Talking exhibition

Come and meet some of the architects who are part of DAC’s big ‘Copenhagen in Common’ exhibition. The exhibition is about Copenhagen and communities. It features some of the most…

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Amr Attia

Amr Attia is a Professor of architecture and planning at Ain Shams University and the managing partner of PUD (Planning and Urban Development) Consultants, which has successfully completed several signature…

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UIA Sustainable Development Goals Commission,

Gustav Brade

As Director for Strategic Urban Development, Gustav Brade is part of the leadership in Henning Larsen’s Urbanism portfolio, with a specific focus on developing new, groundbreaking urban development processes that…

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Re-Neighbouring – The Power of Living Together,

Eva Ravnborg

As Partner and Project Director at Henning Larsen, Eva holds a strong focus on the transition between concept stage and project delivery – maintaining project values throughout the process and…

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Re-Neighbouring – The Power of Living Together,

Nielsine Otto

Leading urbanism projects and conversations with all the complexity that that entails across urban systems, Nielsine is an urbanist and a key part of the urbanism team at Henning Larsen.…

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Re-Neighbouring – The Power of Living Together,

DUSK – Open House

Scandinavia is famous for its long summer days, the liminal time bridging sunny brightness with dark nights. DUSK then is the threshold, known for creating an atmosphere of calm…

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DUSK – Forest Garden Salon

Conversation with experts about urban biodiversity and ecosystem dynamics. Scandinavia is famous for its long summer days, the liminal time bridging sunny brightness with dark nights. DUSK then is the…

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JUSThood game: Inclusive Urban Futures

JUSThood invites everyone to put themselves in the shoes of the most unprivileged and join a game-based workshop driven by participatory futures to envision the hotspot of Copenhagen. You will…

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PEER REVIEWERS – THANK YOU!

The peer review process has been an enormous and crucial undertaking and we want to express our sincere gratitude to everyone involved for having contributed with their time and expertise!…

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Rethinking Resources in the Suburbs of Ballerup

Journey out to Ballerup, a suburb of greater Copenhagen, for a tour of housing, which has been profiled and awarded for the retrofitting and re-adaption, creating more space and a better places for homelife and social gathering with neighbours and local community.

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Rethinking Resources

Ibrahim El-Hassan

Ibrahim El-Hassan is 22 years old and lives in Vollsmose in Odense with his family. He is passionate about social justice, which is why he serves in several different boards…

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Next Gen: Turning the Tables – Enabling Young Voices in the Green Transition,

PEER REVIEWERS- THANK YOU! 🎖

The peer review process has been an enormous and crucial undertaking and we want to express our sincere gratitude to everyone involved for having contributed with their time and expertise!…

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SCIENCE TALK 2 – WITH THOMAS CHAPMAN

BLOXHUB & the UIA World Congress of Architects CPH 2023 invite you to join our newest series of 9 Science Talks in 2023.

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Margit Friedrich

Margit Friedrich is a trained architect based in Innsbruck, Austria. After gaining international working experience in multicultural teams, she focused on project management of large-scale architectural projects. In 2019 she…

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International Architectural Competitions – Breaking Barriers, Creating Opportunities,

Daniel Fügenschuh

Daniel Fügenschuh is the owner of an architect’s office in Innsbruck, that was founded in London in 2000. His professional focus is the development of high-quality architectural solutions for existing,…

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International Architectural Competitions – Breaking Barriers, Creating Opportunities,

Billy Fleming

Billy Fleming is the Wilks Family Director of the Ian L. McHarg Center in the Weitzman School of Design at University of Pennsylvania. He is a senior fellow with Data…

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Realdania Talks: Re-imagining coastal cities facing rising sea levels,

Rethinking Resources in the Borough of Amager

Tour the borough of Amager, visiting a handful of sites, which has been profiled and awarded, for their re-configuration from past industrial use into housing and office communities offering alternatives affording work-life balance.

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Rethinking Resources

Reiulf Ramstad

Reiulf Ramstad received Dottore in Architettura from Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia, Venice, Italy. He established Reiulf Ramstad Architects (RRA) in 1995 in order to create an architectural practice…

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17 goals 17 architects,

Indy Johar

Indy Johar is an architect, co-founder of Architecture 00 and Dark Matter Labs. Dark Matter Labs is an international research organisation working with institutions around the world, from UNDP, European…

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Sustainable Transformations of Architecture: How Do We Embrace the Beauty of Ugly?,

Social dinner for international students at UIA

Nothing kick-starts the conversation like food! Get to know other international students participating in the UIA Congress, while enjoying a light meal in the beautiful old dancehall at Vesterbro, Valencia. Build…

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Sustainable Transformations of Architecture: How Do We Embrace the Beauty of Ugly?

New sustainability standards call for a new aesthetic. Or do they? Join us, as we take a deeper look at architectural value and discuss what’s worth preserving and transforming. The…

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Enlai Hooi, Indy Johar, Madeleine Kate McGowan, Torben Klitgaard, Ciarán Cuffe,

Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities Rethinking Resources

Enlai Hooi

Enlai is an architect and industrial designer specialising in the integration of engineering fields within circular design and architecture. He brings a variety of skills in dealing with complex challenges…

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Sustainable Transformations of Architecture: How Do We Embrace the Beauty of Ugly?, New solutions: Neighbourhoods for Generations,

Jesper Nygård

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Sophie Hæstorp Andersen

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Kristian Jensen

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Mogens Lykketoft

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Martha Thorne

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Bjarke Ingels

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OBEL AWARD Talks: Embodied Emissions

CO2 is being discussed everywhere, but what are the enablers and barriers for architects to take a leading role in driving down emissions? This panel discussion, with Q&A, will touch on embodied…

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Biennial of Mexican Architecture 2022

The Federation of Colleges of Architects of the Mexican Republic, National Section of the International Union of Architects, has the honor to invite you to the exhibition of selected projects…

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NEW DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE

Welcome to the graduation exhibition at The Royal Danish Academy – Architecture, Design, Conservation. We proudly present 250 new graduates, their projects demonstrate how architecture and design can generate change,…

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Ørestad Architecture and Urban Planning from North to South

The participants will get an insight in the planning principles behind the development of the new urban district, Ørestad, which has developed over the last thirty years. The metro line…

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NordØ Green Facade – Symbiosis of Architecture and Nature

Join us on a green and innovative visit to the unique and biodiverse Henning Larsen project at NordØ, in Copenhagen’s Nothern Harbor district. Come see the first Vertical green facade…

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Denmark’s most sustainable youth housing

Denmark’s apprentices have built their bid for Denmark’s most sustainable youth housing. The exhibition is a 27 m2 finished home with the most sustainable construction methods within the pre-accepted solutions…

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CAFx International Manifesto Relay 2023

Copenhagen Architecture Festival (CAFx) invites on stage researchers and practitioners that contributed to the International Manifesto Relay, a provocative collection of 45 manifestos that call architects from around the world…

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Josephine Michau, Martha Thorne, Federica Sofia Zambeletti,

Climate Adaptation Health Inclusivity Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities Rethinking Resources

Josephine Michau

Josephine Michau is the co-founder, CEO and chief curator of Copenhagen Architecture Festival since 2014. In 2023 she has been appointed the curator of The Danish Pavillion at the Venice…

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CAFx International Manifesto Relay 2023,

Architectural guided tour in Nordhavn

The participants will get an insight into the planning principles behind the development of the new urban district Nordhavn in general and the neighborhood of Århusgade in particular. We will…

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Fionnuala Rogerson

Fionnuala Rogerson is an Irish architect, member of the SDG Commission and former Co-Director of the UIA Architecture for All Work Programme. Despite a lifetime of activism in pursuit of…

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UIA Sustainable Development Goals Commission, UIA Friendly and Inclusive Spaces Award, UIA Architecture for All Work Programme Symposium,

Copenhagen Partner Forest Launch

The Copenhagen Partner Forest Launch will showcase a floating pavilion built with “conservation timber” from tropical forests. This evening on the harbour will showcase unique infrastructure and perspectives in the…

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BOOK ACCOMMODATION

The UIA World Congress and its partner CAP Partner want to make sure you have a place to stay while attending the World Congress in Copenhagen in July so we…

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LET’S TALK ARCHITECTURE BERLIN

On March 9, 2023 we will discuss how architecture can contribute to building a sustainable and equitable future.

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Anne Marie Galmstrup

Anne Marie is a practicing architect specialised in cultural and community projects. Her practice’s work revolves around the civic sphere varying in scale from new build and transformation of museums,…

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17 goals 17 architects,

Olivia Dahl

Sociologist Kathy Charmaz argues that individuals with illness and disability’s stories and sufferings are often silenced, trivialized, and discounted and she asks: “Who has legitimacy to choose to be silent…

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Universal design and human diversity – Are we leaving anyone behind?,

Exhibition: The Housing Lab

The exhibition ‘The Housing Lab’ will show seven different approaches to new ways of living, which will stand as 1:1 examples within the next few years as part of the…

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The battle for Copenhagen’s Central Harbor Area

Explore the inner harbor area in Copenhagen with the former city architect, Jan Christiansen and learn about the way the city delt with the different political and architectural interests. We…

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Under 40s on 2040: the Chinese youth speaking on the future urban, rural, and virtual

When the most populated country faces huge challenges in the built (and to some extent, the unbuilt) environment, it’s intriguing to know what the younger generation think and do. This…

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Zhang Li, Li Xiangning,

Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities Rethinking Resources

Li Xiangning

Dr. Xiangning Li is dean and full professor in history, theory and criticism at Tongji University College of Architecture and Urban Planning. He is a member of CICA (Comité International…

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Under 40s on 2040: the Chinese youth speaking on the future urban, rural, and virtual,

Zhang Li

Zhang Li is the Dean / Professor of Architecture in the School of Architecture, Vice Principal THADI, Tsinghua University, China. He founds the award-winning design laboratory TeamMinus in THADI. In…

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Under 40s on 2040: the Chinese youth speaking on the future urban, rural, and virtual, Global Architecture Exchanges (GAE) @ UIA2023,

Jos Boys

Dr. Jos Boys is co-founder and co-director, with Zoe Partington, of UK-based The DisOrdinary Architecture Project which brings disabled artists into built environment education and practice to critically and creatively…

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Universal design and human diversity – Are we leaving anyone behind?,

Nature, Health & Design Laboratory: Arboretum

Journey out of town to Arboretum, a full-scale out-of-doors HDLA [health design in landscape architecture] laboratory, featuring three accessible, inclusive and health-promoting landscape projects, instrumental to the implementation of UN SDGs, without leaving vulnerable groups behind.

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Ørestad – a modernist plan with future-oriented solutions

Take a metro and walking tour of Ørestad, an entirely new district of Copenhagen, from early 1990s, a testing grounds for a new model of urban development, with iconic buildings reflecting Danish cultural values, some now the most Instagrammed in Scandinavia.

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Climate Adaptation

Nordhavn – a harbor district takes form

Tour Nordhavn, an entire new district of Copenhagen, where new urban development meets former industrial sites, featuring beautiful transformations of silos, sustainable solutions, a harbor bath and a metro line

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Rethinking Resources

Copenhagen – World Capital of Architecture

A walking tour in central Copenhagen takes a retrospective look at the city’s industrial past and connects it to the city of today, where street food, climate resilience and harbor baths are what it’s all about.

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Carlsberg City District – where history and future meet

Tour Carlsberg City District, once the brewery and home of Denmark’s most famous brewers. A former industrial site, endowed with beautiful building details, now transformed, former industrial buildings taking on new life, intermixed with new build and high-rises, and featuring climate-resilient solutions.

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Partnerships for Change

Universal Design for Vacation Time: Musholm

Travel west to Musholm, at the far edge of Zealand, to experience the Musholm vacation center – configured with universal design in mind – offering inclusive vacation and recreational experiences – accommodating special needs.

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BEVICA-Israels Plads: Not So Universal Design

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Rethinking Resources in the City Center

Stroll through the inner city, experiencing a variety of brutal and imposing structures, which has been profiled and awarded, for their re-adaption and repurposing into hotels, commercial and office spaces.

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Rethinking Resources

UIA Sustainable Development Goals Commission

The SDG Commission’s session aims to explore the nexus between architecture and the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The session will be divided into two parts. The focus…

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Iman Gawad, Cid Blanco, Kathrine H. Stærmose, Fionnuala Rogerson, Amr Attia, Anthony Mallows, Bernadette Egan, Masashi Kajita,

Inclusivity Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities

Harbor cruise – a harbor in transition

Cruise Copenhagen’s Harbor, the pulse of the city. Just mere decades ago, a waterway obscured by industry, freight ships, warehouses, and polluted water. Today, a harborscape transformed, with swimmers, pleasure boats, and innovative sustainable architecture. Learn about the key decisions that led to this new blue park.

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Showcasing Universal Design in the Workplace: House of Disabled People’s Organizations

Journey out to the House of Disabled People’s Organizations, a beacon for inclusive architecture: the world’s most accessible office building. Learn about design solutions and meet stakeholders involved in creating a model example of accessibility for all in the workplace.

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Minik Rosing

Minik Rosing is a Professor of Geology at the University of Copenhagen. His research focuses on the impact of life on the geological evolution of Earth. When and how did…

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Rethinking Resources – How To Do More With Less,

Tours

TOURS We recommend exploring the city of Copenhagen while you are here. We have arranged for an array of Architectural themed tours taking place after the congress programme ends in…

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Landscape-based storm surge protection

With the completion of Lynetteholm, stone dams and landscape itself will provide protection against future sea level rise. Copenhageners will gain a new coastal landscape with recreational beach areas, while…

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Opening of the Green and Thriving Neighbourhoods exhibition

Welcome to the official opening of the Green and Thriving Neighbourhoods exhibition and community Hub in Spor10, a converted train depot in the Jernbanebyen district. You can look forward to…

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Anssi Lassila

Anssi Lassila (b. Soini, Finland, 1973) is the founder and director of OOPEAA Office for Peripheral Architecture and Professor of Practice in Contemporary Architecture at the Oulu School of Architecture.…

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The Sustainable Future of Mass Timber Architecture,

Siv Helene Stangeland

Siv Helene Stangeland is a Norwegian architect and researcher based in Stavanger, Norway. Together with Reinhard Kropf, she founded the architect office Helen & Hard in 1996 which today has…

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The Sustainable Future of Mass Timber Architecture,

Mauro Lucardi

Mauro is an architect, born and raised in Argentina where he studied Architecture and got his MA in bioclimatic design. Mauro trained in Canada, the USA, and Denmark – where…

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Universal Design in humanitarian settings,

Anton Ryslinge

Anton Ryslinge is a Danish architect and urban planner, CEO of Architects Without Borders DK, and Vice-chair of Architecture Sans Frontières International. Anton is a practitioner in the nexus of…

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Universal Design in humanitarian settings,

Sif Holst

Sif Holst is Vice-chair of Disabled People’s Organizations Denmark, a board member on the Danish Institute for Human Rights, and a member of the European Economic and Social Committee. Sif…

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Universal Design in humanitarian settings, Architecture For Equality,

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Platform Ceremony – Tour & Introduction

In the spaces of the original waiting hall, utopian infrastructure motifs will merge with the everyday spaces of public transportation. Platform Ceremony is an open invitation to professionals and the…

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Explore Copenhagen – Summer 2023

Sustainable city planning solutions, pavilions showcasing the latest from architects studios, architectural tours, side events and much more! Book your ticket to join the first UIA World Congress in the…

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SPACE10 Gallery: Design in the Age of AI

Visit SPACE10’s new exhibition, Design in the Age of AI, to explore how artificial intelligence will change the way we imagine, design, and build our future homes and communities.

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MEET Nyasha Harper-Michon ON MONDAY JULY 4

How is the rise in young activists within the environmental field, architecture and urban planning, raising awareness, inspiring action, and rallying support for a better future?

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MEET Elizabeth Timme ON TUESDAY JULY 4

How do we adopt a holistic approach which transcends professional boundaries and rally both the business community and civil society?

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MEET Francis Kére ON TUESDAY JULY 4

How can we bring the built environment back inside the planetary boundaries?

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MEET BJARKE INGELS ON MONDAY JULY 3

Why do we need a new Bauhaus and how should architects, builders and the real estate industry contribute?

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Architectural Education for a Sustainable Future,

Harrestrup Stream

How will the city face cloudbursts in the future? Get an unique and immersive experience that disseminates the story of Harrestrup Stream as Denmark’s largest climate adaptation project, and see…

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Billy Law

Mr. Billy Law graduated from the Department of Architecture of the University of Hong Kong and he joined the Architectural Services Department of HKSAR Government in 2007. He is currently…

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17 goals 17 architects,

Alessandro Melis

Alessandro Melis is the founding director of Heliopolis 21 Architects and the first Endowed Chair Professor of the New York Institute of Technology. He was the curator of the Italian…

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17 goals 17 architects,

Thomas Nørgaard

Thomas Nørgaard is an architect and partner at the Copenhagen based office Christensen & Co architects (CCO). CCO is striving to improve quality in learning culture in both public and…

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17 goals 17 architects,

Kathrine H. Stærmose

Kathrine H. Stærmose has during the past eleven years as an architect in AART developed organizations and communities working with architecture as a catalyst for change and impact. At AART…

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UIA Sustainable Development Goals Commission,

Iman Gawad

Professor Gawad is an accomplished educator in the field of architecture, with academic leadership experience, and significant contributions to international organizations related to her specialization in Sustainable Architecture and Vernacular…

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UIA Sustainable Development Goals Commission,

Cid Blanco

Cid Blanco Jr. has a Master’s degree in Architecture and Urbanism from the University of São Paulo (Brazil), and is a PhD Candidate at the University of Lisbon (Portugal). He…

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UIA Sustainable Development Goals Commission,

Tillman Prinz

Born on 4th June 1964 in Kiel. 1985-1990 University Education: Universities Kiel, Freiburg i. Br. and Lausanne (CH), First Legal State Exam: Superior Court Schleswig; 1991-1995 Practical Legal Education in…

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High-quality architecture and the built environment: a political goal,

High-quality architecture and the built environment: a political goal

In recent years, there has been a growing awareness within the European political realm of the positive contribution a high-quality built environment can make to the common good – there…

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Tillman Prinz, Ruth Schagemann, Ruth Reichstein, Oliver Martin, Donatien Kasseyet Kallume, Marta Vall-Llossera, Helena Bjarnegård, Natalie Mossin,

Partnerships for Change

DEMOCRATIC RECONSTRUCTION OF UKRAINE

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resulting extensive destruction of the country calls for a broad international effort to rebuild the Ukrainian society. Together with colleagues from the Ukrainian Architects’…

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Peder Baltzer Nielsen, Olena Oliynyk,

Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities

Peder Baltzer Nielsen

Today, Peder Baltzer Nielsen is an independent architect with his own consulting business. Peder has 42 years of experience in strategic urban development, designing cities, urban spaces, involving citizens in…

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DEMOCRATIC RECONSTRUCTION OF UKRAINE,

SCIENCE TALK 1 – WITH SALEEMUL HUQ

Join our Science Talks Series in 2023 – Leave No One and Nothing Behind BLOXHUB & UIA World Congress of Architects CPH 2023 invite you to join our newest series of 9…

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Helene Søndergaard Jensen

Helene is currently studying at Aarhus School of Architecture, where she just handed in her bachelor project. The BA project was designing a school which prepare the next generation to…

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Trine Steffenauer

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Mathias Marquard Nymand

Mathias is currently completing a bachelor at Aarhus School of Architecture. He has just finished his bachelor project “A Second Home – A Trauma Sensitive School for Children who Need…

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Xavier Matilla

Xavi Matilla is the Chief Architect of the city of Barcelona since October 2019. He is in charge of the city urban model and the strategies to reach a healthier,…

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Architecture Meets Politics – And Policy Happens,

Helena Bjarnegård

Helena Bjarnegård is Sweden’s national state architect. She is leading the work within the field of architecture nationally, providing a structure that supports those planning and building in Sweden to…

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Architecture Meets Politics – And Policy Happens, High-quality architecture and the built environment: a political goal,

Next Gen: Turning the Tables – Enabling Young Voices in the Green Transition

Young voices are calling for climate action across the world. They’re willing to make the sacrifices that are needed to avoid irreversible climate chaos. However, one’s age is often hindering…

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Olivia Orlandi Grant, Ejvind Spence, Annalena Sass, Thor Larsen-Lechuga, Ibrahim El-Hassan, Vibeke Grupe Larsen,

Climate Adaptation Inclusivity Next Gen Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities

Olivia Orlandi Grant

Olivia Orlandi Grant works as head of secretary at Ungdomsbureauet. She has many years of experience with youth involvement and engagement – both how the youth are engaged in society…

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Next Gen: Turning the Tables – Enabling Young Voices in the Green Transition,

Ejvind Spence

Ejvind Spence works and thinks across many fields of interest. He is currently enrolled at Denmark’s School of Art Photography, Fatamorgana. The two semesters at the School of Photography are…

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Next Gen: Turning the Tables – Enabling Young Voices in the Green Transition,

Annalena Sass

Annalena is an aspiring architect receiving her bachelor’s degree in architecture from the Royal Danish Academies institute of Landscape and Urbanism. She is a part of the Next Gen committee…

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Next Gen: Turning the Tables – Enabling Young Voices in the Green Transition,

Mark Watts

Mark has served as Executive Director of C40 Cities since December 2013. Mark’s aim as Executive Director is to ensure C40 is equally focused on science-based climate action and political…

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Green and Thriving Neighbourhoods: Accelerating climate actions while improving community health and well-being,

Architectural Education for a Sustainable Future

Marilys R. Nepomechie (United States) and Ashraf M. Salama (Egypt/United Kingdom), Co-Directors of the UIA Education Commission (EDUCOM) and Co-Reporters of the UNESCO-UIA Validation Council for Architectural Education, will co-host…

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Ashraf M. Salama, Marilys R. Nepomechie, Jana Revedin, Valerie Vaughan-Dick, Mohammad Arar, Gabriella Medvegy, N. Papatya Seçkin,

Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities Rethinking Resources

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Architectural Education for a Sustainable Future, Educating African architects for a sustainable future,

Ashraf M. Salama

Professor Ashraf M. Salama is Chair in Architecture, Professor of Architecture and Urbanism and Head of the Department of Architecture and the Built Environment, University of Northumbria at Newcastle, England.…

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Architectural Education for a Sustainable Future, Educating African architects for a sustainable future,

Nora Kilstad

Nora Kilstad is project manager and team member of 120 Hours. She has been part of the 120 Hours team and organising the annual competition for the last five years.…

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Next Gen: Rethinking Sustainable Futures – Leave No One Behind,

New urban districts next to the Sluselabet canal

Walking tour with guiding expert in architecture and sustainability. Enghave Brygge and Holmene are innovative mixed-use districts that combine productive infraestructures with residential, comercial and leisure spaces with advanced strategies…

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Jan Vapaavuori

Jan Vapaavuori is Senior Adviser at NREP, the largest real estate investor and developer in the Nordics. He is the former Mayor of Helsinki (2017-2021) and has previously served as…

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Green and Thriving Neighbourhoods: Accelerating climate actions while improving community health and well-being,

Bent Madsen

Since 2010 Bent Madsen has filled the chair as CEO of The Danish National Building Fund. Bent holds the Presidency of Housing Europe (the European Federation of Public, Cooperative and…

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New solutions: Neighbourhoods for Generations,

Gustav Cederblad Stamnes

Gustav Cederblad Stamnes is project manager and team member of 120 Hours. He has been part of the 120 Hours team and organizing the annual competition for the last five…

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Next Gen: Rethinking Sustainable Futures – Leave No One Behind,

KID CITY – Child Friendly Planning & Architecture

Welcome to Malmö – with the youngest population in Sweden – and an evening with exhibitions and seminars about growing up in the city. Meet Sweden’s most prominent voices on…

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GET EARLY BIRD PRICE

We recommend to book your tickets as early as possible to take advantage of the best prices! Registration fees include: access to the entire congress programme the congress exhibition entry to…

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Scavenger Hunt Game

The future of urban health is a complex issue and the key challenge is to gain a full understanding of the challenges and opportunities. To this end, we are collecting…

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BLOX Tour de Chambre

Explore the spectacular BLOX building on the Copenhagen waterfront, designed by OMA and the home of Copenhagen’s thriving design, architecture and urban planning community. You’ll be introduced to the BLOX…

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“Four Course – Discourse”

Four delicious courses are accompanied by four discourses in the form of inputs and discussions that provide a critical retrospective to an Erasmus+ Project of the Royal Danish Academy, the Bergen…

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Where Have All the Happy, Active People Gone?

Join Sidsel Birk Hjuler, Global Lead of Active Mobility at Buro Happold, for a one-hour walk and talk event on challenges and solutions for active mobility planning. Learn from examples…

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Aalto WiT Programme launch and workshop

The WiT-Programme, organised by WiTLAB at Aalto University, is a 5-month transdisciplinary post-master diploma programme that focuses on the resilience of human settlements in the Global Majority context. This event…

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Björgvin Hjartarson

Björgvin is on a mission to use design thinking and innovation to pave the road towards brighter days. At the moment, that mission has manifested itself at DTU Skylab, the…

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Next Gen: What Is the “World’s Best News” in 2030?,

A Call for Kindness: Developing new social contracts in our society

Join us for a talk and exhibition about kindness in governance. This event is dedicated to shedding light on interpersonal relationships in our mainly rationally designed systems. How could the…

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Next Gen: What Is the “World’s Best News” in 2030?

What successful initiatives made the headlines in 7 years? Join a facilitated workshop to inspire, discuss, co-create and share ideas on what solutions will make the headlines in 2030 for…

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Marie Louise M. Pollmann-Larsen, Dagný Valgeirsdóttir, Björgvin Hjartarson,

Climate Adaptation Health Inclusivity Next Gen Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities Rethinking Resources

Dagný Valgeirsdóttir

Dagný Valgeirsdóttir is an Assistant professor at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), based in the department DTU Entrepreneurship and DTU Skylab, which is the innovation hub of DTU. Dagný…

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Next Gen: What Is the “World’s Best News” in 2030?,

Marie Louise M. Pollmann-Larsen

Chief Consultant and Project Manager at DTU Skylab – the interdisciplinary hub for technology-based innovation & entrepreneurship at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). Marie is heading ‘Technology Leaving no…

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Next Gen: What Is the “World’s Best News” in 2030?, Next Gen: Pitch & Panel Session – The Future by Young Academics & Entrepreneurs, Next Gen: Winners & Celebration of Next Generation City Action,

Building the Future: Architecture and AI

This event will consider AI’s potential to co-create more sustainable, resilient, and regenerative architecture. Join SPACE10 as we discuss past architectural projects and present the winners of our global AI…

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Tuva Victoria Belfrage Nesse

Tuva is a very skilled and inspiring visual artist. With a modern take on the Danish Queen’s Tapestries she created a big Gobelin focusing on historical events from the 21st…

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Play for democracy

How can children be involved in civic processes through artistic learning on democracy, architecture and design? The exhibition Play for democracy presents the process and method of a project involving…

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OPEN CALL: CREATIVES

There is still time to participate in the idea competition launched by The Danish National Building Fund (Landsbyggefonden) How can different generations live together in the future? How can we…

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Thor Larsen-Lechuga

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Next Gen: Turning the Tables – Enabling Young Voices in the Green Transition,

Indigenous views on sustainable design from around the planet

The UIA Indigenous Peoples Work Programme (IPWP) was established in 2022 to promote the value of design and architecture based on Indigenous knowledge and to provide the global architectural community…

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Elisapeta Heta, Patrick Stewart,

Inclusivity Rethinking Resources

Patrick Stewart

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Indigenous views on sustainable design from around the planet,

Elisapeta Heta

“What drives all work I do – architectural, strategic governance, mentorship, business development – has to come from the puna (source) of integrity, generosity and a reflection of people and…

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Indigenous views on sustainable design from around the planet, Global Architecture Exchanges (GAE) @ UIA2023,

Himmelbyen – An ultra-urbanization project in Ørestad

Himmelbyen is a showcase of new ways to densify the city. The height of the building and different functions of the vertical city are utilized to invite more collective functionalism.…

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Biennial of Mexican Architecture 2022

The Federation of Colleges of Architects of the Mexican Republic, National Section of the International Union of Architects, has the honor to invite you to the exhibition of selected projects…

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NEW DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE

Welcome to the graduation exhibition at The Royal Danish Academy – Architecture, Design, Conservation. We proudly present 250 new graduates, their projects demonstrate how architecture and design can generate change,…

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Ørestad Architecture and Urban Planning from North to South

The participants will get an insight in the planning principles behind the development of the new urban district, Ørestad, which has developed over the last thirty years. The metro line…

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Working on Sustainability

An open air event to network and socialize. A video featuring short interviews of built environment practitioners will serve as a warm-up for discussions about what it means to work…

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Discover Copenhagen’s architecture and infrastructure by bicycle

Join us on a guided bicycle tour from Bella Center to downtown Copenhagen and become familiar with Copenhagen’s renowned bicycling culture and infrastructure. On the guided tour you will be…

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Green and Thriving Neighbourhoods: Accelerating climate actions while improving community health and well-being

Past urban development models increasingly promote sprawl, segregation and car-oriented cities. When looking back to the Covid-19 pandemic, we must find our way back to urbanise in harmony with nature…

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Hélène Chartier, Jan Vapaavuori, Carlos Moreno, Mark Watts, Sophie Hæstorp Andersen, Niels Lund, Jan Gehl,

Health Inclusivity Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities

Hélène Chartier

Hélène Chartier is the Director of Urban Planning and Design at C40, the network of global mega-cities committed to the fight against climate change. Hélène leads the C40’s team and…

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Green and Thriving Neighbourhoods: Accelerating climate actions while improving community health and well-being, How To Design for Equitable Resilience, Proximity in the small towns of tomorrow,

Urbanitarian WEBSPACE

Urbanitarian WEBSPACE is a virtual 3D environment that showcases Urbanitarian resources – Streetscapes, Urban Master Plans, Projects and let community meet and share knowledge in an interactive space. We will…

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Presentation and guided tour of The Forest Tower at Camp Adventure

The Forest Tower opened in 2019 and is an icon for Denmark, already surpassing 1 mio. visitors and been one of the most widely recognized attractions in Denmark. The Forest…

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Exclusive after-hours networking event

Join us for a rooftop networking event, where architects, developers and other valuable partners can share experiences on how to collaborate across borders when developing urban spaces that respect the…

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Denmark’s most sustainable youth housing

Inaugural reception with speech, bubbles, snacks and good music. Denmark’s apprentices have built their bid for Denmark’s most sustainable youth housing. The exhibition is a 27 m2 finished home with…

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Guided Tour of Danmarks Nationalbank

Embark on a journey through modern architectural history with a guided tour of Danmarks Nationalbank, the masterpiece of acclaimed Danish architect Arne Jacobsen. As his final major work, the bank…

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Biennial of Mexican Architecture 2022

The Federation of Colleges of Architects of the Mexican Republic, National Section of the International Union of Architects, has the honor to invite you to the exhibition of selected projects…

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Community Bar: SPACE10 and Spacon & X

SPACE10, in partnership with Spacon & X, will open our doors to the public and provide space to exchange ideas over drinks and good music. There will be a short…

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APPLY FOR PRESS ACCREDITATION

Press and media professionals can now apply for press accreditation to the 28th UIA World Congress of Architects that will take place in Copenhagen, 2-6 July 2023. More than 10.000 people are expected to participate in the congress.

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The Healing Gardens of Bispebjerg Hospital

Visit the beautifully renovated Healing Gardens at Bispebjerg Hospital (est. 1913) that provide a calm and soothing oasis for patients and visitors. Meet Danish landscape architects Erik Brandt Dam and…

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Denmark’s most sustainable youth housing

Denmark’s apprentices have built their bid for Denmark’s most sustainable youth housing. The exhibition is a 27 m2 finished home with the most sustainable construction methods within the pre-accepted solutions…

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Graduation Exhibition

Experience inspiring proposals for what an alluring sustainable future can look like when we exhibit six specially selected graduation projects at The Danish Association of Architects. The six projects address…

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Urban development in harbour areas

The port of Copenhagen is undergoing a change from harbour to an urban area. On this trip we will pass by the former shipyard Refshaleøen on our way to where…

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Discovering the multicultural neighborhood Nørrebro

Architect Asal Mohtashami will guide you through Copenhagen’s multicultural neighborhood Nørrebro and explain how this vibrant neighborhood evolved throughout time and what we can learn from it. Discover Superkilen, Nørrebroparken,…

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RECLAIMING SPACE FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE: MELBOURNE + COPENHAGEN

Melbourne and Copenhagen have transitioned significantly over the last 20 years. A common agenda is reclaiming space for nature and people. The event focuses on how partnerships across private and…

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Sustainable City Walk: Ørestad

Gain insights into Ørestad as a new urban area and learn how urban development contributes to making sustainable efforts in city environments using the DGNB certification system. You will explore…

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Sustainable City Walk: Nordhavn

Explore the new urban area and learn how urban development contributes to sustainable efforts in the city environment using the DGNB certification system. You will see different examples on protection…

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Oleksandr Chyzhevskyi

Oleksandr Chyzhevskyi, the president of the National Union of Architects of Ukraine, was born in 1956. In 1979, he graduated with honours from the architectural faculty of the National Academy…

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Partnerships for Change – Exploring The potential of UIA Region 2 – Ukraine and Lebanon,

BIG Tour of Copenhill

Join BIG’s Senior Construction Architect Jesper Boye-Andersen on the roof of Copenhill, the waste-to-energy plant topped with a ski slope, hiking trail, and climbing wall. Jesper will talk about the…

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Greenhouse sessions presented by re:arc institute

re:arc institute presents The Greenhouse Sessions, a two day series of multi-format, interdisciplinary conversations exploring the intersections of ecological architectures, new forms of practice, and transformative imaginaries. The line-up of participants…

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Landscape-based storm surge protection

With the completion of Lynetteholm, stone dams and landscape itself will provide protection against future sea level rise. Copenhageners will gain a new coastal landscape with recreational beach areas, while…

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Excursion to The Beach Park in Køge Bay

The event is an excursion to The Beach Park in Køge Bay followed by a debate and refreshments in The Meatpacking District in Copenhagen. The Beach Park in Køge Bay…

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Peter Hinsby Leal

Peter Hinsby Leal is trained in the History of Ideas specializing in how spatial organizations of society are directed by and directing infectious diseases. Peter is a PhD student working…

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Architecture of the Pandemic, Designing for Resilience and Quality of Life – Lessons from the Pandemic,

Vassilis Sgoutas

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Architecture of the Pandemic

As we have witnessed during the COVID-19 pandemic, the built environment plays an important role in our strategies to contain the spread of viral diseases. This knowledge is not new.…

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Thomas C. Bøjstrup, Vassilis Sgoutas, Peter Hinsby Leal, Michele Di Marco, William Ti jr., Ruffina Thilakaratne,

Thomas C. Bøjstrup

Thomas Chevalier Bøjstrup is an architect and a PhD student at the Royal Danish Academy, and co-editor of the publication Architecture of the Pandemic. Currently he is conducting studies in…

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Architecture of the Pandemic,

Bringing the field around the table

How to give voice to other-than-human actors in urban processes through design? In a series of outdoor exercises, we will observe, emphasise and document the non-human actors in Amager Fælled.…

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Vibeke Grupe Larsen

Vibeke has profound insight and experience in the process- and project leadership on development, design and client consultancy regarding sustainable construction and urban development from more than 25 years with…

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Why Architects matter – Social value as a factor in the valuation of the built environment, Next Gen: Turning the Tables – Enabling Young Voices in the Green Transition,

Graduation exhibition

Experience inspiring proposals for what an alluring sustainable future can look like when we exhibit six specially selected graduation projects at The Danish Association of Architects. The six projects address…

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NEW DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE

Welcome to the graduation exhibition at The Royal Danish Academy – Architecture, Design, Conservation. We proudly present 250 new graduates, their projects demonstrate how architecture and design can generate change,…

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Sustainable urban development project in a former air force base

At Værløse air force base, Furesø Municipality has developed several terraced housing developments with a focus on sustainability, density and shared housing communities. The event will focus on planning, sustainability…

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Exhibition: The Housing Lab

The exhibition ‘The Housing Lab’ will show seven different approaches to new ways of living, which will stand as 1:1 examples within the next few years as part of the…

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Architectural guided tour in Nordhavn

The participants will join a guided walking tour through the neighborhood of Århusgade. Participants will get an insight into the planning principles behind the development of the new urban district…

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Working on Sustainability

An open air event to network and socialize. A video featuring short interviews of built environment practitioners will serve as a warm-up for discussions about what it means to work…

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Exhibition: The Housing Lab

The exhibition ‘The Housing Lab’ will show seven different approaches to new ways of living, which will stand as 1:1 examples within the next few years as part of the…

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Architecture Disruptors Grounded

Through a moderated peer to peer discussion, this session features select NextGen disruptive architectural innovators / international thought-leadership engaged in a series of global dialogue on issues of practical, provocative…

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Sam Oboh, Farida Abu-Bakare, Anna Dyson, Kai-Uwe Bergmann, Oana Stănescu, Marthijn Pool,

Climate Adaptation Health Inclusivity Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities Rethinking Resources

Farida Abu-Bakare

Farida Abu-Bakare is a highly talented and skilled architect known for delivering innovative and focused solutions in challenging contexts. With a Master of Architecture from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson…

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Architecture Disruptors Grounded,

Anna Dyson

Anna Dyson is the Hines Professor of Architecture at the Yale Schools of Architecture (YSoA) and Environment (YSE). She is the founding Director of the Yale Center for Ecosystems +…

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Architecture Disruptors Grounded,

Sam Oboh

Sam Oboh is an accomplished architect with over 25 years of experience, specializing in public architecture and bespoke government buildings. He currently serves as a Principal at Canadian firm, Ensight+…

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Architecture Disruptors Grounded,

Partnerships for Change – Exploring The potential of UIA Region 2 – Ukraine and Lebanon

Region II of UIA comprises architectural organisations of the following countries: from Europe (Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, the Baltic countries – Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, along with Russia, Ukraine,…

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Istelianna Atanassova, Oleksandr Chyzhevskyi, Jesper Nygård, Sany Jamal, Divina Abou Jaoude, Rasmus Lauridsen, Buravchenko Serhiy Hryhorovych, Mona Rady, Christine Auclair, Olena Oliynyk, José Luis Cortés, Michal Mlynár,

Partnerships for Change

Istelianna Atanassova

Architect Istelianna Necho Atanassova (Bulgaria, Georgia) is the Vice President of the International Union of Architects responsible for the UIA Region II comprising the countries from Eastern Europe and Near…

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Partnerships for Change – Exploring The potential of UIA Region 2 – Ukraine and Lebanon,

Graduation exhibition

Experience inspiring proposals for what an alluring sustainable future can look like when we exhibit six specially selected graduation projects at The Danish Association of Architects. The six projects address…

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Visit Iconic Landmark and philanthropic association Realdania

CEO Jesper Nygård is hosting this event and will share how Realdania uses co-creating strategies as a foundation for creating our future built environment. After a long day at the…

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Sustainable City Walk: Ørestad

Gain insights into Ørestad as a new urban area and learn how urban development contributes to making sustainable efforts in city environments using the DGNB certification system. You will explore…

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GREEN AND THRIVING CITIES FOR PEOPLE

Join us for a conversation with Rob Adams, City Architect of Melbourne on how to urbanise in harmony with nature and create more liveable, people-oriented cities. Lyngby is situated 20…

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Sustainable City Walk: Nordhavn

Explore the new urban area and learn how urban development contributes to sustainable efforts in the city environment using the DGNB certification system. You will see different examples on protection…

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Urban development in harbour areas

The port of Copenhagen is undergoing a change from harbour to an urban area. On this trip we will pass by the former shipyard Refshaleøen on our way to where…

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Global Architecture Exchanges (GAE) @ UIA2023

This in-person session will explore the topic of Carbon and Beyond: How do we address embodied and operational carbon in our attitude designs for the built environment, what else needs…

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Simon Allford, Shannon Battison, Martin Sobota, Zhang Li, Elisapeta Heta, Sakata Izumi, Valter Caldana, Emily Grandstaff-Rice, Ken Sung-Jin Min, Sarah O’Dwyer,

Rethinking Resources

Simon Allford

Simon Allford is President of the Royal Institute of British Architects. As a founding Director of Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, he leads a design studio of two hundred architects working…

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Global Architecture Exchanges (GAE) @ UIA2023,

Architectural guided tour in Nordhavn

The participants will explore how old industrial buildings have been restored and transformed with new architectural elements and add-ons. Walking through the area there will be an experience of seeing…

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Family workshop: LEGO® Architect for a Day

What does the city of the future look like? Should there be slides instead of roads? More skyscrapers and parks? Or should we build on the water? Come and build…

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Play for democracy

How can children be involved in civic processes through artistic learning on democracy, architecture and design? The exhibition Play for democracy presents the process and method of a project involving…

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Byens scene – Art and cultural institutions as drivers for life in urban spaces

Art & architecture talk, on how urban spaces, cultural institutions and art can become mutual drivers. The event will discuss the interaction between culture, art and urban spaces and how…

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Bus tour: “Windowology” – Knowledge about windows

To celebrate the release of the book “The Nordic Window” Prof. Tsukamoto (Atelier Bow-Wow) takes you on a tour to visit Munkegaard school, Bagsværd Church and VILLUM Window Collection, and…

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Family workshop: LEGO® Architect for a Day

What does the city of the future look like? Should there be slides instead of roads? More skyscrapers and parks? Or should we build on the water? Come and build…

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Morning Swim at Kalvebod Bølge (wave)

Join us for a morning swim at Kalvebod Bølge by JDS Architects and Urban Agency. We meet at 7.30 am with JDS architects, who introduce us to the project before…

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Morning Yoga with Harbour View

Start the day with a yoga session at Ofelia Plads by Lundgaard & Tranberg. We meet at 7.30 am with Lundgaard & Tranberg Arkitekter, who introduce us to the project…

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Family workshop: LEGO® Architect for a Day

What does the city of the future look like? Should there be slides instead of roads? More skyscrapers and parks? Or should we build on the water? Come and build…

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Morning Yoga with Harbour View

Start the day with a yoga session at Ofelia Plads by Lundgaard & Tranberg. We meet at 7.30 am with Lundgaard & Tranberg Arkitekter, who introduce us to the project…

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Morning Swim at Kalvebod Bølge (wave)

Join us for a morning swim at Kalvebod Bølge by JDS Architects and Urban Agency. We meet at 7.30 am with JDS architects, who introduce us to the project before…

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Family workshop: LEGO® Architect for a Day

What does the city of the future look like? Should there be slides instead of roads? More skyscrapers and parks? Or should we build on the water? Come and build…

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Family workshop: LEGO® Architect for a Day

What does the city of the future look like? Should there be slides instead of roads? More skyscrapers and parks? Or should we build on the water? Come and build…

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DAC Architecture Run Copenhagen

DAC Architecture Run is truly a one-of-a-kind city run. It’s a unique running experience through Copenhagen’s buildings and alleys, up pathways and down stairways, in gardens and parks, through historical…

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Morning Exercise at Konditaget Lüders

Experience the city’s best view on Konditaget Lüders while exercising. We meet at 7.30 am with JaJa Architects, who introduce us to the project before we start the exercises in…

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Morning Exercise at Konditaget Lüders

Experience the city’s best view on Konditaget Lüders while exercising. We meet at 7.30 am with JaJa Architects, who introduce us to the project before we start the exercises in…

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Morning Swim at Kalvebod Bølge (wave)

Join us for a morning swim at Kalvebod Bølge by JDS Architects and Urban Agency. We meet at 7.30 am with JDS architects, who introduce us to the project before…

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Morning Exercise at Konditaget Lüders

Experience the city’s best view on Konditaget Lüders while exercising. We meet at 7.30 am with JaJa Architects, who introduce us to the project before we start the exercises in…

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To build with nothing – on planetary boundaries and strategies of avoidance

How can avoidance as an architectural strategy enable solutions that operates within the planet’s safe space? This is the idea we explore in this session based on the notion that…

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Mikkel Thomassen, Anne Beim,

Rethinking Resources

Mikkel Thomassen

Mikkel Thomassen is a Danish based economist specialized in systemic sustainable transformations of the built environment. His research, writing, and strategy work for the past 30 years has focused on…

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To build with nothing – on planetary boundaries and strategies of avoidance, Dynamic Capabilities – why we need to change how, who and what we teach,

Anne Beim

As Head of CINARK Anne Beim has led several interdisciplinary projects involving industry and academia and published internationally focusing on topics as sustainable industrialized architecture and tectonic theory. From 2012-2020…

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To build with nothing – on planetary boundaries and strategies of avoidance,

Co-creating sustainable cities at the local level

The race to implement the SDGs will be decided in the cities, and we face a big challenge to make sure that the path for development is affordable, inclusive, and…

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Ishtiaque Zahir Titas,

Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities

Ishtiaque Zahir Titas

Ishtiaque Zahir Titas, a practicing architect from Bangladesh, is the 1st Vice president and the Board member of the International Union of Architects (UIA) from Region IV. He is the…

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Co-creating sustainable cities at the local level,

New solutions: Neighbourhoods for Generations

Birth rates are diminishing while the elderly population is growing. This new challenge will affect a lot of different sectors including housing markets, and we need to ask ourselves: How…

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Christian Pagh, Bent Madsen, Enlai Hooi, Anna Helle-Valle, Jerome Picard, Magnus Haahr Nielsen, Stefan Jesper Gründl, Sebastian von Hofacker, Morten K. Petersen,

Health Inclusivity Resilient Communities

Christian Pagh

Christian Pagh is Director and Chief curator of the Oslo Architecture Triennale. Christian has headed a wide range of projects within urban planning, architecture and culture, both as a partner…

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New solutions: Neighbourhoods for Generations,

SYMPOSIUM: ARCHITECTURE AND THE TIME OF MAKING

On December 2, 2022. The international symposium examines architecture as process; process of becoming, process of decay and process of change.

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KEYNOTE

Next Gen: Architecture and Activism – How to Make an Impact

In recent years, we have seen a rise in young activists within various disciplines, including the environmental field, as well as architecture and urban planning, raising awareness, inspiring action, and…

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Nyasha Harper-Michon, Jerome Foster II, Connie Hedegaard,

Climate Adaptation Inclusivity Next Gen Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities Rethinking Resources

Jerome Foster II

Jerome Foster II is an American climate justice activist, voting rights advocate, and political advisor. As a member of the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council in the Biden administration,…

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Next Gen: Architecture and Activism – How to Make an Impact,

Architecture For Equality

Unequal access to resources and rights is the cause of some of society’s largest problems: Poverty, racism, gender discrimination, illness, lack of access to education, health and cultural resources, as…

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Kjetil Trædal Thorsen, Sif Holst,

Inclusivity Resilient Communities

Kjetil Trædal Thorsen

Kjetil Trædal Thorsen completed his architecture studies in Graz, Austria in 1985 and co-founded Snøhetta in Oslo, Norway in 1989. Since then, he has been instrumental in defining Snøhetta’s philosophy…

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Architecture For Equality, All of Those That Shape Our World: Madame Architect on Stories and Lessons for a New Way Forward,

Jeff Risom

As Chief Innovation Officer, Jeff is passionate about the relationship between human experience and design and works to apply people-first design principals to communal ecosystems, such as streets, public space,…

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How To Design for Equitable Resilience, Behavioural design as the Key to the Green Transition,

Liselott Stenfeldt

As Team Director for Cities and Head of R&D, Liselott Stenfeldt is responsible for developing strategic visions and innovative concepts that incorporate citizen-centricity and new models of collaboration, with the…

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How To Design for Equitable Resilience,

How To Design for Equitable Resilience

A growing number of cities are incorporating resilience into their plans and policies to respond to shocks, stresses, and uncertainties. But what does it mean in practice for citizens, companies…

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Jeff Risom, Liselott Stenfeldt, Hélène Chartier, Jesse Shapins, Lars Pico Geerdsen,

Resilient Communities

Realdania Talks: Re-imagining coastal cities facing rising sea levels

What does a city that respects the forces of nature look like? Our historic cities and settlements along the coast may provide some answers. But as sea levels are rising…

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Nina Kovsted Helk, Billy Fleming,

Climate Adaptation Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities

Nina Kovsted Helk

Nina Kovsted Helk is the philanthropic director (CPO) of Realdania, a private member based philanthropic association in Denmark which supports philanthropic projects in the realms of a sustainability in the…

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Realdania Talks: Re-imagining coastal cities facing rising sea levels,

LET’S TALK ARCHITECTURE PARIS

On November 29, 2022. We will through a cross-cultural dialogue explore how French and Danish architects rethink resources in their projects and practices.

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CONTRIBUTERS

SCIENCE GO TO SCIENCE TRACKNEXT GEN ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIESINDUSTRY BE PART OF THE CONGRESSPRACTICE SEE SPEAKERSSCIENCE The Science Track gathers some of the world’s foremost experts in their fields and…

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EXHIBITORS AND SPONSOR OPPORTUNITIES

“We have to work with how our products and how producing clean energy, impacts the whole value chain of society” KRISTIAN JENSEN, CEO, Green Power Denmark Showcase your solutions UIA…

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SCIENCE TRACK

THE SCIENCE TRACK The Science Track gathers some of the world’s foremost experts in their fields and tries to find answers to some of the burning questions affecting architecture and…

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YOUR DESTINATION

COPENHAGEN – YOUR HOST CITY Copenhagen (CPH in short) is a city that mixes a green mindset with ingenuity and fun. The city has a strong legacy within architecture and…

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BE PART OF THE CONGRESS

BE PART OF THE CONGRESS We need you to make the 28th UIA World Congress a success and an important milestone in the history of what architecture can do to…

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ABOUT

THE FIRST NORDIC CONGRESS The International Union of Architects UIA organises every three years a World Congress of Architects. The World Congress in 2023 will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark…

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LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND

LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND – A TRUE COMMITMENT The World Congress is committed to embrace everyone and will be focused on making the event as accessible as possible. Leave No…

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NEXT GEN

YOUR VOICE MATTERS! The perspective of students and young professionals is important to bring into play for a nuanced and diverse understanding of the challenges we face and how we…

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PRE EVENTS

FIND EXCITING EVENTS RELATED TO THE CONGRESS Our partners and collaborators curate pre-events on the topics of architecture and sustainability all year long. Below you can find an overview of…

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THE GUIDES

SUSTAINBLE ARCHITECTURE: WHAT DO WE MEAN? There are many existing solutions that focus on architecture and sustainability. At the same time, the built environment is also part of the current…

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6 CONGRESS THEMES

THE 6 CONGRESS THEMES : A WAY TO NAVIGATE CHANGE The 17 UN Sustainable Development goals are the guiding light and the raison d’être for the World Congress. The Goals…

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Nyasha Harper-Michon

Nyasha Harper-Michon is a creative and strategic thinker who thrives at the intersection of design, business, inclusion, sustainability and technology. She is a self proclaimed ‘Archtivist‘—a term she coined for…

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Next Gen: Architecture and Activism – How to Make an Impact, All of Those That Shape Our World: Madame Architect on Stories and Lessons for a New Way Forward,

PRE-EVENT: Online symposium: Built Action – Architecture and the Time of Making

PRE-EVENT: Online symposium: Built Action – Architecture and the Time of Making Online symposium: Built Action - Architecture and the Time of MakingOnline symposium – Friday December 2, 2022: 10:30…

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Velux Daylight Talks

Daylight Talks is an international series of talks organized together with prominent schools of architecture by D/A Daylight and Architecture in collaboration with the International Union of Architects (UIA). The…

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Yvonne Farrell & Shelley McNamara, Dorte Mandrup, Omar Gandhi,

Health Resilient Communities

Omar Gandhi

Omar Gandhi is the Principal of Omar Gandhi Architects, an architectural practice founded in 2010 with small teams in both Halifax and Toronto. In its early years, the studio was…

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Velux Daylight Talks,

Yvonne Farrell & Shelley McNamara

Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara co-founded Grafton Architects in 1978, having graduated from University College Dublin in 1974. They are Fellows of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland…

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Velux Daylight Talks,

Dorte Mandrup

Danish architect Dorte Mandrup founded her studio in 1999, eight years after graduating from Aarhus School of Architecture. Studies in both sculpture and natural sciences have influenced her approach, which…

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Velux Daylight Talks,

PRE-EVENT NEXT GEN: LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND

On November 23, 2022. Meet the creators of the exhibition: EXCLUSION. An installation presented at the Royal Danish Academy Library from mid-November to December.

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PRE-EVENT (Online) : Sustainable Future – Leave No One Behind

As a prelude to the big event next summer, the UIA World Congress of Architects 2023, in collaboration with the Architects Association, the National Association of Norwegian Architects and the Norwegian Embassy in Copenhagen, will host a webinar focusing on the World Congress title Sustainable Futures – Leave No One Behind

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PRE-EVENT: RETHINKING RESSOURCES

On November 13, 2022. Anders Lendager (DK) and Randi Augenstein (NO) gives a keynote lecture on “How do we achieve a new sustainable architectural practice?”

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LET’S TALK ARCHITECTURE MILAN

On November 9, 2022. We will see through several approaches how cities can adapt to dramatic climate and weather changes.

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Pre-event: Architecture of Health

Pre-event: Architecture of Health October 13, 2021. Christian Benimana, architect and senior principal and managing director at MASS Design Group in Kigali (RA) gives a keynote lecture on architecture as…

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Pre-event: Towards an Architecture of Equity

Pre-event: Towards an Architecture of Equity On October 6, 2021. Architect Saif Ul Haque (BD) gives a keynote lecture on his practice and the principles and historical contexts informing it,…

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Pre-event: Design for Health: Rethinking Vulnerability

Panel 4 pre-event: Rethinking Vulnerability POSTPONED We will keep you updated On November 10 Christian Benimana and Arif Hasan, Panel Chairs of Panel 4: Design for Health will host the…

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PRE-EVENT: FOOD SCAPES

On October 25, 2022 in Copenhagen you can join a conference addressing the necessary and emerging restructuring of food production systems from a spatial perspective.

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Behavioural design as the Key to the Green Transition

This session, jointly hosted by 3XN’s founder Kim Herforth Nielsen and GXN’s Susan Jayne Carruth, will explore how architecture affects the wellbeing of both people and the planet – and…

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Kim Herforth Nielsen, Susan Jayne Carruth, Jeff Risom,

Inclusivity Resilient Communities

Susan Jayne Carruth

Susan Carruth is a Partner at GXN innovation, and an architect and researcher, with almost 20 years of experience across practice and academia. Originally from Scotland, she practiced as an…

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Behavioural design as the Key to the Green Transition,

Kim Herforth Nielsen

Kim Herforth Nielsen is the Founder and a Senior Partner of 3XN. Since founding the company in 1986, Kim has been the creative driving force behind 3XN. He func¬tions as…

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Behavioural design as the Key to the Green Transition,

KEYNOTE LECTURE: ARCHITECTURE OF HEALTH

On October 13, 2022. Christian Benimana (RA), gives a keynote lecture on architecture as a catalyst for social change, economic growth and justice.

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Pre-event: Future Spaces of Sustainable Food Production

PRE-EVENT: Future Spaces of Sustainable Food Production Food-Scapes PosterOn October 25 in Copenhagen, you can join a conference addressing the necessary and emerging restructuring of food production systems from a…

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Hans Joachim Schellnhuber

Hans Joachim Schellnhuber is Director Emeritus of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), which he founded in 1992. He is Distinguished Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University (China), and…

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Climate Adaptation – Building For An Unpredictable Future,

The Sustainable Future of Mass Timber Architecture

While virtually every roadmap leading to the global climate goals highlight the imperative of using biosourced materials in construction, mass timber has evolved to become a viable solution for even…

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Monica von Schmalensee, Robert Schmitz, Siv Helene Stangeland, Anssi Lassila,

Rethinking Resources

Robert Schmitz

Robert Schmitz is an award-winning architect and one of White Architect’s leading partners. He has steered several of the company’s flagship projects from competition to completion with a special focus…

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The Sustainable Future of Mass Timber Architecture,

Monica von Schmalensee

Monica von Schmalensee is a senior architect at White Arkitekter. In her role as CEO of the company 2010-2017 she established the practice internationally and doubled its size. Monica continues…

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The Sustainable Future of Mass Timber Architecture,

Jesica Amescua Carrera & Mariana Ordóñez Grajales

Comunal is a collaborative team composed of women who, since 2017, work as facilitators and mediators who accompany organized groups, collectives and inhabitants integrally in the defense, management and self-production…

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Inclusivity – A Big Challenge For Architects And The Built Environment,

LET’S TALK ARCHITECTURE NEW-YORK

On October 6, 2022. Join the Danish Architecture Center as we chat with some of the world’s leading architects, designers, planners, and engineers about their work and ideas.

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KEYNOTE LECTURE : ARCHITECTURE OF EQUITY

On October 6, 2022. Architect Saif Ul Haque (BD) gives a keynote lecture, exemplifying architecture’s ability to engage with complex environmental and social conditions.

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Rob Adams

Since joining the City of Melbourne in 1985, Rob Adams has through his role at the City help write and implement the rejuvenation strategy for central Melbourne. This has resulted…

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Cities for People – 50 years later,

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED

The invited keynote speakers include leading global voices from the worlds of architecture, politics, science and business.

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NEXT GEN: Circular Economic Perspectives on Data-Driven Social Change

Going from a linear to a circular mindset is a huge transformation in the built environment, which can only be successful with an innovative approach and through partnerships for change.…

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Pernille Berg, Siddharth Hande, Sarah C. Andersen, Lene Damsbo Brix,

Inclusivity Next Gen Partnerships for Change Rethinking Resources

Sarah C. Andersen

Sarah C. Andersen is an Industrial PhD student within Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Circular Economy in the Construction Industry. Sarah talks about #lca, #circulareconomy, #decisionsupport, #lifecycleassessment, and #constructionindustry.

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NEXT GEN: Circular Economic Perspectives on Data-Driven Social Change,

Lene Damsbo Brix

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NEXT GEN: Circular Economic Perspectives on Data-Driven Social Change,

Siddharth Hande

Siddharth Hande is a Spatial Data Analyst and Social Entrepreneur. Siddharth is working to transform the informal waste supply-chain in cities in the Global South. Prior to Kabadiwalla Connect, he…

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NEXT GEN: Circular Economic Perspectives on Data-Driven Social Change,

Pernille Berg

Pernille Berg is passionate and experienced when it comes to leadership, research, innovation, sustainability, and entrepreneurship. Pernille has worked extensively with research and innovation throughout her career. From establishing incubators…

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NEXT GEN: Circular Economic Perspectives on Data-Driven Social Change,

Next Gen: Transition into Sustainability Practices – The First Years

Are there direct ways to impact? The young generation do not wait for the established industry to move into a more sustainable practice. Some take immediate action, even before they…

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Elvira Ofelia Bergman-Coates, Gustav Kjær Vad Nielsen, Raphaël Walther, Stella Mutegi, Haakon Haanes,

Climate Adaptation Health Inclusivity Next Gen Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities Rethinking Resources

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME IS OUT!

There is much to look forward to at the UIA World Congress of Architects 2023! In the spirit of interdisciplinary collaboration, our keynotes include both some of world’s best architectural…

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Rikke Sørensen

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Next Gen: A Home for Me – Not the Disability,

William Korte

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Next Gen: A Home for Me – Not the Disability,

Next Gen: A Home for Me – Not the Disability

Denmark, internationally known for its high level of welfare and solidarity with vulnerable groups, has been in the forefront promoting the ‘normalization principle’ regarding people with disability. However, these ideals…

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Camilla Ryhl, Rikke Sørensen, William Korte,

Inclusivity Next Gen

Ditte Rejnholdt Rudolfsen

Trough policy and practice Ditte is working with human rights for young people with disabilities aiming for a society with room for everyone.

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Next Gen: Rethinking Sustainable Futures – Leave No One Behind

1000-1500 Student voices from all around the world. Asking the questions of the students – the students setting the agenda. The format of the session is a panel discussion, and…

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Charlotte Elisabeth Mellbye, Tine Hegli, Gustav Cederblad Stamnes, Nora Kilstad,

Climate Adaptation Health Inclusivity Next Gen Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities Rethinking Resources

Tine Hegli

Tine Hegli is a professor of architecture teaching sustainable building practice at The Oslo School of Architecture, department for Technology and practice. Through her background as lead architect at Snøhetta,…

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Next Gen: Rethinking Sustainable Futures – Leave No One Behind, Next Gen: Educating for a Sustainable ‘Now’ – Sustainability Curriculum Workshop for Students and Newly Graduated,

Charlotte Elisabeth Mellbye

Charlotte Elisabeth Mellbye is project manager and team member of 120 Hours. Charlotte is currently pursuing a master’s degree in architecture at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design.

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Next Gen: Rethinking Sustainable Futures – Leave No One Behind,

Elvira Ofelia Bergman-Coates

Elvira is a hands-on architect/student who started building full scale houses alongside her architectural studies at Aarhus School of Architecture. She has spent the last few years building what she…

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Next Gen: Transition into Sustainability Practices – The First Years, Next Gen: Educating for a Sustainable ‘Now’ – Sustainability Curriculum Workshop for Students and Newly Graduated,

Register

PLAN YOUR VISIT Save your seat for the World’s largest event on Sustainability & Architecture in 2023 WHERE: Copenhagen, Denmark WHEN: 2-6 July 2023 Danish Architecture Center (DAC) is a…

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How cities adapt: Climate change and rising sea-levels

70% percent of the world’s population lives less than five kilometers from the coastline. As the climate changes, rising sea levels are becoming a very concrete threat to life in…

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Sophie Hæstorp Andersen,

Climate Adaptation Resilient Communities

PRE-EVENT: DESIGN FOR PARTNERSHIPS FOR CHANGE

PANEL 6 PRE-EVENT: DECOLONIAL ASSEMBLY/BERLIN BIENNALE BerlinBiennale (logo)On June 10, 2022, Sandi Hilal and Merve Bedir will host a pre-event for Panel 6: Design for Partnerships for Change at the Berlin Biennale as part of…

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Scientific Panels, Partnerships of Change – Debate Session

Architects must build alliances to challenge dominant structures and redistribute power relations to seek social and environmental justice, and access to rights for all. The UIA2023 Call for Papers has…

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Sandi Hilal, Merve Bedir,

Partnerships for Change

Scientific Panels, Inclusivity – Debate Session

Anticipating and acknowledging the needs of a diverse population requires a deep understanding of how people function, how the built environment is approached and how to make all buildings accessible.…

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Magda Mostafa, Ruth Baumeister,

Scientific Panels, Health – Debate Session

Healthy living takes place in healthy environments, and architects can help improve public health through careful planning and design. The UIA2023 Call for Papers has demonstrated that the scientific community…

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Christian Benimana, Arif Hasan,

Scientific Panel, Resilient Communities – Debate Session

Resilient communities are communities that thrive, despite hardship, and are well-equipped to handle the challenges of the future. The UIA2023 Call for Papers has demonstrated that the scientific community is…

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Anna Rubbo, Juan Du,

Resilient Communities

Scientific Panel, Rethinking Resources – Debate Session

Resources are getting scarcer, and architects must address this issue. By using novel materials and recycling on a much greater scale, architecture can change its approach to resources. The UIA2023…

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Carlo Ratti, Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen,

Rethinking Resources

Scientific Panel, Climate Adaptation – Debate Session

The built environment must adapt to changing weather patterns and higher temperatures. This is a crucial challenge for architects across the world. The UIA2023 Call for Papers has demonstrated that…

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Billie Faircloth, Maibritt Pedersen Zari,

Climate Adaptation

Merve Bedir

Merve Bedir is an architect based in Rotterdam and Istanbul. Her work examines infrastructures of hospitality and mobility. A second thread of work follows the posthuman relationships in the context…

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Scientific Panels, Partnerships of Change – Debate Session,

Sandi Hilal

Sandi Hilal is an architect, artist, and educator. She has developed a research and project-based artistic practice that is both theoretically ambitious and practically engaged in the struggle for justice…

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Scientific Panels, Partnerships of Change – Debate Session,

Ruth Baumeister

Ruth Baumeister is an architect, historian, researcher and writer, specializing in the post-war European avant-gardes in architecture and art. Her recent research interests include gender studies, work-futures, activism and civil…

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Scientific Panels, Inclusivity – Debate Session,

Magda Mostafa

Magda Mostafa, PhD is an Associate Professor of Architecture at the American University in Cairo and a Special Needs Design Associate at Progressive Architects (www.progressive.archi) as well as Regional Representative…

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Scientific Panels, Inclusivity – Debate Session,

Arif Hasan

Arif Hasan is an architect and planner, activist, teacher, researcher and the author of a large number of books, research papers and monographs on urban development issues. He has been…

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Scientific Panels, Health – Debate Session,

Anna Rubbo

Prior to joining CSUD in 2012, Anna Rubbo, B.Arch (U-Melbourne), D. Arch (U-Michigan) was Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Sydney. A member of the UN Millennium Project…

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Scientific Panel, Resilient Communities – Debate Session,

Juan Du

Professor Juan Du is dean of the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design. She joined the Faculty in July 2021 following extensive experience in teaching, research and…

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Scientific Panel, Resilient Communities – Debate Session,

Maibritt Pedersen Zari

Maibritt Pedersen Zari’s research sits at the interface between ecology and designed human experiences across spatial scales, from interior architecture and architecture, through to urban design. Because Maibritt Pedersen Zari…

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Scientific Panel, Climate Adaptation – Debate Session,

Billie Faircloth

Billie Faircloth is a researcher, professor, and lecturer whose work centers around three main themes: the justification and research methods for transdisciplinary and trans-scalar design practices; the design of novel…

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Scientific Panel, Climate Adaptation – Debate Session,

Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen

In CITA Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen has piloted a special research focus on the new digital-material relations that digital technologies bring forth. Investigating advanced computer modelling, digital fabrication and material specification.…

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Scientific Panel, Rethinking Resources – Debate Session,

Carlo Ratti

An architect and engineer by training, Professor Carlo Ratti teaches at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he directs the Senseable City Lab, and is a founding partner of…

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Scientific Panel, Rethinking Resources – Debate Session,

The politics of Architectural Quality in a Time of (Housing) Crisis

As a response to the current housing crisis in Iceland, a framework agreement was signed, between the Icelandic government and the Icelandic Association of Local Authorities to secure a dramatic…

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Kristján Örn Kjartansson, Kristján Eggertsson, Halla Helgadóttir, Sinus Lynge, Mikkel Hallundbæk Schlesinger, Laila Kildesgaard, Andri Snær Magnason,

Inclusivity Resilient Communities

Kristján Eggertsson

Kristján Eggertsson and Kristján Örn Kjartansson are both born in Reykjavik, Iceland and graduated from Aarhus School of Architecture in 2003/2004. In 2006 they co-founded the architectural practice KRADS, which…

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The politics of Architectural Quality in a Time of (Housing) Crisis,

Kristján Örn Kjartansson

Kristján Örn Kjartansson and Kristján Eggertsson are both born in Reykjavik, Iceland and graduated from Aarhus School of Architecture in 2003/2004. In 2006 they co-founded the architectural practice KRADS, which…

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The politics of Architectural Quality in a Time of (Housing) Crisis,

OBEL AWARD Talks: CITIES – Seminal solutions to the challenges facing cities

We all know the figures about cities: more than 50% of the world’s population are city dwellers and the number is increasing. Cities consume about 75 % of all energy…

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Carlos Moreno, Joan Clos, Nathalie de Vries, Martha Thorne,

Climate Adaptation Health Inclusivity Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities Rethinking Resources

Anna Heringer

German architect Anna Heringer, born October 1977, grew up in Laufen, a small town at the Austrian- Bavarian border close to Salzburg. At the age of 19, Anna Heringer went…

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OBEL AWARD Talks: MENDING – Creative Mending Through Climate-Positive Construction or Design,

Carlos Moreno

Carlos Moreno is French of Colombian origin. He is a Senior University Professor, a driving force behind Paris’s 15-minute city plan, and a Knight of the French Legion of Honour.…

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OBEL AWARD Talks: CITIES – Seminal solutions to the challenges facing cities, Green and Thriving Neighbourhoods: Accelerating climate actions while improving community health and well-being, Proximity in the small towns of tomorrow,

17 goals 17 architects

Delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals is crucial to the future of the planet, and crucial to the dignity and wellbeing of its people. Architecture interacts with all of the…

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Natalie Mossin, Billy Law, Thomas Nørgaard, Alessandro Melis, Anne Marie Galmstrup, Reiulf Ramstad, Anju Malla Pradhan, Bhawna Jaimini, Nina Louise Jensen, Jorge Lobos,

Climate Adaptation Health Inclusivity Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities Rethinking Resources

Why Architects matter – Social value as a factor in the valuation of the built environment

Social values of building stock can be defined as the attractiveness, originality, historical environment and cultural history of buildings, as well as the feeling of identity and wellbeing that people…

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Vibeke Grupe Larsen, Flora Samuel, Helle Søholt, Yalda Pilehchian, Janet Cohen Muntz,

Climate Adaptation Partnerships for Change Rethinking Resources

Jesper Nygård

Jesper Nygård is the CEO of Realdania, a private member based philanthropic association in Denmark, with about 175,000 members, which supports philanthropic projects in the realms of a sustainability in the…

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UIA 2023 Opening Ceremony, Partnerships for Change – Exploring The potential of UIA Region 2 – Ukraine and Lebanon,

Martha Thorne

Martha Thorne has been entrusted with setting up OBEL AWARD teaching fellowships programme and advising the foundation in the development of new initiatives related to architectural education and the future…

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OBEL AWARD Talks: CITIES – Seminal solutions to the challenges facing cities, CAFx International Manifesto Relay 2023, OBEL AWARD Talks: MENDING – Creative Mending Through Climate-Positive Construction or Design,

UIA 2023 Opening Ceremony

The UIA 2023 World Congress will begin with an opening ceremony where we hope to see all the delegates. The content of the opening ceremony is still being developed but…

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Natalie Mossin, Jakob Engel-Schmidt, Audrey Azoulay, Michal Mlynár, Jesper Nygård, José Luis Cortés,

Climate Adaptation Health Inclusivity Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities Rethinking Resources

Natalie Mossin

Natalie Mossin is a Danish architect. She is the President of Congress for the UIA World Congress of Architects, 2023, “Sustainable Futures – Leave no one Behind”. Natalie Mossin is…

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UIA 2023 Opening Ceremony, 17 goals 17 architects, High-quality architecture and the built environment: a political goal,

José Luis Cortés

José Luis Cortés is the UIA President for the 2021-2023 term. He is a graduate of the Monterrey Institute of Technology, Mexico with post-graduate degrees in urban planning from the…

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UIA 2023 Opening Ceremony, Partnerships for Change – Exploring The potential of UIA Region 2 – Ukraine and Lebanon,

Architecture and Health in Low Income Countries

The Star Homes* project in Tanzania has been in development for over a decade, exploring ways to develop novel, low-cost, low-carbon, comfortable and insect-proof housing to enhance the health of…

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Jakob B. Knudsen,

Inger Therese Hoff

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Healing Architecture with a Children’s Perspective,

Rob Heuschkel

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Healing Architecture with a Children’s Perspective,

Stig Gothelf

Stig Vesterager Gothelf is a a senior partner at 3XN. He graduated from Aarhus School of Architecture in 2000 and joined 3XN in 2007. He is one of the driving…

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Healing Architecture with a Children’s Perspective,

Jens Axelsson

Jens Axelsson is an architect at White Arkitekter – one of Scandinavia’s leading architectural practices – and is working with healthcare projects in all scales – from conceptual phases to…

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Healing Architecture with a Children’s Perspective,

Healing Architecture with a Children’s Perspective

Children live here and now – places and spaces, safety and freedom, and all that society offers, empower children and form their lives as adults. This is true not least…

SPEAKERS:
Jens Axelsson, Stig Gothelf, Rob Heuschkel, Inger Therese Hoff, Susanna von Eyben,

Health Inclusivity

Anne Kathrine Frandsen

Anne Kathrine is an architect, Ph.D., and Senior Researcher at the Department for the Built Environment at Aalborg University. Her research focuses on user experiences of architectural quality and how…

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Universal Design in humanitarian settings,

Universal Design in humanitarian settings

Poverty increases the risk of becoming disabled and disability increases the risk of becoming poor. This vicious circle is a problem in many places around the world, and it is…

SPEAKERS:
Cora Valloire, Anne Kathrine Frandsen, Sif Holst, Anton Ryslinge, Mauro Lucardi, Christine Bjerke,

Health Inclusivity

Re-Neighbouring – The Power of Living Together

Re-Neighboring is a collaborative platform between The Royal Danish Academy (RDA), Henning Larsen (HL), and Rambøll. Our partnership enables us to explore the complexities of neighborhoods by combining research, theory,…

SPEAKERS:
Ofri Earon, Eva Ravnborg, Gustav Brade, Nielsine Otto,

Inclusivity Resilient Communities

BIG PRECHT: a lyceum

Geared specifically towards UIA’s World Congress of Architects younger participants Christ Precht of Studio Precht and Kai-Uwe Bergmann of BIG will provide their own paths for entering the profession through…

SPEAKERS:
Kai-Uwe Bergmann, Chris Precht,

Rethinking Resources

Architecture for The People

Promoting architects as starchitects is over. The coming decades should be about bringing the architects down to earth and in direct personal contact with the people and communities which they…

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Kent Martinussen, Sarah Herda, Stepan Bärtl, Srinivas Murthy G., Jha D Amazi, Tobias Hrabec,

Partnerships for Change

Chris Precht

Chris Precht is the co-founder of architectural studios Precht and Penda. After training at University of Innsbruck, Technical University of Vienna and teaching at the Institute of Experimental Architecture, he…

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BIG PRECHT: a lyceum,

Anne Tietjen

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Changing Welfare Landscapes in the Nordic World,

Tom Avermaete

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Changing Welfare Landscapes in the Nordic World,

Thordis Arrhenius

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