Congresses
The UIA helds a triennal Congress of Architecture during which the Council members are elected. The next congress will be held in Durban 2014 on the topic: "architecture otherwhere". Former congresses were:
| Nr. | Year | Location | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1948 | Lausanne | Architecture Faced with its New Tasks |
| 2nd | 1951 | Rabat | How Architecture is Dealing with its New Tasks |
| 3rd | 1953 | Lisbon | Architecture at the Crossroads |
| 4th | 1955 | The Hague | Architecture and the Evolutions of Building |
| 5th | 1958 | Moscow | Construction and Reconstruction |
| 6th | 1961 | London | New Techniques and New Materials |
| 7th | 1963 | Havana | Architecture in Underdeveloped Countries |
| 8th | 1965 | Paris | The Training of Architects |
| 9th | 1967 | Prague | Architecture and the Human Milieu |
| 10th | 1967 | Buenos Aires | Architecture as a Social Factor |
| 11th | 1969 | Varna | Architecture and Leisure |
| 12th | 1972 | Madrid | Creativity and Technology |
| 13th | 1975 | Mexico City | Architecture and National Development |
| 14th | 1978 | Warsaw | Architecture, Man, Environment |
| 15th | 1985 | Cairo | Present and Future Missions of the Architect |
| 16th | 1987 | Brighton | Shelter and Cities - Building Tomorrow's World |
| 17th | 1990 | Montreal | Cultures and Technologies |
| 18th | 1993 | Chicago | Architecture at the Crossroads - Designing for a Sustainable Future |
| 19th | 1996 | Barcelona | Present and Futures. Architecture in Cities |
| 20th | 1999 | Beijing | Architecture of the 21st Century |
| 21st | 2002 | Berlin | Resource Architecture |
| 22nd | 2005 | Istanbul | Grand Bazaar of Architectures |
| 23rd | 2008 | Turin | Transmitting Architecture |
| 24rd | 2011 | Tokyo | DESIGN 2050 Beyond disasters, through Solidarity, towards Sustainability |
| 25th | 2014 | Durban | architecture otherwhere |
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