2023-07-03 18:18:15
The Unesco and the International Union of Architects announced on Monday the election of Barcelona as world capital of architecture by 2026an initiative that seeks to highlight the role of architecture and urbanism in the culture and identity of cities, as well as their sustainable development.
Barcelona will be the third capital in the world to hold this titlewhich is renewed every three years, after Rio de Janeiro in 2020 and Copenhagen this year.
“Barcelona will continue to build on the achievements of Copenhagen, transmitting how architecture and culture can face current challenges for the global public benefit and future generations,” said the director of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, in a speech at the capital of Denmark on the occasion of the UIA World Congress of Architects.
As the World Capital of Architecture, Barcelona will host a series of events throughout 2026 that will take place in cooperation with the Higher Council of Spanish Architects’ Associations (CSCAE) and the Official Association of Architects of Catalonia (COAC).
The Barcelona City Council will also “facilitate an extensive program of events, exhibitions, activities and companies that clearly demonstrate and highlight the value and importance of the contribution of architecture and urban design to the sustainable development of the city,” Paris-based UNESCO said in a statement.
This will facilitate, according to the United Nations agency for Education, Science and Culture, “public learning opportunities” such as workshops, conferences, festivals and public visits focused on discovering “the unique architectural and urban identity and heritage of the city, as a framework for the coexistence of diverse communities with different needs”.
Barcelona was designated by rEco-commendation of a joint committee of Unesco and the UIA for the World Capital of Architecturechaired by the eminent French architect Dominique Perrault.
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