The World Design Organization (WDO) has announced that the city of Alicante has been shortlisted, together with Tokyo, to hold the 33rd World Design Assembly (WDA) in 2023.
Evaluation of the bids is currently underway with the announcement of the winning host and location set to be made at the conclusion of the next World Design Assembly, scheduled to take place from 23 – 25 February 2022 in Shunde (China). The World Design Assembly has never been held in either Alicante or Tokyo before.