Organisasjonen for Barnas byarkitektur (OBBA)/Organization of Cities Architecture for Children (CAC) is based in Norway. The board consists of Norwegian professional members who belong to different fields within urban development and act as professional volunteers. The organization has also an International Professional Committee IPC who assists the Board as a scientific advising committee and international quality control.
Our major activities are conferences, seminars. These activities focus on strengthening cities’ capacities to create inclusive,engaging, and age-appropriate city architecture that support children's physical, social, and emotional well-being.
Our ultimate goal from arranging these activities and events is to work in partnership with all cities and stakeholders to embed children’s architecture into their professional practices contributing to the creation of new and more inclusive urban realities across Norwegian cities. This, in turn, can serve as a catalyst for new pathways in social development, economic growth, and sustainable urban transformation.n and the energy to tackle new challenges with confidence.
International Collaborations
We have established an international network of organizations working on issues related to children. We believe that meaningful progress requires active and creative collaboration across disciplines and borders, building a strong network that supports our shared goal: improving the lives of children.
This collaboration can take many forms and methods, including joint initiatives, knowledge exchange, and coordinated action. A key focus is how we collectively contribute to realizing the principles of the United Nations conventions on children within our cities and societies.
We encourage organizations worldwide to join this global initiative and become part of a growing movement dedicated to advancing children’s rights and well-being.
National and International Boards
The organizatio has a national and global targets. Each region in Norway will have own board and own activities. Members of the regional boards are joined in a national board. The target of this organization is to be active organization that can achieve its' targets in Norway.
Since the topic of this organization includes all cities in the world we are planning to establish national boards in other countries to deal with own national organiztion, policies, cases and needs.
We will establish an International board who will gather anually to exchange knowledge, experiences, learnings, and develop international activities.
We are actively engaged in a range of research activities, with outcomes published in academic journals, on LinkedIn, and through our website.
We encourage researchers and scholars to contribute to this field by developing rigorous and impactful research that advances knowledge and practice. Children’s needs in architecture and urban development remain significantly underexplored, despite their fundamental importance to the quality and sustainability of our cities.
Expanding research in this area is essential to reposition children at the center of spatial planning and to foster more inclusive, responsive, and livable urban environments.