The UIA World Congress is a major international architectural event that attracts around 10,000 architects, engineers, researchers and students.
Since the inaugural World Congress in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1948, it has taken place triennial in 23 different cities around the world.
On the theme of “DESIGN 2050,” UIA 2011 TOKYO, the first UIA World Congress in Japan, will provide all the participants with opportunities to discuss the future architecture and cities through the various programmes including keynote speeches, technical sessions, international competition, workshops, exhibitions and tours.
UIA2011 TOKYO will be a touchstone for divining the architecture towards 2050 and beyond.
Since the inaugural World Congress in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1948, it has taken place triennial in 23 different cities around the world.
On the theme of “DESIGN 2050,” UIA 2011 TOKYO, the first UIA World Congress in Japan, will provide all the participants with opportunities to discuss the future architecture and cities through the various programmes including keynote speeches, technical sessions, international competition, workshops, exhibitions and tours.
UIA2011 TOKYO will be a touchstone for divining the architecture towards 2050 and beyond.
Dates
Sunday, September 25 – Saturday, October 1, 2011
Main Venue
Tokyo International Forum / Marunouchi District
Sub Venues
Roppongi Hills
National Olympic Memorial Youth Center
National Olympic Memorial Youth Center
Host
The International Union of Architects (UIA)
UIA2011 TOKYO Japan Organizing Board (JOB)
UIA2011 TOKYO Japan Organizing Board (JOB)
Supporting Organizations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan / Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Screen Technology / Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries / Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry / Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism / Ministry of Environment / Tokyo Metropolitan Government / Chiyoda Ward / The Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry / Japan National Tourist Organization / The Building Center of Japan / Institute for Building and Energy Conservation / The Japan Architectural Education and Information Center / The Tokyo Convention and Visitors Bureau / Japan Federation of Interior Planner’s Association / The Japan Design Consultants Association / Japan Civil Engineering Consultants Association / Japan Building Mechanical and Electrical Engineers Association / Association of Building Engineering and Equipment / Japan Tourism Facilities Association / Urban Renewal Coordinator Association of Japan / The Japan Federation of Housing Organizations /
The Associated General Contractors of Tokyo / Tokyo Society of Architects and Building Engineers / Tokyo Association of Architectural Firms / Planning Consultants Association of Japan / Nippon Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) / Japan Construction Materials and Housing Equipment Industries Federation / The Japan Institute of Architects (JIA) / Architectural Institute of Japan (AIJ) / Architectural Association of Japan / Japan Federation of Architects and Building Engineers Association (FABEA) / Japan Association of Architectural Firms (JAAF) / Japan Association of Artists Craftsman & Architects / Japan Structural Consultants Association / The Building Surveyor's Institute of Japan (BSIJ) / Japan Federation of Construction Contractors / Japan Building Owners and Managers Association / The Japan Society of Seismic Isolation / The Real Estate Companies Association of Japan / Consultants of Landscape Architecture in Japan / OMY Area Management Association / Japan Society of Urban and Regional Planners / Otemachi Marunouchi Yurakucho District Redevelopment Project Council / Institute of International Harmonization for Building and Housing / Japan Urban Design Institute / Meikyo Nihonbashi Hozonkai / DOCOMOMO Japan / UIFA Japan / Tokyo International Forum, Co., Ltd. / The Asahi Shimbun Company / Nikkei, Inc. / The Mainichi Newspapers / THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN
