The International Union of Architects

Tan Sri Dato' Seri Ar. Hj. Esa Hj. Mohamed

UIA President

Overview

The International Union of Architects (UIA)/ L'Union Internationale des Architectes (French), is a non-governmental organisation, a global federation of national associations of architects, that are its members.

The UIA's goal is to unite the architects of the world without any form of discrimination. From the 27 delegations present at the founding assembly in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1948, the UIA has grown to encompass the key professional organisations of architects in 124 countries and territories, and now represents, through these organisations, close to one million three hundred thousand architects worldwide.

Governing bodies

The General Assembly

The UIA General Assembly is made up of delegates from all the union’s Member Sections, and meets every three years. The assembly examines reports from Council on activities carried out during the triennial period as well as propositions, its lays out triennial governance strategies for the union and elects Bureau and Council members.

Council Members

Four representatives from each region are elected to serve as UIA Council Members. The UIA Council meets twice a year.

Bureau Members

The president, immediate past president, secretary general, and treasurer along with the five regional vice-presidents make up the UIA Bureau, which meets twice a year, in between Council sessions. The Bureau members are also part of the UIA Council.

The council
Four representatives from each region are elected to serve as UIA Council Members. The UIA Council meets twice a year.

Council members:

Region I Council Members, Western Europe

France: Frédéric RAGOT
Philippe KLEIN , alternate
Belgium: Pierre SAUVEUR
Sylvie BRUYNINX, alternate
Denmark: Natalie MOSSIN
Annette BLEGVAD, alternate
Switzerland: Mme Regina GONTHIER
Lorenz BRÄKER, alternate

Region II Council Members, Eastern Europe and the Middle East

Greece: Nikos FINTIKAKIS
Ms Fani VAVILI-TSINIKA, alternate
Poland: Jerzy GROCHULSKI
Pawel KOBYLANSKI, alternate
Romania: Serban TIGANAS
Vlad GAIVORONSCHI, alternate
Federation of Russia : Andrey BOKOV
Yaroslav USOV, alternate

Region III Council Members, The Americas

Brazil: Roberto SIMON
Nadia SOMEKH, alternate
Peru: José Enrique ARISPE CHAVEZ
Víctor Raúl TAPIA TORRES, alternate
Honduras: David AGUILAR PAREDES
Hector GUTTIERREZ DRECHSEL, alternate
Bolivia: Rim SAFAR SAKAL
Jorge STRATIS ANTELO, alternate

Region IV Council Members, Asia et Oceania

Australia: Peter MOULD
Paul BERKEMEIER, alternate
India: Prakash S. DESHMUKH
Divya KUSH, alternate
China P. R.: ZHUANG Weimin
ZHANG Baiping, alternate
Republic of Korea: Kun Chang YI
Young Keun HAN, alternate


Region V Council Members, Africa

Egypte: Tawfik EL RASHIDY
Hesham SEOUDY KAMEL, alternate.
Kenya: Gideon Mutemi MULYUNGI
Waweru GATHECHA, alternate.
Morocco: Mohamed CHAOUI
Chakib BENABDELLAH, alternate
Tanzania: Mohammed MUNYANYA
Mbaraka Hussein IGANGULA, alternate

Congresses

The UIA world congresses are a forum for professional and cultural exchange among all the world's architects, and bring together thousands of participants from around the globe. Each event focuses on a pertinent theme, developed by eminent personalities from the international architectural, planning, and construction fields. Debates, exhibitions, tours and festivals make them the perfect meeting place for colleagues and friends, and students of architecture are always welcome.

24 congresses have been held since the UIA's creation in Lausanne in 1948. Durban hosted the 2014 congress on the theme 'Other way architecture'. The following congress will take place in Seoul, Korea, in 2017, on the theme 'Soul of the City'.