The UIA World Congress of Architects 2026 will take place in Barcelona from 28 June to 2 July 2026, with the core programme scheduled 29 June–1 July. The event is organised by the International Union of Architects together with the CSCAE and COAC.
The programme includes over 100 sessions and more than 250 speakers, structured across six thematic axes: Becoming More-than-human, Becoming Circular, Becoming Embodied, Becoming Interdependent, Becoming Hyper-Conscious, Becoming Attuned.
Programme by day
Monday, 29 June
More-than-human / Circular
– Junya Ishigami – environment and spatial continuity – Kate Orff & Dirk Sijmons – water and climate adaptation – Anne Lacaton & Jean-Philippe Vassal (with H Arquitectes) – reuse and efficiency – Jo Taillieu & Flores & Prats – reuse as practice – Baukunst with Søren Pihlmann and Parabase – avoiding demolition
Tuesday, 30 June
Embodied
– Marina Tabassum & Palinda Kannangara – materials, climate, community – Bruther – hybrid construction approaches – BC architects & studies & materials, Hive Earth, Lehm Ton Erde – earth construction – Arquitectura-G & Go Hasegawa – material poetics
Interdependent
– Lacol, Erika Nakagawa, Clauss Kahl Merz Atelier – housing models – Mariana Mazzucato – economic dimension of housing – Jan Gehl – public space and social interaction – Rural Urban Framework & Rahul Mehrotra – rural–urban relations
Wednesday, 1 July
Hyper-Conscious
– Mario Carpo – AI and architectural theory – Forensic Architecture & Centre for Spatial Technologies – geopolitics and spatial analysis
Attuned
Matilde Cassani, Tatiana Bilbao Estudio, Ila Bêka & Louise Lemoine – rituals and space Enrique Walker & Philip Ursprung – discussions on Smiljan Radić and Alexander Brodsky
The programme includes lectures, panel discussions, round tables, workshops, and research presentations, with sessions moderated by invited “Critical Antagonists,” including Bas Smets, Giovanna Borasi, Mark Wigley, and Timothy Morton, among others.
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