The UIA World Congress of Architects 2026, UIA2026BCN, announces the launch of the International Emerging Workshop, a one-week programme for students and recent graduates of architecture and related disciplines. The workshop will run from 19 to 27 June 2026, just ahead of the main congress (28 June–2 July 2026).
The event invites global participants to work on site-specific design challenges at Les Tres Xemeneies de Sant Adrià de Besòs, a major post-industrial site in Barcelona. Twelve emerging practices will lead the workshops, each framing design within themes such as more-than-human thinking, circularity, interdependence, embodiment, attunement, and hyper-consciousness.
Workshop Leaders
Simulaa (Australia) Design Earth (Lebanon/Algeria) Mio Tsuneyama & Fuminori Nousaku (Japan) Nicolas Dorval-Bory Architectes (France) Nuno Melo Sousa (Portugal) TEN Studio (Serbia/Switzerland) Assemble (UK) Plan Común (Chile/France) Common Accounts (Spain/Canada) Ibiye Camp (Nigeria-UK) BeAr (Spain) Bangkok Tokyo Architecture (Thailand/Japan)
Each group will host up to 15 participants, who will engage in lectures, field visits and collaborative design work. The deadline to apply is 10 January 2026. The workshop is open to current students and recent graduates (2020 or later) in architecture and related disciplines.
Important Dates
31 Oct 2025: Workshop launch 10 Jan 2026: Application deadline 31 Jan 2026: Selected participants announced 15 Feb 2026: Payment deadline 19–27 June 2026: Workshop 28 June–2 July 2026: UIA Congress
No application fee is required; a participation fee will apply for selected participants. Fellowships will be available.
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