Aims and scope
The aim of the Resilience WG is to enhance architecture’s and Architects’ role in disaster resilience across Europe. It focuses on knowledge sharing among Member Organisations, collecting/sharing best practices, formulating recommendations, and addressing risk assessment, prevention culture, emergency protocols, architects’ training, professional role, and quality reconstruction – drawing from recent disasters to promote safer, more adaptive built environments.
Policy focus in 2026
Respond to ongoing European priorities amid escalating climate, seismic, and conflict-related risks
Active engagement in EU initiatives, such as:
- The Preparedness Union Strategy
- Union Disaster Resilience Goals
- Horizon Europe 2026 calls (e.g., disaster-resilient society topics)
- New European Bauhaus resilience aspects, and Urban resilience forums.
- Intensifying knowledge throughout sharing and dissemination of best practices among Member Organisations,
- encouraging collaborations with other worldwide entities involved in similar issues such as UIA disaster WG and/or AiA).
- Advancing prevention through risk-informed design, training/CPD for architects on resilient practices (e.g., climate-adaptive, seismic, flood-resistant), and integration into urban planning.
Members
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Roberto
RocchiItaly
Chair
