More than 60 studios from 30 countries will be represented in the first-ever North American architecture biennial, to take place this fall. Bureau Spectacular, Township of Domestic Parts The Chicago Architecture Biennial, to take place October 3 through January 1, today unveiled the programming for its inaugural edition, to be the first of its kind in North America. The survey, themed “The State of the Art of Architecture,” will include both new and commissioned works from 63 participating firms—including Bjarke Ingels Group, Sou Fujimoto, Studio Gang, 2015 Venice Golden Lion winner Mass Studies—from a total of 30 different countries based
Thomas Heatherwick capped his adaptation of a historic paper mill in southern England into a production facility and visitor center for Bombay Sapphire gin with a grandiose gesture.
Rendering of Zaha Hadid's Crest pavilion at the Victoria & Albert Museum. The annual London Design Festival (September 13-21) is an epic platform for designers and manufacturers to showcase their new products at concurrent mini-trade fairs around town. This year’s lineup includes 100% Design, Designjunction, and Decorex International, among many others. Throughout the city, however, there will also be discussions, exhibitions, architectural installations—from a digitally-manufactured house to an enormous new Zaha Hadid sculpture—and many more diversions for the design fan. We’ve rounded up a handful of highlights below. WikiHouse 4.0, September 13–21 Pushing forward into the digital future of
Dancing architectural models channel "West Side Story" as a group of artists pay homage to the architect in an unusual exhibition. Gunpowder-equipped mobiles by artist Cai Guo-Qiang illuminate models of Frank Gehry's work in Solaris Chronicles, an exhibition at the future site of LUMA Arles. In 2018, Frank Gehry’s 180-foot-tall Arts Resource Center, with towering swaths of pixelated-looking steel, is set to open on a 20-acre former train repair site in the South of France. It will be the centerpiece of LUMA Arles, an art and culture campus founded by Swiss collector Maja Hoffmann that is slowly taking shape
Image courtesy Reclaim NYC Appearing at the third iteration of Reclaim NYC, from May 15-20, Space Trash is a room-scale interactive installation by Brooklyn-based design firm The Principals. Using myoelectric sensors, visitors can control the shape of the room by clenching their muscles, turning the space into a bionic architecture. Proceeds from the sale of concrete coaster sets inspired by the installation will support the National MS Society. From May 17-20, the International Contemporary Furniture Fair comes to New York to serve as the stateside launchpad of the design world’s newest developments. For industry diehards, roving the showroom floors of