The UIA Congress takes place every three years and brings together thousands of architects and architecture students from countries throughout the world. The Congress centres around a chosen theme which eminent personalities from the international architectural community are invited to develop and the host Member Section is responsible for its preparation. Debates, exhibitions, visits and festivals provide the unique platform for the exchange of cultural contacts between fellow professionals and students.

22 Congresses have taken place since 1948.

XXIV. 2011 / TOKYO
En (circle): An ideal of the built environment - Kaleidoscopic showcase

XXIII. 2008 / TORINO
Transmitting Architecture

XXII. 2005 / ISTANBUL
Grand Bazaar of ArchitectureS

XXI. 2002 / BERLIN
Resource Architecture

XX. 1999 / BEIJING
Architecture in the 21st Century

IXIX. 1996 / BARCELONA
Architecture in Cities

XVIII. 1993 / CHICAGO
Architecture at the Crossroads: Designing for a Sustainable Future

XVII. 1990 / MONTREAL
Cultures and Technologies

XVI. 1987 / BRIGHTON
Housing and Cities: Building Tomorrow's World

XV. 1985 / CAIRO
Future Missions of the Architect

XIV. 1981 / WARSAW
Man - Environment - Architecture

XIII. 1978 / MEXICO CITY
Architecture and National Development

XII. 1975 / MADRID
Creativity; Conception and Technology

XI. 1972 / VARNA
Architecture and Leisure

X. 1969 / BUENOS AIRES
Architecture, a Social Factor; Housing a Social Interest

IX. 1967 / PRAGUE
Architecture and the Human Environment

VIII. 1965 / PARIS
The Training of the Architect

VII. 1963 / HAVANA
Architecture in Developing Countries

VI. 1961 / LONDON
New Techniques and Materials

V. 1958 / MOSCOW
Construction and Reconstruction of Cities

IV. 1955 / THE HAGUE
The Three Aspects of Housing

III. 1953 / LİSBON
The Situation of the Architect

II. 1951 / RABAT
How the Architect Will Face New Tasks

I. 1948 / LAUSANNE
The Architect in the Face of New Tasks