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 World Architecture Day is celebrated on the first Monday of October. This year  it is celebrated on October 7. In 1946 there was an international conference of architects in London. During the conference   it was decided to found a  new organization, which was called International Union of Architects (UIA). Nowadays International Union of Architects has more than one hundred sections in different countries. More than one million architects are the members of the Union. In 1985 during the conference of International Union of Architects it was decided to celebrate World Architecture Day on the first day of July, then in 1966 in the 20th summit of International Union of Architects held in Barcelona, it was decided to celebrate the day on the first Monday of October.

World Architecture Day already has its customs. On this day various symposiums, conferences are organized, where many architects take part and share their  experience and knowledge, try to solve some problems connected with the construction of buildings and organize discussions. On this day various exhibitions and excursions are organized as well. 

 


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