2 April 2020 Good morning. I’d like to begin by thanking Member States for last week’s briefing. It was inspiring to hear from China, Japan, the Republic of Korea and Singapore about their experience and the lessons they have learned. We plan to do another similar briefing in a few weeks’ time, when we will […]
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30 March 2020 — A joint statement Millions of people around the world depend on international trade for their food security and livelihoods. As countries move to enact measures aiming to halt the acceleration of the COVID-19 pandemic, care must be taken to minimise potential impacts on the food supply or unintended consequences on global […]
23 March 2020 — An analysis by China Green Building Council The Assessment Standard for Green Building (ASGB) (GB/T 50378-2019) applies new technologies and new concepts in the development of building technology and takes into account the safety, durability, health, liveability and accessibility for occupants of all ages. As such, the criteria for Green buildings, […]
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03 March 2020 — Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara of Dublin, Ireland, have been selected as the 2020 Pritzker Prize Laureates, announced Tom Pritzker, Chairman of The Hyatt Foundation, which sponsored the award that is known internationally as architecture’s highest honour. “Architecture could be described as one of the most complex and important cultural activities on the planet,” remarked […]
Changing the course of climate action and ambition 10 December 2019 – The high-level Segment of the UN Climate Change Conference COP25 kicked off today, with urgent reminders that the international community is running out of time to effectively tackle the climate crisis and must change course and step up ambition in order to prevent the […]
Singapore-based architecture firm WOHA has been appointed to design the Singapore Pavilion for the 2020 World Expo, held in Dubai. The Singapore Pavilion is led by the Urban Redevelopment Authority, Singapore’s land use planning and conservation agency and produced by Radius Experiential International. Located in the Expo’s Sustainability District, the Pavilion is inspired by its […]
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Gothenburg, Sweden, will be hosting BEYOND 2020, the World Sustainable Built Environment Conference, from 9 – 11 June 2020. The mission of this large event is to engage the global building sector and set up a roadmap of actions as a guide on how to best contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. By the […]
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WorldGBC also announces partnership with RESET on a Plant a Sensor campaign collecting crucial air quality data from across the world The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) is delighted to announce a partnership with the Earth Day Network that will support some of its flagship 50th anniversary campaigns with awareness raising and action, including a […]
The world turns the spotlight on air pollution. PRESS RELEASE – 05 June 2019, Hangzhou, China – Governments, industry, communities and individuals around the world today commemorated World Environment Day, the United Nations’ biggest annual event for positive environmental action, encouraging worldwide awareness and commitment to protect our planet. This year’s celebrations, held under the theme […]
Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg brought her class-boycott campaign to Paris on Friday, hoping to encourage more French students to hit the streets with demands for bold efforts to combat climate change. A crowd of around 1,000 people took part in the protest in central Paris, one of dozens planned in cities across Europe as part of […]
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Arata Isozaki, distinguished Japanese architect, city planner and theorist, has been selected as the 2019 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, an award that is known internationally as architecture’s highest honour. The 2019 Jury Citation states, in part, “Possessing a profound knowledge of architectural history and theory, and embracing the avant-garde, he never merely replicated […]
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30 November 2018 – Kampung Admiralty, designed by WOHA, has won the prestigious World Building of the Year 2018 award at the World Architecture Festival (WAF) in Amsterdam. The substantial mixed-use building is Singapore’s first integrated public development that brings together a mix of public facilities and services under one roof. The one-stop integrated complex maximises land […]
