24th UIA CONGRESS. Tokio, Japón
ANTICIPATING THE 2011 CONGRESS ON YOU TUBE AND TWITTER
The next World Congress of the International Union of Architects will be held in Tokyo, Japan from 25 to 29 September 2011. The UIA General Assembly will take place from 29 September until 1st October 2011.
Design 2050 is the theme of the congress, which is divided into three sub themes: environment, cultural exchanges, and life. The architects of the world are welcome toshare their architectural visions for the second half of the century.
The congress’ site now presents a monthly newsletter as a video on UTube. The first edition introduces the Tokyo International Forum, a flagship building, which will host the Congress. An international competition for the design of the Forum was organised in 1989 with the UIA. Rafael Viñoly won the competition and realised the building, completed in 1996.
Discover UIA 2011 TOKYO
View the newsletter on U Tube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shVI9XlqeFs
Join UIA Tokyo 2011 on Twitter
http://twitter.com/uia2011_tokyo
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VIRTUAL FLIGHT OVER TOKYO
Discover Tokyo’s flagship buildings, its architectural heritage, districts, landscapes, and its sea conquests from Harumi Harbour all the way to Yokohama.
Travel by zeppelin, 600 metres above the city, for a preview of the 2011 UIA congress host city.
See the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rebCpWmj9c8
The up-coming world congress of the International Union of Architects will take place from 25 to 29 September 2011; the UIA General Assembly from 29 September to 1st October 2011.
Design 2050 is the congress theme that will have three sub-themes: environment, cultural exchange, life. Architects world-wide are invited to share their architectural vision for the second half of the century. Call for contribution August 2010.
More about UIA TOKYO 2011
http://www.uia-architectes.org/texte/france/Congres/Tokyo2011/1sommaire.html
Visit Tokyo International Forum. See the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shVI9XlqeFs
Visit Shibuya district. See the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shVI9XlqeFs
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