Contact – Gdeas

The Association is committed to establishing an international non-profit organization that integrates designers, professionals, and artists from various design fields including architecture, urban planning, landscape architecture, geography, ecology, public art, interior design, and lighting design.

It aims to organize and unite designers and artists, gather advanced global concepts, inherit and promote outstanding design philosophies, and continuously enhance the creativity and innovation of designers and artists.

Leveraging the strengths of an non-profit international organization, it contributes to establishing and improving the design discipline system, protecting natural and cultural heritage resources, promoting the improvement of living environments, fostering high-quality urban development, and advancing ecological civilization and sustainable social development.

Slogan：Design changes life

President: Pietro Elisei

Dr. Pietro Elisei is an internationally recognized urban planner and researcher with over 25 years of experience in urban and regional development. He is Managing Director of URBASOFIA, a planning and research company based in Bucharest, and has acted as Lead Expert for URBACTand Expert for Urban Innovative Actions (UIA) of the European Commission. Throughout his career, he has advised cities, regions, and national governments mainly in Europe and internationally, focusing on sustainable urban development, regeneration, mobility, cultural heritage as a driver for sustainable development, and climate resilience.

From 2021 to 2024, Dr. Elisei served as President of ISOCARP – the International Society of City and RegionalPlanners, a well-known international association of urban and regional planners. In this role, he curated and chaired major international congresses, including Doha (2021), Brussels (2022), Toronto (2023), and the 60th World Planning Congress in Siena (2024), and promoted cooperation among planners, architects, engineers, and policymakers worldwide. He currently serves as President of the Global Designers Association (GDA), further consolidating his engagement in fostering global dialogue on design, planning, and sustainability.

Academically, Dr. Elisei holds a PhD in Urban Policies and Local Development Design and collaborates as Senior Researcher and Lecturer at the University of Rome Tor Vergata. He is specialized in policy design and strategic planning and has been Guest Professor and Keynote Speaker at leading universities and international forums, including UN-Habitat, UNECE, the World Urban Forum, and in 2024 as Keynote Speaker at the Annual Congress of the Chinese Society of Urban Planners (UPSC). His work combines scientific expertise with practice-oriented innovation, bridging urban theory and applied projects.

Dr. Elisei has published extensively in journals, books, and international conference proceedings on smart cities, cultural heritage, climate change, and regenerative urbanism. Fluent in Italian, English, German, Romanian, and Spanish, he is widely recognized as a facilitator and mediator of complex urban processes and integrated planning, bringing together institutions, stakeholders, and communities to co-design inclusive, resilient, and livable human settlements.

Branch Office：

Urban Planner Branch
Architect Branch
Landscape Architect Branch
Urban Design Branch
Public Art Branch
Interior Design Branch
Industrial Design Branch
Education,Trainning &Research Branch
Light & Shadow Art Branch
Young Designers Branch
Women Designers Branch
Urban Renewal Committee
Heritage Valorization & Preservation Committee
Rural Revitalization Committee
Livable Community Committee

Global Designers Association

7 Rue Pierre Curie, 95360 Montmagny, Val-d’Oise, France

office@gdeas.org