In this recording, Rex Keating of UNESCO’s Radio Division, reports on the progress of the UNESCO Headquarters building construction. The chief engineer, Marcel Breuer (United States of America), and several internationally renowned architects contributed to the design of the headquarters. Famous artists from six countries, including Pablo Picasso, were commissioned to produce works of art, and member states were asked to contribute ancient artworks and artifacts. Mr. Keating then interviews the Director General of UNESCO, Luther Evans. Their discussion covers topics including UNESCO’s outstanding achievements since the organisation’s establishment ten years prior, the functions of the second building under construction (the “Accordion”) intended for conferences, and the main issues to be addressed at the upcoming general conference held in New Dheli, India, of the same year. The Hotel Majestic in Paris was used as a temporary headquarters until the official UNESCO Headquarters finished construction in 1958.