Call for Participants: UIA World Congress of Architects 2026 BarcelonaSave this picture!Call for Participants. UIA World Congress of Architects 2026 BarcelonaThe 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. Through this call, UIA2026BCN aims to bring together knowledge across research, practice and education to generate new perspectives and strengthening connections between disciplines.The UIA World Congress of Architects, organised by the International Union of Architects has been held every three years since 1948. This edition, taking place in Barcelona in 2026 is organised by the Higher Council of Spanish Colleges of Architects Guilds (CSCAE), in collaboration with the Architects Association of Catalonia (COAC) and the participation and financing of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda, the Generalitat of Catalonia and the Barcelona City Council. By hosting the Congress, Barcelona also become the World Capital of Architecture 2026.Becoming. Architectures for a planet in transitionBecoming explores spatial practices that foster processes of appropriation and transformation of the inhabited environment both human and nonhuman, individual and collective investigating the potential of time as a design tool. Far from the idea of tabula rasa, it is rooted in a deep awareness of preexisting physical and cultural landscapes.Becoming promotes the transformation of the existing reality, addressing the relationship between the urgency of contemporary challenges and a long-term perspective that unfolds through six lines of research: Becoming More-than-human, Becoming Attuned, Becoming Embodied, Becoming Interdependent, Becoming Hyper-Conscious and Becoming Circular.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.ProcessThe UIA2026BCN Scientific Committee and the Evaluation Committee, will evaluate the proposals from broad and cross-disciplinary perspectives. After an initial pre-selection by subject matter experts, a jury composed of internationally renowned professionals specialised in each category, as well as the Congress curatorial team, will make the final selection.Accepted proposals will be part of the central events of the UIA2026BCN Congress between 28 June and 2 July 2026. The jury will determine the form of participation, which may include individual presentations, debates or other planned formats. Additionally, it will decide whether the selected works will be exhibited physically or digitally at the Congress exhibition and whether they will be published in the official catalogue.CalendarSubmitting to the Call for Participants is completely free of charge. 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 BarcelonaDownload the information related to this competition here.TitleCall for Participants: UIA World Congress of Architects 2026 BarcelonaTypeCall for SubmissionsOrganizersUIA World Congress of Architects 2026 BarcelonaSubmission DeadlineMay 23, 2025 11:30 PMPriceFreeThis call for submissions was submitted by an ArchDaily user. If you'd like to submit a competition, call for submissions or other architectural 'opportunity' please use our "Submit a Call for Submissions" form. The views expressed in announcements submitted by ArchDaily users do not necessarily reflect the views of ArchDaily.Cite: "Call for Participants: UIA World Congress of Architects 2026 Barcelona" 02 Apr 2025. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1028651/call-for-participants-uia-world-congress-of-architects-2026-barcelona&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save!ArchDaily?You've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.Go to my stream