{"id":30767,"date":"2021-08-03T17:56:29","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T16:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=30767"},"modified":"2021-08-03T18:11:01","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T17:11:01","slug":"copenhagen-named-unesco-world-capital-of-architecture-for-2023-the-city-of-copenhagen-has-been-officially-designated-as-world-capital-of-architecture-for-2023-by-the-director-general-of-unesco-audrey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=30767","title":{"rendered":"Copenhagen named UNESCO World Capital of Architecture for 2023 The city of Copenhagen has been officially designated as World Capital of Architecture for 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30768 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/UNESCO_030821.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" \/>The city of Copenhagen has been officially designated as World Capital of Architecture for 2023 by the Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, on the recommendation of the General Assembly of the International Union of Architects (UIA).<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026 architecture and culture can respond to the challenges of our time\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>UNESCO writes:<\/p>\n<p class=\"xxx\">&#8230;.This decision is in keeping with the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.unesco.org\/news\/unesco-and-uia-launch-world-capitals-architecture-initiative\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">partnership agreement established between UNESCO and the UIA<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in 2018, through which UNESCO designates the host cities of UIA\u2019s World Congress as World Capitals of Architecture. \u201c<i>We are very happy to see the torch of the World Capital of Architecture title pass to Copenhagen from Rio de Janeiro<\/i>,\u201d Audrey Azoulay said. \u201c<i>The inaugural World Capital of Architecture in Rio was a real success, underlining the important role of urban planning<\/i><i>, notably in the pandemic context<\/i>\u201d,\u00a0she noted, adding that \u201c<i>Copenhagen will build upon Rio\u2019s achievements, by continuing to show the way in which architecture and culture can respond to the challenges of our time, especially in the environmental field.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p>UNESCO and the UIA launched the\u00a0<i>World Capital of Architecture<\/i>\u00a0initiative to highlight the key role of architecture, city planning, and culture in shaping urban identity and sustainable urban development.\u00a0Every three years, the city designated as World Capital of Architecture becomes a global forum at the forefront of discussions on contemporary urban planning and architectural issues.<\/p>\n<p>As the World Capital of Architecture for 2023, Copenhagen will host a series of major events and programmes on the theme \u201cSustainable Futures \u2013 Leave No One Behind.\u201d In cooperation with the Danish Association of Architects and various Nordic professional bodies, the municipality will examine how architecture and urban design contribute to meeting the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.<\/p>\n<p>From 18 to 22 July 2021, Rio de Janeiro will host the World Congress of Architects online. Following Copenhagen in 2023, Barcelona and Beijing are the two contenders looking to claim the\u00a0<i>World Capital of Architecture<\/i>\u00a0title in 2026 and host the next World Congress. The official decision will be made later this year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.unesco.org\/news\/copenhagen-named-unesco-uia-world-capital-architecture-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The city of Copenhagen has been officially designated as World Capital of Architecture for 2023 by the Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, on the recommendation of the General Assembly of the International Union of Architects (UIA).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sector-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30767"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30781,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30767\/revisions\/30781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}