BARCELONA, Spain, July 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- From June 28 to July 2, the 29th UIA World Congress of Architects was held in Barcelona, Spain. Chief-curated by the Architectural Design & Research Institute of Tsinghua University (THAD), the China Pavilion of the UIA Member Sections Exhibition officially opened on June 29. Themed "A Dynamic View of Contemporary Chinese Architecture (DVCA)," the pavilion was developed over nearly three years under the guidance of an Academic Curatorial Committee comprising 117 academicians, master architects, and renowned designers, presenting an authentic panorama of the coexistence of diverse contemporary Chinese architectures.
Global Dialogue: Guests Delivered Remarks on the Next Stage of Chinese Architecture at the Opening Ceremony UIA President Regina Gonthier hailed the exhibition as "unprecedented in scale and remarkable in quality." Li Cundong, Secretary-General of the Architectural Society of China, noted that the China Pavilion is the first carbon-neutral China Pavilion in the history of the UIA Congress. Xiu Long, President of the Architectural Society of China, announced that Beijing will once again host the Congress in 2029, adding that the presence of nearly 300 Chinese architects reflects the confidence of China's architectural profession. Liu Yulong, Chief Curator of the China Pavilion, Chairman, Chief Architect, and Chief Curator of THAD, introduced that the exhibition is organized around seven key themes: Memory, Nature, Humanity, Craftsmanship, Harmony, Homeland, and Innovation. Academician Cui Kai invited global architects to reunite in Beijing in 2029.
