Architecture Events

Venice Architecture Biennale 2023: the ultimate guide

As the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023 opens, we explore the offerings at the world’s famous celebration of building design

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 21 May 23

V&A's Tropical Modernism: a vivid look at architecture culture in newly independent Ghana

Subtitled ‘Architecture and Power in West Africa’, V&A's 'Tropical Modernism' is a richly historical show at the 2023 Venice Biennale, perfectly aligned with the overarching theme of inclusion and exploration of modernism’s overlooked cultural impact

By Jonathan Bell Published 20 May 23

Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement 2023 awarded to Nigerian artist-designer Demas Nwoko

We caught up with the recipient of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement 2023 at the Biennale Architettura, Nigerian artist-designer Demas Nwoko

By Ellie Stathaki Published 20 May 23

Kunlé Adeyemi’s water cities and visions of future living at Het Nieuwe Instituut

‘Water Cities Rotterdam. By Kunlé Adeyemi’ opens at Het Nieuwe Instituut in The Netherlands, offering visions of future living

By Ellie Stathaki Published 16 May 23

Ultimate Norman Foster: into the mind of the architect at Centre Pompidou

Norman Foster exhibition opens at Centre Pompidou in Paris, celebrating the renowned British architect's ground breaking and extensive body of work, while looking into the future

By Shawn Adams Published 11 May 23

Material Cultures workshops support shift towards sustainable building practices

Material Cultures workshops explore new approaches to promote sustainability in the construction industry

By Ellie Stathaki Published 15 April 23

Uzbekistan Pavilion 2023 to put the country's rich heritage centre stage

We follow the team behind the Uzbekistan Pavilion 2023 as the country prepares for its participation to this year's Venice Architecture Biennale

By Marwa El Mubark Published 12 April 23

Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize 2023 winner is the Anahuacalli Museum

Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize 2023 winner is revealed to be the renovation and expansion of the Anahuacalli Museum in Mexico City by Taller | Mauricio Rocha

By Ellie Stathaki Published 25 March 23

Black Creativity in architecture celebrated in Chicago exhibition

New exhibition in Chicago is centred on honouring Black Creativity in architecture through the ages

By Audrey Henderson Published 22 February 23

Palm Springs Modernism Week 2023: architects reveal desert’s best-kept secrets

As Palm Springs Modernism Week 2023 unfolds, we’ve spoken to architects and designers participating in the festivities to pick their brains about the desert city’s hidden gems

By Ellie Stathaki Published 12 February 23

Architecture Drawing Prize 2022 awarded to rich visualisation that challenges stereotypes

The Architecture Drawing Prize 2022 has been awarded to Samuel Wen and Michael Ren for their hybrid artwork, 'Fitzroy Food Institute'

By Martha Elliott Published 6 February 23

‘Ole Scheeren: Spaces of Life’ celebrates ‘form follows fiction’ in architecture

‘Ole Scheeren: Spaces of Life’, a comprehensive look into the work of the German architect, opens at ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe

By Ellie Stathaki Published 9 December 22

Roll up! It‘s the Faro Modernist Weekend’s inaugural edition

Faro Modernist Weekend, a festival dedicated to mid-century architectural delights in the Portugal’s Algarve, has just launched its first iteration

By Stacy Suaya Last updated 28 November 22

Celebrating supermodels: the oft-unsung heroes of architecture

Piercy & Company’s ‘Supermodels’ exhibition has just launched in London's Kings Cross, celebrating the art of miniature building

By Ellie Stathaki Published 28 November 22

‘Long Life, Low Energy’ at RIBA celebrates sustainable architecture strategies

RIBA’s ‘Long Life, Low Energy’ exhibition opens, highlighting sustainable architecture strategies at their best

By Ellie Stathaki Published 9 November 22

London Festival of Architecture 2017: the top 20 exhibitions and events

this year centred on the theme of ‘memory’. From starchitects to fledgling studios, housing estates to derelict buildings, the festival will take you somewhere in the city you’ve never ventured before. Here, we whittle down the impressive schedule of over 450 events to our pick of the top 20 highlights from across the British capital...

By Harriet Thorpe Last updated 28 October 22

MADE in Berlin

By Sophie Lovell Last updated 28 October 22

Don't Move, Improve! competition announces 2020 winners

The London-wide competition Don't Move, Improve! – which celebrates the humble art of home improvement – has just announced its 2020 winners, with architects Proctor & Shaw scooping the top gong

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 27 October 22

Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC lead major redesign of Olympia London

By Emma O'Kelly Last updated 27 October 22

To market, to market: the Irish Pavilion pitches up in Venice

By Harriet Thorpe Last updated 27 October 22

Haworth Tompkins gives a glass-and-steel update to the brutalist Chichester Festival Theatre

By Ellen Himelfarb Last updated 27 October 22

Last call: make the most of the London Festival of Architecture’s closing events

By Sara Sturges Last updated 27 October 22

V&A pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale to explore the legacy of Robin Hood Gardens

By Harriet Thorpe Last updated 27 October 22

Young architects tasked to rethink Russia’s abandoned industrial sites in Kazan

For the second Russian Architecture Biennale for Young Architects, curator Sergei Tchoban, architect and founder of the Tchoban Foundation in Berlin, looked out into Russia’s post-industrial landscape and challenged Russian architects under 35 to propose some new solutions for a former faucet factory and a grain elevator near Kazan

By Elissaveta Brandon Last updated 27 October 22