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Golden Cubes Awards 2026 – Call for National Nominations 🟨 The UIA Architecture & Children Work Programme launches the 6th cycle of the Golden Cubes Awards, celebrating projects that introduce children and youth (0–18) to architecture and the built environment. 🏆 Categories: ▪️ Schools ▪️ Institutions ▪️ Written Media ▪️ Audio-Visual Media • Special Award for projects tackling urgent global issues (war, climate, social crisis). 📅 Key Dates: 🔹 Launch: 16 July 2025 🔹 National Confirmation: 1 Sept 2025 🔹 Submission Deadline: 16 March 2026 🔹 Awards: UIA Congress, Barcelona (28 June–2 July 2026) 🌍 Open to all countries. Winners will be exhibited at the UIA 2026 Congress & featured globally. 🔗 More info: https://lnkd.in/dJu6WeN4 📧 Contact: awards@uia-architectes.org #GoldenCubes2026 #UIAArchitectureAndChildren #ArchitecturalEducation #UIA2026 #FutureArchitects #DesignForChildren

CALL FOR STUDENTS: CATALYSTS OF RESILIENCE – UIA International Student Competition 🌍

UIA Education Commission Webinar 🗓️ 27 June 2025 | 13:00-15:00 PM Paris time (CEST) 🌍 Online – Free registration Aligning Architectural Education Across Allied Built Environment Disciplines. How can architectural education better collaborate with planning, landscape, engineering, and other disciplines? Don’t miss this timely conversation exploring transdisciplinary teaching and learning, hosted by the UIA Education Commission. 🎙️ Speakers include leading educators from around the world 🔗 Register now and learn more: https://lnkd.in/dVb78fmK #ArchitectureEducation #BuiltEnvironment #Transdisciplinary #Architecture #Webinar

🌍 WEBINAR | UIA Natural and Human Disasters Work Programme “Causes and consequences of natural disasters in the Mediterranean” The Mediterranean is facing growing risks from climate change — rising sea levels, extreme heat, flash floods, and threats to cultural heritage are reshaping the region. 📅 Date: 20 June 2025 🕒 Time: 14:00–16:00 Paris time 🔗 Register here: https://shorturl.at/CFXVI Join experts from Italy, Turkey, Egypt, and more as they explore: - Climate change impacts in the Mediterranean - Disasters and cultural heritage - Sea level rise and urban planning adaptation Read more on the UIA website https://shorturl.at/VrLe1 #ClimateCrisis #UrbanResilience #CulturalHeritage #Mediterranean #DisasterRiskReduction #ArchitectureMatters

From the UIA World Congress of Architects 2026 Barcelona, we are pleased to share that, with submissions from nearly 90 countries, the Call for Participants concludes with an impressive +1,500 entries—bringing together knowledge from research, practice, and education to generate new perspectives on architecture and strengthen connections across disciplines. 📥 Submission overview by format: → Critical Design: 552 → Critical Essay: 797 → Critical Image: 195 Thank you to all who took part in this global call for ideas to be part of 🟡 #UIA2026BCN. ℹ️ More info uia2026bcn.org → The UIA World Congress of Architects 2026 Barcelona is organised by the UIA - International Union of Architects through the Higher Council of Professional Associations of Architects of Spain (Consejo Superior de Colegios de Arquitectos de España) and the Architects’ Association of Catalonia (Col·legi d'Arquitectes de Catalunya - COAC). UIA2026BCN receives institutional support and is funded by the Ministerio de Vivienda y Agenda Urbana, Generalitat de Catalunya, and the Ajuntament de Barcelona.  #UIA2026BCN #Becoming #Barcelona2026

The International Design Competition for the Urban Regeneration of the Central Area of Tulcea, Romania is organised by the Order of Architects of Romania (OAR) in partnership with the Municipality of Tulcea 🇷🇴 This competition seeks innovative, sustainable solutions to transform Tulcea’s historic centre into a vibrant, inclusive, and resilient urban space. 🔹 Open to architects worldwide 🔹 Projects submission deadline: 18 July 2025 🔹 Winners announcement: 29 July 2025 🔹 Official language: English & Romanian 📢 More information on the UIA website: https://lnkd.in/dysFGsri #InternationalCompetition #Tulcea #Architecture #UrbanDesign #SustainableCities #Architects

Celebrating 25 years of the Serpentine Pavilion, this structure honors architecture’s power to connect people, places, and time. This summer, architect Marina Tabassum invites us into “A Capsule in Time” — a serene space of light, timber, and cultural memory in Kensington Gardens. Inspired by traditional South Asian shamiana tents, the pavilion opens and transforms, welcoming gatherings, dialogue, and reflection. 🗓 On view until 26 October 2025 📍London, Serpentine South 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dKUv6UCW #SerpentinePavilion #MarinaTabassum #Design #architecture

The UIA Gold Medal & Triennial Prizes are now open for nominations 🏅 UIA Member Sections are invited to submit candidates for the 2026 edition of the UIA Gold Medal, the highest distinction awarded by architects to architects, and for the six UIA Prizes, celebrating excellence in diverse fields of architecture. Award Categories: • Patrick Abercrombie Prize (Urban Planning & Design) • Auguste Perret Prize (Technology in Architecture) • Jean Tschumi Prize (Architectural Writing) • Robert Matthew Prize (Sustainable & Humane Environments) • Vassilis Sgoutas Prize (Architecture Serving the Impoverished) • NEW! Young Architects Prize (Architectural Excellence & Innovation – under 40) Key dates: 🔹 Submission deadline: 25 September 2025 (17:00 Paris time) 🔹 Deadline for questions: 15 July 2025 🔹 Awards ceremony: UIA World Congress, Barcelona 2026 📥 Nominations must be submitted digitally by UIA Member Sections and elected officials. 🔗 Read the full regulations here: https://lnkd.in/dCim-cv9 #UIAGoldMedal #YoungArchitects #ArchitectureAwards #ArchitecturalExcellence #UIA2026BCN #DesignForChange

World Environment Day 2025 🌍 #BeatPlasticPollution Plastic waste is choking our planet — but architecture offers hope. Around the world, architects are designing buildings that eliminate plastic, reuse waste, and inspire a greener future. From bamboo-built community centers in Costa Rica to recycled plastic pavilions in Taiwan, these projects show that sustainable design isn’t just possible, it’s powerful. Architecture can be a tool for advocacy, education, and climate action. On this #WorldEnvironmentDay, the UIA celebrates bold ideas that transform waste into worth and challenge us all to build a better world — one plastic-free project at a time. 🔗 Explore inspiring case studies and best practices on the UIA website: https://lnkd.in/dx-kgB8F #ArchitectureForSustainability #GreenArchitecture #PlasticFree #WorldEnvironmentDay2025 #SDGs #Architecture

Last day for submissions to be part of the UIA World Congress of Architects 2026 Barcelona. #UIA2026BCN Call for Participants invites contributions in three different formats: Critical design, Critical essay and Critical image. It is aimed at architects, landscape architects, urban planners, designers, engineers, photographers, filmmakers, artists, and researchers in the social sciences and humanities—focusing on transdisciplinary approaches related to practical space. Calendar: 🟡 02 June 2025 – Submission deadline 🟡 30 September 2025 – Announcement of selected proposals 🟡 28 June - 2 July 2026 – UIA2026BCN *Applying is completely free of charge. Be part of this momentous gathering, where ideas, innovation, and practice will shape the future of architecture and the shared environment. 📣 Submit your proposal via https://lnkd.in/dyvwuj2S Photo: Ajuntament de Barcelona #UIA2026BCN #Becoming #Barcelona2026