It is currently a tradition dedicate A world day To honor or simply remember from historical characters and transcendent themes, to activities that seek to improve living conditions in society. Therefore, it is not uncommon for there to also be a day special in which we celebrate the architects And one more to remember the value of the architecture. The funny may be that both are in October.
Coincidence? It seems that no, because in This month of the year The habitat and in general the Cities planning. After all, among all of them converges the mission of improving the way of life of people and the creative spirit of these professionals. Therefore, here we explain the origin of each one and why we say that October is to celebrate these geniuses and their discipline.
Architect Day in Mexico
He Architect's day In Mexico the October 1. This celebration has been held since 2004, when the then President Vicente Fox instituted this date as the National Architect Day. To remember it, a commemorative plaque was placed at the College of Architects of Mexico City. However, worldwide there is another marked date for this: The first Monday of October It is called the World Architect Day. The origin of this celebration comes from 1996, when the Congress of the International Union of Architects (UIA), which was held in Barcelona, chose this day for coinciding with World Habitat Day.
World Architect Day
Internationally, architects are celebrated First Monday of October. Its origin occurred in 1985 by the UIA, also in parallel with the World Habitat Day. Since then he is dedicated to a specific topic every year; For this 2020, it will be «towards a better future.»
According to the president of the UIA, on this date it will be shown how the urban design and architecture They can make communities strong, safe, equitable and affordable; That is, how they can make us have a better urban future.