国际建筑师协会（International Union of Architects，UIA）第27届世界建筑师大会于2021年7月18-22日在巴西里约热内卢举行，22-30日举行了第28届国际建筑师协会代表大会。通过竞选，清华大学建筑学院院长张利教授当选国际建筑师协会理事（2021-2023年），清华大学建筑设计研究院建筑策划与设计分院院长张维当选国际建筑师协会副理事（2021-2023年）。

国际建筑师协会，简称“国际建协”，联合国教科文组织的A级咨询组织，于1948年6月28日成立于瑞士洛桑，每3年召开一次代表大会选举新的理事会，并在同期举办建筑界最大规模的国际会议“世界建筑师大会”，是全球最具影响力的建筑师学术组织。中国建筑师在中国建筑学会的带领下，在国际建协中长期保有重要的发言权，对促进中国建筑学界与国际建筑学界的交流合作，及增强中国建筑文化的国际影响力，起到了重要的作用。曾在国际建协任理事或副主席的中国建筑师、建筑学者有：南京工学院院长、中国科学院院士杨廷宝1957-1963年任国际建协副主席；中国建筑科学研究院副院长、总工程师何广乾1978-1985年任国际建协理事；清华大学建筑系主任、中国科学院与中国工程院院士、教授吴良镛1985-1991年任国际建协理事、副主席；建设部原副部长、中国科学院与中国工程院院士周干峙1991-1996年任国际建协理事；建设部原副部长、中国建筑学会名誉理事长叶如棠1996-2002年担任国际建协理事；建设部原副部长、中国建筑学会理事长宋春华2002-2008年担任国际建协理事；中国建筑学会秘书长周畅2008-2011年担任国际建协理事；中国建筑学会副理事长、中国工程院院士、清华大学建筑设计研究院院长、原清华大学建筑学院院长庄惟敏2011-2021年担任国际建协理事。

Prof ZHANG Li, Dean of the School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, was elected Region IV Council member of UIA

The 27th World Congress of the International Union of Architects (UIA) was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 18 to 22 July 2021 followed by the 28th General Assembly of UIA from 22 to 30 July 2021. During the General Assembly, in which elections of all the new UIA offices are done, Professor ZHANG Li, Dean of the School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, was elected as council member (2021-2023), and ZHANG Wei, Director of Architectural Planning and Design Branch, Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tsinghua University, was elected as the alternate council member (2021-2023).

The International Union of Architects, a class-A consulting organisation of UNESCO, was established on June 28, 1948 in Lausanne, Switzerland. UIA holds a World Congress of architects and a General Assembly every three years. With foundation laying speeches and council elections, this event is the largest with the most impact in the world of architecture. UIA has been by far the most respected and followed global architecture organisation of our time. Under the leadership of the Architectural Society of China (ASC), Chinese architects have maintained a significant voice in the UIA for a long time, and have played an important role in promoting the exchange and cooperation between Chinese and international architectural circles, and enhancing the international influence of Chinese architectural culture. Chinese architects who have served as the council member or vice president in UIA include:

YANG Tingbao, President of Nanjing Institute of Technology, Academician of Chinese Academy of Science, served as vice president of UIA from 1957 to 1963;

HE Guangqian, Vice president and Chief engineer of China Building Research Institute, served as the council member of UIA from 1978 to 1985;

WU Liangyong, Director, Professor of the Department of Architecture, Tsinghua University, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, served as the vice president and the council member from 1985 to 1991;

ZHOU Ganzhi, former Vice Minister of the Ministry of Construction, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering, served as the council member from 1991 to 1996;

YE Rutang, former Vice Minister of the Ministry of Construction, Honorary President of ASC, served as the council member from 1996 to 2002;

SONG Chunhua, former Vice Minister of the Ministry of Construction, President of ASC, served as the council member from 2002 to 2008;

ZHOU Chang, Secretary General of ASC, served as the council member from 2008 to 2011;

ZHUANG Weimin, Vice President of ASC, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, President of Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tsinghua University, and former Dean of School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, served as the council member from 2011 to 2021.