The World's Biggest And Most Influential Event For Cities. Urban Solutions. Real Impact.
Smart City Expo World Congress (Barcelona, November 3-5) is the world's biggest and most influential event for cities and urban innovation. The event is a premier venue where a diverse community of industry executives, government leaders, researchers, urban pioneers and entrepreneurs gather annually to address complex issues to move cities toward a brighter future. This year's event will welcome over 27,000 professional visitors from more than 130 countries around the globe, 1,190+ exhibitors, 600+ speakers, and representatives from nearly 1,000 cities.
Halperin Park - Southern Gateway Deck Park - Photo Credit: SWA Group
The Dallas Architecture Forum, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing public education about architecture, design, public space and the urban environment, completes its 2025-2026 Panel Discussion Series on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. The Forum is pleased to present the Panel Discussion Halperin Park – Southern Gateway Deck Park. The panel will be held at the Angelika Film Center at Mockingbird Station. This program is FREE to the Public – There is no admission charge. Check-in and pre-Lecture Reception will begin at 6:15 pm in the lobby of the Angelika. The Panel will begin at 7:00 pm.
The Dallas Architecture Forum, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing public education about architecture, design, public space and the urban environment, continues its 2025-2026 Lecture Series with The Rose Family Lecture on Thursday, May 7, 2026. The Forum is pleased to present 2025 AIA Gold Medal winner Deborah Berke, Founding Principal of TenBerke Architects and Dean of the Yale School of Architecture. This lecture will be held at the Angelika Film Center at Mockingbird Station. Forum members may attend for free. Tickets for non-members will be available at the door - $5 for Students (with student ID), $25 General Admission. Check-in and pre-Lecture Reception will begin at 6:15 pm in the lobby of the Angelika.
On 18 September, Aarhus School of Architecture presents the sixth edition of the international architecture festival OPEN, this year under the title Mies Didn't Come Home That Night.
The 20th Anniversary of the Festival des Architectures Vives in Montpellier in 2026 To mark this symbolic anniversary, the FAV is evolving its traditional format and presenting a distinctive edition focused on Transmission. In 2026, the festival will once again take over the courtyards of Montpellier’s private mansions from June 9 to 14. For this occasion, emblematic teams from previous editions are invited to take on a new role: that of mentors. This role represents a symbolic passing of the torch and a gesture of trust toward the new generation, while remaining rooted in a collective approach.
Register for NeoCon 2026, the premier event for designing spaces where we work, live, travel, and heal. Join us June 8-10, with Preview Day June 7 (Noon-4pm), at The Mart in Chicago for the year's biggest design gathering.
Bridging the gap between architecture and landscape, the Villa Medici Festival des Cabanes presents six original architectural creations in the historical gardens, designed by international teams of architects and architecture students, together with a program of summer events.
The Egyptian Graduation Projects Competition 3.0 Ceremony by We Are Desco, proudly sponsored by Aedas, is a prestigious event celebrating the top architectural graduation projects across Egypt.
On May 20, join MAP (Metropolitan Architecture Practice) co-founders Katherine Lambert, AIA, and Christiane Robbins in conversation at Rizzoli Bookstore to mark the release of the firm's new monograph. Created between 2022 and 2024, Architecture x Architecture: A Dialectic captures a pivotal moment when architecture began to grapple with its own synthetic reflection and traces how machine vision and generative AI are shaping multidisciplinary design practice in the 21st century. Edited by Oscar Riera Ojeda (ORO Publishers) with project direction by Christiane Robbins, the volume includes a foreword by Kum-Kum Bhavnani, essays by Bill Seaman, Katherine Lambert, Christiane Robbins, Kyle Steinfeld, and Amanda Wasielewski, and an afterword by Aaron Betsky.
CAMPOSAZ 51:51 | Costruire Centrale - Wooden Self-Build Workshop
CAMPOSAZ 51:51 | Costruire Centrale - Wooden Self-Build Workshop The workshop will take place in Ex Centrale del Latte, Vicenza, Italy From 22-05-2026 to 31-05-2026 Applications must be submitted by midnight on 6 Maggio 2026
The annual celebration of architectural excellence returns once again with the 15th National Architecture Symposium: Echoing Brilliance, organized by the Architecture Network (ARCHINET) as a celebration of its 20 years of legacy and distinction. This convergence of insight, knowledge, and discussions of more than 600 forward-thinkers will be held on May 2, 2026 at the Buenaventura Garcia Paredes O.P. Building in the campus of the University of Santo Tomas, Manila.
Across Europe, craft is expanding beyond the workshop and into public health and community care. Co-hosted by Artex, this year's European Crafts Alliance (ECA) Annual Conference explores the critical intersection of making, social participation, and wellbeing.
London, UK — Galerie de Nuage hosts a cross-disciplinary talk about inclusive urban environments as part of the London Festival of Architecture programme.
RE_SOLUTION_Lord Marvin Rees, Mayor of Bristol, at IE School of Architecture and Design
IE School of Architecture & Design will host, as part of its RE_SOLUTION public series, a lecture by Lord Marvin Rees OBE, Mayor of Bristol from 2016 to 2024, followed by a conversation with Santiago Íñiguez de Onzoño, Executive President of IE University.
A new exhibition marking 150th anniversary of Czech entrepreneur Tomáš Baťa, founder of the global Baťa Shoe Company, explores Baťa's achievements and guiding principles and their realisation in East Tilbury, Essex. It reveals how ideas about work, culture, sport, health and community were embedded in the design of the built environment.
