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, educators, 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.
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 a course for the Earth’s future.
International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA)
A truly global federation, IFLA currently represents 77 national associations from Africa, the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. Our mission as landscape architects is to create globally sustainable and balanced living environments for the benefit of humanity worldwide.
IFLA officially represents the world body of landscape architects through its member associations and regions and in both governmental and non-governmental organizations, such as the UN, UNESCO, UIA, etc. IFLA is a not-for-profit, non-political, non-governmental organization.
The mission is to promote the landscape architecture profession within a collaborative partnership of the allied built-environment professions, demanding the highest standards of education, training, research and professional practice, and providing leadership and stewardship in all matters.
The Chamber of Turkish Landscape Architects (CTLA)
The Chamber of Turkish Landscape Architects (CTLA) is a public institution, established on 13/05/1994 with the decision of the 33rd General Assembly of the Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects (UCTEA).
Organizing Landscape Architecture in Turkiye started with the "Landscape Architecture Association," CTLA's predecessor organization, which was first established in Ankara in 1966. Today, CTLA, with its headquarters in Ankara, continues its activities with 6 branches, 15 provinces, and 2 district representatives.
The Chamber of Landscape Architects is the only professional organization that gathers within its organization Landscape Architects who are legally authorized to practice their profession and art within the borders of Turkiye and who are engaged in professional activities.
The IFLA 60th World Congress is organized this year by the Turkish Chamber of Landscape Architects, the official representative of Turkiye in the IFLA European region.
