UNESCO and UIA launch the “World Capitals of Architecture” Initiative

UNESCO and the International Union of Architects (UIA) are launching an initiative to associate UNESCO with the designation of the host cities of the UIA World Congress as World Capitals of Architecture. UNESCO’s Assistant Director-General for Culture, Ernesto Ottone R., and UIA President Thomas Vonier signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Paris on 23 November 2018 to strengthen cooperation between the two organizations, which dates back to 1956. UNESCO and the UIA have been at the forefront of the challenges of our time: mass urbanization, climate change and the need…

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