The 19th Asian Congress of Architects (ACA19) opening ceremony was held at the Nine Trees Future Arts Center in Fengxian District, Shanghai at 1:00 pm on November 1 Beijing time. The keynote speeches followed the opening ceremony.
Themed as “Sharing & Regeneration,” the ACA19 was co-hosted by the Architects Regional Council Asia (ARCASIA), the Architectural Society of China (ASC) and Tongji University, and co-organized by the Architecture Society of Shanghai China (ASSC), School of Architecture and Urban Planning of Tongji University, Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tongji University (Group) Co. Ltd. and Fengxian District People’s Government. Nearly 40,000 people, including speakers, experts, scholars and students within and outside of China attended the congress through a combination of online and offline methods to discuss the challenges and opportunities faced by Asian architecture and cities in the post-pandemic era and explore ways to share and update architectural design concepts among Asian countries and regions.
Written by Wang Yiming, Lu Yeijong, Zhou Minghao
