INFORMATION SHEEТ. INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF ARCHITECTURE (IAA) NGO IN CONSULTATIVE STATUS WITH ECONONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL of UNITED NATIONS

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INFORMATION SHEEТ INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF ARCHITECTURE (IAA) NGO IN CONSULTATIVE STATUS WITH ECONONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL of UNITED NATIONS The International Academy of Architecture (IAA), NGO in

The list of main objectives of IAA include: - to stimulate the development of architecture, urban planning and architectural theory; - to promote the development of the architectural education; - to

organize international conferences and meetings; - to organize Interarch-Sofia - World Triennial of Architecture; Currently the IAA avails of active members in the following 39 countries: Armenia,

1 INFORMATION SHEEТ INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF ARCHITECTURE (IAA) NGO IN CONSULTATIVE STATUS WITH ECONONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL of UNITED NATIONS The International Academy of Architecture (IAA), NGO in Consultative Status with ECOSOC United Nations, a non-profit, self-financing organization, with its H.Q. in Sofia, Bulgaria, was found on September 21, The list of main objectives of IAA include: - to stimulate the development of architecture, urban planning and architectural theory; - to promote the development of the architectural education; - to organize post-graduated courses, workshops and master classes for young talented architects from all over the world; - to support and proclaim United Nations` programs, declarations and events; - to organize international conferences and meetings; - to organize Interarch-Sofia - World Triennial of Architecture; Currently the IAA avails of active members in the following 39 countries: Armenia, Argentina, Austria, Belarus, Brazil, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Georgia, Germany, Finland, France, Greece, Japan, Jordan, India, Italy, Kazakhstan, Korea, Lithuania, Malta, Mexico, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Uzbekistan. 1

2 The governing bodies of the IAA are the General Assembly and the Academic Council. The Assembly consists of all the Academy's members (68 Academicians and 99 Professors) and is held every three years. They amend and approve the IAA Statute and Regulations, nominate and elect new Academicians, the Academic Council members and its President. The IAA President elects Visiting Professors of IAA. The XI-th IAA Assembly was held at 13 May 2012 in Sofia. The Academic Council and its President administrate the IAA. The members of the Academic Council (IAA Academicians) and its President are elected for a three-year mandate. The Academic Council holds a meeting once a year to coordinate the activities of the IAA and to approve the IAA programs, staff and budget. The Academic Council elects the new IAA professors. The IAA affiliates the following organizations: - The International Forum of Young Architects; - The Research Centre for New Technologies and Ecological Energy - Conscious Architecture ; - The section Architectural Theory, Creativity and Criticism ; - INTERPROJECT, the Academy's Institute of Architectural Design and Research; - INTERACADEMICA - IAA Foundation which supports the IAA activity; Active IAA international branch-centers are functioning in: - Paris- European Academy of Architecture with President Pierre-Andre Dufetel, IAA Academician; - Moscow- with President Yuri Platonov, IAA Academician; - Rotterdam- with President Jan Hoogstad, IAA Academician; - Tokyo- with President Toyo Ito, IAA Academician; - USA- with President Brian Spencer, IAA Academician; - Rome- with President Manfredi Nicoletti, IAA Academician; - Istanbul- with President Ahmet Vefik Alp, IAA Academician; - Zurich- with President Justus Dahinden, IAA Academician; - Shanghai representation of the IAA, represented by arch. Marin Keremidski The main activities of IAA are focused on the coordination and organization of international programs, professional forums and activities such as: - Sustainable Development of Architecture and Urban Planning; - Architectural Theory and its Application; - Architectural Education and Professional Qualification; 2

3 - Social Housing; - Architecture and Ecology; - Support and promotion of United Nations` programs, declarations and activities; - Architecture and children; - Exhibitions; - Interarch-Sofia - World Triennial of Architecture; - Dissemination of professional information The World Triennial of Architecture (INTERARCH- Sofia), the major event of IAA, is permanently held every three years, as well as global and regional seminars, workshops, master classes and symposia, held under the auspices of jointly UNESCO, UIA, UNDTCD, UNCHS, UNEP and other organizations. During its substantial period of active functioning IAA dedicated special efforts to the establishment of an extensive training program, including post-graduate training courses for young talented architects from all over the world, as well as international architectural competitions. The complete list of workshops, conferences, forums, training courses, masterclasses and competitions held since 1987, including joint activities with UNCHS(Habitat) and UNCED, is available at the IAA web site: History brief overview of the constitution of IAA and establishment of working relations and signed agreements with authoritative international organizations, institutions, governmental and non-governmental organizations By a resolution of the United Nations Economic and Social Council of May 11, 1989, the IAA has been granted with Consultative Status. The IAA has also been granted Consultative Status with UNICEF in 1990 and with UNIDO in According to the Memorandum of Understanding between the IAA and UNCHS (Habitat), signed on March 7, 1988 and its Supplement, 1990, 1993, both organizations agreed to collaborate in carrying out research, investigation and information activity in the sphere of urban development, regional planning and synthesis of architecture with other arts; public utilities, engineering and related areas; environmental protection; reducing housing shortage; development of new building materials and the provision of technical assistance. The Memorandum of Understanding between the IAA and UNEP signed on February 5 th, 1990, envisaged collaboration in the area of built environment. It was foresees cooperation in undertaking of Training Courses on Application of Environmental Guidelines 3

4 for Settlement Planning and Management for architects. The pilot course was held in September 1992 with published Proceedings. Agreements of cooperation have been signed with UIA (International Union of Architects as well as with: the IAA and the Pan-American Federation of Associations of Architects (FAPA); the Ibero-American Council of Associations of Architects (CIANA); the Mexican National Academy of Architecture; the Bulgarian Union of Architects; the University of Khartoum, Sudan; Free University Brussels (VUB); the Russian Ministry of Culture; the State Committee for Construction, Goscomarchitecture and the Academy of Fine Arts - Russia; the Nautilus Foundation of USA; International Consortium of "Ecological Reconstruction"; L Ordre des Architectes et ingenieurs de Syria. IAA has been registered in the Central Consultancy Register (ISCR/EL) INTERARCH World Triennial of Architecture (INTERARCH- Sofia) is the core generative concept and event of IAA One of the most significant traditionally established architectural events, opening international architectural forum, inviting practitioners, theoreticians and students from all over the world, profiling a panorama of the tendencies and achievements of the world contemporary architecture, INTERARCH engages its participants in the exchange of ideas with leading masters of the world architecture during its more than 30 years of a history. The 9 th to13 th World Triennials of Architecture Interarch 2000, Interarch 2003, Interearch`2006, Interarch`2009 and Interarch 2012, were acknowledged under auspices of UNESCO, the President of Republic of Bulgaria and the International Union of Architects(UIA). The forthcoming 14 th World Triennial of Architecture is be held in 2015, in Sofia (17-20 May). I-st Interarch 81 June 03-12, 1981 II-nd Interarch 83 June 06-12, 1983 III-rd Interarch 85 June 03-09, 1985 IV-th Interarch 87 September 21-27, 1987 V-th Interarch 89 June 20-26, 1989 VI-th Interarch 91 July 02-06, 1991 VII-th Interarch 94 June 20-25, 1994 VIII-th Interarch 97 June 23-27, 1997 IX-th Interarch 2000 May 22-26, 2000 X-th Interarch 2003 May 18-21, 2003 XI-th Interarch`2006 May 14-17, 2006 XII-th Interarch`2009 May 17-20,

5 XIIIth Interarch`2012 May 13-16, 2012 INTERARCH-Sofia issues since 1981 Exhibitions IAA an unique permanent collection-exhibition "Leading Masters of World Contemporary Architecture", regularly actualized by the Secretariat, comprising colored plates of architectural works of: KURT ACKERMANN, AHMET VEFIK ALP, EMILIO AMBASZ, TADAO ANDO, PAUL ANDREU, RASEM BADRAN, АNREY BOKOV, DOUGLAS J. CARDINAL, ALBERTO CAMPO BAEZA, GUNTER BEHNISCH, HELGE BOFINGER, ORIOL BOHIGAS, GOTTFRIED BOHM, MARIO BOTTA, MARIO BRUNATI, SANTIAGO CALATRAVA, JEAN-MARIE CHARPENTIER, CHARLES CORREA, JUSTUS DAHINDEN, VAKHTANG DAVITAIA, FRANK GEHRY, SARA TOPELSON DE GRINBERG, TEODORO GONZALEZ DE LEON, BALKRISHNA DOSHI, PIERRE-ANDRE DUFETEL, RICHARD ENGLAND, ARTHUR ERICKSON, ADRIEN FAINSILBER, NORMAN FOSTER, MASSIMILIANO FUKSAS, VITTORIO GREGOTTI, NICHOLAS GRIMSHAW, DONALD HACKL, ZAHA HADID, SHIZUO HARADA, ANDREAS GOTTLIEB HEMPEL, HERMAN HERTZBERGER, THOMAS HERZOG, STEVEN HOLL, JAN HOOGSTAD, TOYO ITO, HELMUT JAHN, KIYONORI KIKUTAKE, KARLA KOWALSKI, VLADILEN KRASILNIKOV, ALEXANDER KUDRJAVTZEV, KISHO KUROKAWA, HENNING LARSEN, RICARDO LEGORRETA V., WU LIANGYONG, FUMIHIKO MAKI, IMRE MAKOVECZ, AL MANSFELD, RICHARD MEIER, LEONARD MOSKALEVICH, BENJAMIN MOUTON, HIROSHI NAITO, AGUSTIN HERNANDEZ NAVARRO, ANDREY NEKRASOV, MANFREDI NICOLETTI, JUHANI PALLASMAA, MARIO PAREDES, GUSTAV PEICHL, CESAR PELLI, FABIO PENTEADO, MIGUEL PEREIRA, RENZO PIANO, YURI PLATONOV, BART PRINCE, ANTOINE PREDOCK, KEVIN ROCHE, RICHARD ROGERS, MOSHE SAFDIE, JEAN PIERRE SAINTENOIS, HARRY SEIDLER, GEORGI STOILOV, VALENTIN STOLKO,PAOLO SOLERI, ROGER TAILLIBERT, CLORINDO TESTA, JIM TOROSSIAN, ERIC VAN EGERAAT, PEDRO RAMIREZ VAZQUEZ, JEAN-PAUL VIGUIER, R. RANDALL VOSBECK, RIKEN YAMAMOTO, KENNETH YEANG, ABRAHAM ZABLUDOVSKY, AYMERIC ZUBLENA. Till now the exhibition has entertained visiting presentations in Istanbul, Skopje, Barcelona, Moscow, Sofia, Makhachkala, Astana, etc. IAA avails of an extensive archive (paper and digital version) of recent projects and architectural built works of the majorityof the IAA Academicians and Professors. During INTERARCH-Sofia IAA significant international exhibitions-competitions take place, as follows: architectural projects and built works; students` Diploma works; books and magazines on architecture 5

6 IAA has initiated an International Club of Architects aiming to organize seminars, workshops and conferences for its international members, including the former members of IFYA. IAA President and IAA members are active participants in the UN General Conferences and Forums. IAA supports and actively promotes all UN, UNESCO, UNCHS (Habitat), UNEP and UNIDO programs, declarations and decisions. IAA awards three Honorary Prizes. IAA Annual Prize for best architectural project or built work (realized during the previous year). IAA Annual Prize winners: Santiago Calatrava; Manfredi Nicoletti; Frank O`Gehry; Toyo Ito; 2005-Mario Botta; Jean Nouvel; Teodoro Gonzalez de Leon and Agustin Hernandez Navarro; Rem Koolhaas; Ricardo Legorreta; Daniel Libeskind; Richard England; Richard Meier and Renzo Piano; 2013 Fumihiko Maki. IAA Grand Prix- Crystal Globe (every three years) for a substantial contribution to the development of the world architectural ideas both on theoretical and practical level. IAA Grand Prix- Crystal Globe winners: Pierre Vago; Norman Foster; Kiyonori Kikutake; Oscar Niemayer; Paul Andreu; Douglas Cardinal; Daniel Libeskind. IAA Grand prix for best architectural built works, presented at the INTERARCH exhibition-competition. Only IAA members are eligible for the last two Prizes which could be awarded no more than once to one and the same person. IAA information activity: The IAA distributes information through the IAA publications: IAA magazine World Architecture Masters every WAM presents the architectural achievements of one IAA member; Till now IAA has published WAM dedicated to: Massimiliano Fuksas, Zaha Hadid, Erick van Egeraat, Manfredi Nicoeltti, Norman Foster, Mario Botta, Renzo Piano, Ricardo Legorreta, Toyo Ito, Georgi Stoilov, Paul Andreu, Dominique Perrault, Justus Dahinden, Teodoro Gonzalez de Leon, Yuri Platonov, Tadao Ando, Daniel Libeskind and Ahmet Vefik Alp. WAM magazine contains: Newsinformation about IAA activity and the new remarkable architectural built works around the 6

7 world; Publications of guidelines and results of the international workshops and meetings. The IAA Publishing Centre initiated issuing a series of monographies of IAA Academicians: Norman Foster, Frei Otto, Georgi Stoilov etc. IAA Review (IAA ceased publishing in 2006). IAA Publications: The main IAA theoretical contribution is CHARTER HORIZON SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE FOR A SUSTAINABLE WORLD. It includes three IAA declarations: "Sustainable Architecture for a Sustainable World" /1994/; "Eco-policies-Settlements for Sustainable Development" /1996/ and "Declaration on Education in Architecture"/1997/; IAA has approved "Agenda'21" /2000/; Declaration in connection with the tragedy of 11 September 2001; Declaration Globalization and Identity in Architecture /2003/; Declaration To save the suffering people of Haiti ; Declaration of IAA. Kusadasi (Turkey) Municipality and UNESCO Heritage Center: Against the devastating effect of unplanned large scale rapid urbanization and urban sprawl over the past 40 years in Kusadasi town (2011). Contact Data: 40 Maria Luisa blvd.,1202 Sofia, Bulgaria ph.-fax no. (00359)(0) ; iaarch@yahoo.com; website: 7

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