Organization & Governance
GDA
As a global platform for exchange, collaboration and innovation, GDA is committed to creating better human settlements and advancing a sustainable future.
GDA emphasizes diverse professional expertise, leadership experience and stakeholder inclusiveness to ensure balanced decision-making and organizational resilience.
Organization Chart
Branches & Committees
To advance interdisciplinary cooperation and expertise in specialized fields, GDA has established professional branches. Each branch focuses on core dimensions of design competency and innovation, and promotes the improvement of human settlements and urban sustainable development. Working in synergy, these branches jointly deliver integrated solutions to global sustainability challenges.
Branches
LAB
Landscape Architects Branch
PAB
Public Art Branch
IDSB
Industrial Design Branch
IDB
Interior Design Branch
UB
University Branch
YDB
Young Designers Branch
Committees
HSC
Human Settlements Committee
URC
Urban Regeneration Committee
HUC
Heritage and Urbanism Committee
CRC
Climate Resilience Committee
RRC
Rural Revitalization Committee
LCC
Livable Communities Committee
ERBR
Ecological Restoration & Brownfield Remediation Committee
DDET
Digital Design & Emerging Technologies Committee
LLAC
Lighting and Light Art Committee
GCC
Gardens & Courtyards Committee