LBA Architecture & Planning - 利寶建築設計有限公司

Yesterday marked the Closing Ceremony of the UIA World Congress of Architects Barcelona, bringing together the UIA Council of the 2023–2026 mandate alongside some of the co-directors of the Working Bodies to close out five extraordinary days in Barcelona. The ceremony featured the presentation of four prestigious UIA Awards, recognizing outstanding contributions to architecture worldwide, before the symbolic handover of the flag to Beijing, host city of UIA World Congress of Architects 2029.

Today, the UIA General Assembly kicks off, running from July 2nd through Sunday, July 5th — continuing the important institutional work of the Union alongside the incredible momentum built throughout the Congress.

LAYERING THE CITY
Barcelona BOOK LAUNCH
(Tomorrow!)

If you are in Barcelona tomorrow, 26th June, prior to the BCN World Congress, do join laCapell Library and me for the launch of LAYERING THE CITY, published by Actar Books, an investigation into Infrastructure and Public Space in Macau, authored by Francesca Carlotta Bruni and Rui Leão, with texts by Nicholas Boyarsky, June Jiang, Jorge Figueira and Ana Vaz Milheiro.

Its happening at DShop at the DHub at 17h. Part of BARCELONA 2026 Capital Mundial de l’Arquitectura( BCN WCA) with a forward by arc Octavio Mestre.

At: Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes, 37, Barcelona

Collaboration: COAC, DHub, Centre Obert d’Arquitectura & BCN2026WCA

CUHK RESEARCH SEMINARS: Image Archives and Building Histories

Recent years have seen a surge of publications and exhibitions rethinking Hong Kong’s postwar architecture. Moving beyond approaches that treat buildings as isolated objects, these projects link as-built work with unbuilt proposals and other documentary materials, opening multiple readings and new perspectives on the city’s architectural and urban past.

This seminar brings together four architectural scholars to discuss new practices in curation, documentation and publication, and to consider how critical engagement with the archive can reshape public understanding and scholarly discourse on modern architecture in Hong Kong and beyond.

Infrastructural Urbanism: Agendas for an Opportunistic Planning

Location: THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG

Date: 26-Feb-2026 (Thursday - 1:30PM)

Dr. Rui Leão’s lecture examines how infrastructure and public space can be reimagined as catalysts for adaptive urban growth. Drawing from Layering the City, he highlights opportunistic planning strategies that embrace un‑purposed spaces, intertwining public and private realms. His approach positions designers as agents of innovation, fostering resilient, inclusive, and context‑sensitive urbanism in dense environments.