After Barcelona, Berlin, Beijing and Istanbul, the worldwide community of architects is set to meet in Turin, Italy, between 29 June and 03 July 2008, on occasion of the 23rd International Union of Architects World Congress.

For the first time since 1948 an Italian city is to host this important international event, choosing as its overall theme Transmitting Architecture: architecture which communicates and is communicated, in all manners and in all locations, involving every aspect of a profession which deals, on a daily basis, with the quality of life, the landscape and the environment.

Transmitting Architecture; communicating in order to increase the knowledge of, awareness of and demand for high quality architecture amongst a wide an audience as possible, which in turn will be encouraged to participate in an active and dynamic manner.

Transmitting Architecture: Culture, Democracy, Hope
Culture
It is the nature of Architecture to transmit history and culture.

It is the ethical responsibility of architecture and architects to conserve and valorize architectural and landscape heritage.

Defending an heritage is also transmitting to people, above all to the new generations.

Democracy
Architecture often bears and architect’s signature yet is always the result of a process of “several hands”, a compromise.

The concept of urban democracy lies in this: in the modes, the bahaviors, strategies and politics that enable this compromise to be the best one possible and to sui the need even of the less heeded categories.

Hope
There is a need to transmit the values of environmental protection that architecture possesses when it builds good projects.

We want to transmit to future generation a world still habitable, possibly even fitter for habitation: ideating and creating eco-compatible designs is a specific responsibility of architects all over the world.

Calender
Inauguration Ceremony
29 June 2008

Congress
30th June 2008 / Past - Culture
The culture of architecture, talent, history, heritage, education

01 July 2008 / Present - Democracy
Urban democracy, participation, mediation, decision

02 July 2008 / Future - Hope
Sustainability and environment protection  

Closing Ceremony
03 July 2008