UIA - XXII General Assembly
Berlin (Germany): 27 - 29 July 2002

The XXII General Assembly of the International Union of Architects took place at the ICC in Berlin (Germany), from July 27 to 29, under the presidency of Vassilis Sgoutas (Greece), assisted by Sara Topelson de Grinberg (Mexico) Immediate Past President, Jean-Claude Riguet (France) Secretary General, Donald J. Hackl (USA) Treasurer, Andreas G. Hempel (Germany) 1st Vice-President, Taoufik El Euch (Tunisia) 2nd Vice-President, Alexandru Beldiman (Romania), Alejandro Sokoloff Moreno (Colombia) / Miguel Pereira (Brazil), and Hisham Albakri (Malaysia), Vice-Presidents, Jai Rattan Bhalla (India), Georgi Stoilov (Bulgaria), Rod Hackney (United Kingdom), and Olufemi Majekodumni (Nigeria) UIA Past Presidents, as well as Nils Carlson (Sweden) former UIA Secretary General, were also in attendance.
Catherine Hayward, Paola Liberato, Patricia Meunier, Eileen Quinn, Christine Savonneau, Francine Troupillon, and Sang Yoon Kang, members of the UIA General Secretariat staff, assisted the delegates throughout the General Assembly.

XXII General Assembly

Berlin (Germany): 27 - 29 July 2002

RESOLUTIONS

Resolution no. 1
The Assembly observed a moment of silence in memory of Pierre Vago, and resolved to express its appreciation to him as one of the founders of the UIA, its Secretary General from 1948 to 1969, and its Honorary President from 1969 to 2002, for his contribution to the Union and to the profession. The Assembly also asked that this appreciation be communicated to the family of Pierre Vago, who passed away early in 2002.

Resolution no. 2
The agenda for the XXII UIA General Assembly was adopted without objection or comment.

Resolution no. 3
The Assembly unanimously ratified the renewal of membership, the admission or readmission of the following 13 Member Sections :
The Association of Architects of Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)
Institute of Architects Bangladesh (Bangladesh)
Colegio de Arquitectos de Bolivia (Bolivia)
The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (Canada)
Colegio de Arquitectos de Chile (Chile)
Colegio Dominicano de Ingenieros, Arquitectos y Agrimensores (Dominican Republic)
Colegio de Arquitectos de Honduras (Honduras)
Union of Architects of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Kazakhstan)
Ordre des Architectes du Mali (Mali)
New Zealand Institute of Architects (New Zealand)
UIA Thai Section, Association of Siamese Architects and Chamber of Thai Architects (Thailand)
Union of Architects of Ukraine (Ukraine)
Uzbek Union of Architects (Uzbekistan)

Resolution no. 4
On behalf of the Assembly, Vassilis Sgoutas thanked the Vice-Presidents of the five Regions : Andreas Hempel, Alexandru Beldiman, Alejandro Sokoloff, Miguel Pereira, Hisham Albakri, and Taoufik El Euch, and all of the 1999-2002 Council Members for the team effort that had made possible all the work accomplished during this triennial period. All the UIA Bureau and Council members were presented with a pin in recognition of their work. This same pin was also presented to Former Presidents Rod Hackney, Olufemi Majekodunmi, Georgi Stoilov, Jai Bhalla, and Jaime Duro, and former Secretary General Nils Carlson, as well as to the staff of the General Secretariat.

Resolution no. 5
Through its applause, the Assembly recognised and thanked the three UIA legal advisors, who give their time and efforts to the UIA on a voluntary basis : Isabelle Moreau from France, Rafael Pellicer from Spain, and Tillman Prinz from Germany.

Resolution no. 6
With two abstentions, the Assembly adopted, in principle, the document UIA and Architectural Education: Reflections and Recommendations, with the understanding that the text will undergo testing and refining throughout the coming triennial period. One of the points to be added to this document concerns educating students to have the technical ability to design for handicapped persons.

Resolution no. 7
With two abstentions, the Assembly adopted the following Preamble to the UIA Accord on Recommended International Standards of Professionalism in Architectural Practice proposed by the Professional Practice Commission :

As professionals, architects have a primary duty of care to the communities they serve. This duty prevails over their personal interest and the interests of their clients.

In a world where trade in professional services is rapidly increasing and architects are regularly serving communities other than their own, the International Union of Architects believes that there is a need for International Standards of Professionalism in Architectural Practice.

Architects who meet the standards defined in this Accord will, by virtue of their education, competence, and ethical behavior, be capable of protecting the best interests of the communities they serve.

The Assembly also took note of the new guidelines added to the Accord and already approved by the Council : the Accord policy on Practice in a Host Nation, and the Accord policy on Intellectual Property and Copyright

Resolution no. 8
The Assembly recognised the work of Jim Scheeler in guiding and encouraging the members of the Professional Practice Commission to accomplish such an important work in such a short time, and in an extremely democratic manner. The Assembly also thanked the American Institute of Architects and the Architectural Society of China for their support for this work, through ensuring the joint secretariat of the Professional Practice Commission.

Resolution no. 9
The Assembly thanked Jean-François Quelderie, through a round of applause, for the work he had accomplished over the 3 mandates he served as Director of the International Competitions Commission.

Resolution no. 10
The Assembly noted the creation of the following agreement, to be signed by the Presidents of UIA and ACE:

ACE-UIA Agreement on European and international architectural competitions
(July 26, 2002)

In 1978 the countries of the European Union adopted, within the framework of Unesco, the revised recommendations concerning international architecture and urban planning competitions, whose application was entrusted to the UIA.

In Europe, practices have evolved over the last twenty years, and Service Directive 92/50/CEE now defines European policy on public markets, guaranteeing the market's openness, equality of access to public commissions, and the transparency of procedures.

Considering these evolutions, the Architects' Council of Europe and the International Union of Architects, in order to promote architectural quality and guarantee the interests of users and architects, have decided to establish a co-operative effort concerning European and international competitions.
The UIA and ACE undertake to put into application the regulations on architecture and urban planning as well as recommendations that respect the following fundamental principles:

• promotion of architectural quality through
• architectural competitions
• transparency of procedures
• independence of the jury
• anonymity.

Specific recommendations will be established for the organisation of competitions and regular meetings between these two organisations will be held, notably on the occasion of UIA Council sessions and ACE general assemblies, in order to harmonise and co-ordinate their policies concerning architecture and urban planning competitions.

Resolution no. 11
The Assembly thanked and congratulated Geraint John and the UIA Work Programme Sports and Leisure for its success in establishing a close co-operation with the International Olympic Committee on questions pertaining to architecture.

Resolution no. 12
Through its applause, the Assembly thanked Michael Peck and the Work Programme Architecture and Children, for the guidelines they produced concerning public education on the built environment.

Resolution no. 13
With one vote against and three abstentions, the Assembly adopted the initial version of the text of the UNESCO-UIA validation system for architectural education document, with the understanding that it would be tested and refined throughout the coming triennium.

Resolution no. 14
The Assembly, through its applause, accepted the following four recommendations made by the General Policy committee :

• That the Assembly accept this report and the record of the work of the general policy committee from 1993 - 2002.
• That Appendix 1 and Appendix 2, which identify members priorities and matters seen as requiring further consideration or action, be kept under review by the Council, committees, and UIA working bodies.
• That the study of 'values' referred to in the concluding section of the report be taken forward by the new Work Programme The Role of the Architect.
• That the work of the General Policy committee be concluded

and expressed to Rod Hackney, Bill Reed, and the other members of the General Policy committee its appreciation for the excellent work that they had done over the last nine years.

Resolution no. 15
The Assembly approved the statements of UIA accounts developed by KPMG/Fiduciaire de France for the years 1999, 2000, and 2001.

Resolution no. 16
With no votes against and 3 abstentions, the proposed 2003-2005 triennial budget was approved by the Assembly.

Resolution no. 17
With three votes against and 14 abstentions, the Assembly adopted the new system of membership fee calculation proposed by the Treasurer and the Finance committee, specifying that its criteria and methodology should be followed, but that a further analysis of the individual numbers used should be carried out, under the responsibility of the Treasurer and the Finance committee, and with the participation of all Member Sections.

Through its applause, the Assembly thanked and congratulated the Treasurer and the Finance committee for the tremendous work they had accomplished in creating this fair restructuring of the fees calculation system, that the UIA had been seeking for a long time, without success.

Resolution no. 18
With no votes against and 1 abstention, the Assembly adopted the triennial programme of activities and the structure for the Work Programmes proposed by the Secretary General. Through its applause, the Assembly thanked and congratulated the Secretary General for his work on behalf of the UIA and its promotion throughout the world.

Resolution no. 19
The Assembly voted unanimously to accept the proposed changes to the UIA Articles and Bylaws. Through its applause, it thanked the Council, and more specifically Peter Hanna and Martin Drahovsky for the long and tortuous task accomplished.

Resolution no. 20
By decision of the Assembly, the composition of the UIA Bureau for the 2002-2005 period is as follows:

President : Jaime Lerner (Brazil)
Immediate Past President: Vassilis Sgoutas (Greece)
Secretary General : Jean-Claude Riguet (France)
Treasurer : Donald J. Hackl (USA)
Vice-Presidents:
Region I : John Wright (United Kingdom)*
Region II : Yuri Gnedovski (Russia)
Region III : José L. Cortes Delgado (Mexico)
Region IV : Louise Cox (Australia)
Region V : Gaétan Siew (Mauritius)

* John Wright resigned from his post as Vice-President of Region I during the Council meeting that followed the Assembly. His replacement will be determined by the UIA Council.

Resolution no. 21
The Assembly selected the city of Turin (Italy) as the host city for the 2008 UIA Congress and General Assembly, in accordance with the proposal presented by the UIA Italian Section.

Resolution no. 22
By decision of the Assembly, the following persons were elected to the UIA Council posts open during these elections. They will serve as Members of the UIA Council for the period 2002-2008.

REGION I
France : Jean-François Quelderie, titular member (Jean-Marie Charpentier, alternate)
REGION II
Greece : Elisabeth Siola, titular member (Nikos Findikakis, alternate)
Slovenia : Tomaz Kancler, titular member (Matjaz Bertoncelj, alternate)
Turkey : Suha Özkan, titular member (Gunhan Danisman, alternate)
REGION III
Brazil : Roberto Simon, titular member (Haroldo Pinheiro Villar de Queiroz, alternate)
Colombia : German Suarez Betancourt, titular member (Alejandro Sokoloff Moreno, alternate)
Costa Rica : José A. Soto Pacheco, titular member (Maria Eugenia Vega, alternate)
REGION IV
Japan : Kazuo Iwamura, titular member (George Kunihiro, alternate)
Republic of Korea : Sun Jung Chough, titular member (Lawrence Kim, alternate)
People's Republic of China : Chunhua Song, titular member (Kai Cui, alternate)
REGION V
Nigeria : Donald Nwandu, titular member (alternate to be nominated)

Resolution no. 23
With three votes against and three abstentions, the following resolution put forward by the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland was adopted by the Assembly (with the addition of a third bullet point proposed by the French Section) :

The Assembly of the International Union of Architects' meeting in Berlin on the 26-29 July 2002 :

• Deplores the proposal by the European Commission to withdraw the Architects' Directive (85/384/EEC) and to subsume some of the provisions of the Architects' Directive into a new General Directive on professional recognition (COM 2002) 119 and
• Calls on the Commission, the Council of Ministers, and the European Parliament to retain the Architects' Directive.
• Strongly requests that the European Union and its member states adopt the teaching and educational standards laid down in the UIA Accord on Recommended International Standards of Professionalism in Architectural Practice.

Resolution no. 24
The Assembly adopted the following resolution proposed by the UIA Nordic Section :

To : The World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg 2002
From : The 22nd General Assembly of the International Union of Architects (UIA) in Berlin 2002.

Good architecture is of vital importance to the quality of life and is, as such, a resource that should be available to all the peoples of the world. At the same time, planning and architecture, as parts of the building sector, have a great impact on the physical environment and on the possibility of fulfilling the world-wide agreed ambition of setting about a sustainable development of our societies. Today, the building industry is responsible for almost 50% of energy consumption and around 40 % of waste production on a world-wide basis, and corresponding, a very major share of greenhouse gas emissions.

The General Assembly of UIA acknowledges that bringing about changes in the practice of the building sector is the responsibility of the sector itself, and thus also of planners and architects. The UIA is working constantly to make architects all over the world accept this responsibility as a basis for their work. However, profound change in a more sustainable and just direction is only possible with political actions and agreements on a global level.

The General Assembly of the UIA therefore urges the countries present at the WSSD in Johannesburg to make the issue of sustainable building and architecture an essential element of the ongoing work of the WSSD. The UIA offers its support and assistance in facilitating this.

Resolution no. 25
With 8 votes against and 12 abstentions, the Assembly adopted the following resolution proposed by the German Member Section :

The XXII General Assembly of the UIA, meeting in Berlin from 26-29 July 2002 :

1. Calls on all governments to intensify their efforts for the reduction of climate-threatening CO2 emissions to implement the goals agreed upon in the Kyoto Protocol.
2. Calls on the President and the Congress of the USA not to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol, but to accept the leading role of the USA in the global efforts to reduce CO2 emissions.

Resolution no. 26
With no votes against and 4 abstentions, the following resolution proposed the UIA Section of Morocco, was adopted by the Assembly.

Considering the serious crisis situations that certain developing countries, especially in Africa, are struggling to overcome, the 22nd UIA General Assembly :

1. Decided to include among its main priorities for action and analysis within its various Work Programmes and Commissions, the question of low-cost HEALTHCARE and HABITAT, and to favour the EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCES among the various southern regions.
2. Recommends to its administrative bodies - Bureau, Council, General Assembly - the active support of the Member Sections in their actions in favour of the most impoverished social classes and for the promotion of architectural quality and identity, and favourable conditions for the practice of architecture.

Resolution no. 27
With 2 votes against and 1 abstention, the Assembly approved the Australian delegation's proposal that the UIA seek to have 2004 declared as the international year of the Built Environment, as an opportunity for architects to lead all the players in the construction and design industry to celebrate the built environment in all the countries of the world.

Resolution no. 28
Through an ardent round of applause, the Assembly expressed its appreciation and its thanks to Vassilis Sgoutas for his years of intense activity in service to the Union.