The 21st International Conference on Architectural Graphic Expression will be held on May 28, 29, and 30, 2026, in Barcelona, a city designated by UNESCO-UIA as the World Capital of Architecture in 2026.
In this exceptional setting, participants are invited to take part in an event aimed at analyzing the CERTAINTIES present in our field of knowledge in order to explore and confront the UNCERTAINTY generated by current and future processes of architectural ideation and representation.
To this end, the conference is structured in five thematic areas to which we call for papers to be submitted.
- … IN TEACHING AND LEARNING
- … WITH INFORMATION AND DATA
- … OF DRAWINGS, GEOMETRIES, AND STROKES
- … FROM THE EXISTING
- … TOWARDS SOCIETY
The conference will be hosted at the Barcelona School of Architecture (ETSAB) and will include lectures, presentations, roundtables, exhibitions, site visits, and workshops relating to our teaching and research disciplines, as well as events connected to other fields of architecture, society, and innovation.
The Department of Architectural Representation (DRA), present at the ETSAB, ETSAV (Vallès School of Architecture), and EPSEB (School of Building of Barcelona) — all part of the UPC — is organizing the EGA26 Conference.
The DRA encourages the community in the field of architectural representation in both national and international schools to participate with their papers and to attend in person in order to establish new connections, strengthen existing ones, share challenges, and enjoy an atmosphere of exchange amongst colleagues.
ETSAB, 2025