Monday 21 January 2019

Rio de Janeiro will be World Capital of Architecture for 2020 according to UNESCO

Rio de Janeiro will be World Capital of Architecture for 2020 according to UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has announced that the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro will be the World Capital of Architecture for 2020.

Having defeated Paris and Melbourne, Rio will be the first city to receive the title under a program launched together by UNESCO and the International Union of Architects (UIA) in November last year.

The city will host the World Congress of UIA, in July 2020, an event that occurs every three years.

According to UNESCO, the World Capital of Architecture is intended to become an international forum for debates about pressing global challenges from the perspectives of culture, cultural heritage, urban planning and architecture.

As one of the oldest cities in Brazil, Rio has a mix of modern and colonial architecture, with world-renowned sites  and contemporary constructions like the Museum of Tomorrow.

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