The 60th World Congress of the International Federation of Landscape Architecture (IFLA), hosted by the UCTEA Chamber of Turkish Landscape Architects, will be held in Istanbul between 4-6 September 2024 with the theme "Code Red for Earth".
The IFLA World Congress is the most important annual event for the Landscape Architecture profession and the IFLA community. The World Congress offers professional development and networking opportunities for practitioners, entrepreneurs, faculty, researchers, students, journalists, as well as anyone interested in the impact of landscape architecture on our society, economy, and culture. It is also an international event where challenges in education as well as current trends and issues in professional practice are discussed and answers to all problems are sought.
‘CODE RED’ FOR EARTH
Earth is experiencing an unprecedented rate of change. We are all living with ‘Code Red’. The scaleless and boundless nature of environmental crises creates an irreversible degradation in terrestrial, atmospheric, and aquatic environments that harm all living and their habitats. A considerable amount of the world’s population is affected daily by climate change and severe disasters, facing livelihood destruction, land-use change, habitat encroachment, extinction of species, and wildlife crime posing a significant threat to the future of the Earth and all living.
Herein, the 2024 IFLA 60th World Congress calls for humankind to take urgent action to prevent the worst impacts of environmental crises. Acknowledging human responsibility, the congress invites policymakers, professionals, scientists, and individuals on stage to establish discourse and course for the Earth’s future.
Addressing landscape architecture as a professional and academic practice that is deeply and firmly rooted in built environments’ relationship to nature, we intend to foreground the mediatory/mediating and catalytic role of Landscape Architecture and invite our esteemed scholars, researchers, educators, and practitioners to join this pivotal world conference.
The three-day congress intends to discuss anthropogenic impacts on the Earth system and establish scenarios by forming an action-oriented interaction ground rather than only (re)pointing out the problems.
Congress Details:
Student Charrette 2024 / 1-3 September – İstanbul, Türkiye
IFLA ExCo 2024 / 1 September – İstanbul, Türkiye
IFLA World Council 2024 / 2-3 September – İstanbul, Türkiye
IFLA World Congress 2024 / 4-6 September – İstanbul, Türkiye
Important Dates:
Call for Abstract: 17 November 2023
Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 January 2024 23.59 hours (GMT)
Abstract Acceptance Notification: 1 April 2024
Main Program Launching: 26 April 2024
Early Registration Deadline: 15 June 2024
Registration Deadline: 15 August 2024
For detailed information about the call, sub-themes, and guidelines, you can visit the congress website: www.ifla2024.com