Competition Background
A Pilot Project of UIA World Congress of Architects the 30th
Beijing will host the 30th UIA World Congress of Architects in 2029. Endorsed by the International Union of Architects (UIA), organized by the Beijing Municipal Commission of Planning and Natural Resources, co-organized by the Beijing Institute of Architects, with the Architectural Society of China as advisory institution.
The site lies approximately 350 metres south of the New Shougang Bridge, within the Yongding River corridor and adjacent to Shougang Park and the Winter Olympic legacy landscape. Participants are asked to design an urban pavilion that serves as both a public resting place and a showcase for the 2029 Congress.
The brief encompasses architecture, interior design, landscape integration, ecological resilience, heritage activation, low-carbon reversible construction, and micro-intervention strategies within the linear waterfront context.
- Heritage ActivationTime-space folding and heritage revitalization
- Waterfront EcologyWaterfront symbiosis and public vitality
- Low-carbon DesignEcological resilience and low-carbon development
- Micro-interventionMicro-intervention and whole-life-cycle design
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