Professional Practice
Call for Participants: UIA World Congress of Architects 2026
Date: 5/6/2025 - 5/23/2025
Type: Call for Papers / Submissions
Location(s): International
Description:
The UIA World Congress of Architects 2026 Barcelona (UIA2026BCN) announces the Call for Participants, an international and open invitation for professionals from around the world to take part in the largest global architecture event. The theme Becoming. Architectures for a planet in transition will shape the Congress programme as a platform to explore innovative perspectives, interdisciplinary approaches and transformative ideas that address contemporary challenges.
Professionals from architecture, landscape architecture, urbanism, design, engineering, research, photography, film and art are invited to participate with projects, essays or multimedia pieces.
The proposals can be submitted in the following categories:
Critical Design – Architectural projects, industrial design, prototypes and explorations in design methodologies.
Critical Essay – Essays, academic papers and research articles.
Critical Image – Photographs, films and multimedia pieces.
Calendar
31 March 2025 – Launch of the Call for Participants
23 May 2025 – Submission deadline
30 September 2025 – Announcement of selected proposals
28 June – 2 July 2026 – UIA World Congress of Architects 2026 Barcelona
For any enquiries, please contact callsfor@uia2026bcn.org