10 can't-miss architecture & design events to see this June in London, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Detroit, San Diego, Porto, and Barcelona

With summer right around the corner, now's the perfect time to get outside and experience some of the exciting festivals, exhibitions, and conferences in store for the architecture and design community in June.

From the roster of ongoing and future events listed on Bustler, here are a few featured picks worth checking out this month.

UPCOMING EVENTS

London Festival of Architecture 2026 | June 1–30, London

"The London Festival of Architecture (LFA) is a month-long celebration of architecture and city-making, taking place every June across London. Our mission is to act as a vehicle for change by making discussions around architecture more accessible, testing new ideas, and promoting emerging talent, all with the aim of creating a greener, healthier, and more equitable city. For everyone interested in shaping the future of London, the Festival unites industry professionals, students, and Londoners to collaboratively engage with and create positive change in our city’s unique neighbourhoods."

San Francisco Design Week 2026 | June 1–12, San Francisco

"SFDW is an essential week-long city-wide festival that showcases the unique intersection of ideas, design, business & entrepreneurism that makes the Bay Area the birthplace of the future. [...] Through studio tours and events, SFDW celebrates this spirit of newness by providing unique access to exhibitions and conversations with the designers who are shaping the future — from architecture to fashion, product design to digital services, and everything in between."

NeoCon 2026 | June 7–10, Chicago

"NeoCon has served as the world’s leading platform and most important event of the year for the commercial design industry since 1969. A launch pad for innovation — NeoCon offers ideas and introductions that shape the built environment today and into the future. [...] The industry’s major manufacturers as well as the latest emerging companies will showcase thousands of new products and services in categories including Furniture, Fabrics, Flooring, Interior Building Products, Interior Finishes and Technology."

AIA26 Conference on Architecture | June 10–13, San Diego

"AIA26 is a four-day conference that delivers what architects need now: Fresh insights, powerful connections, and real solutions for a changing industry. Join us June 10–13 to understand how our industry is evolving and take home the solutions, networking connections, and inspiration you and your firm need to be successful."

Flyway City: Architecture for a Flourishing Ecosystem and Chicago's Living Habitat | June 11 – January 3 and 15, respectively, Chicago

"Flyway City: Architecture for a Flourishing Ecosystem reveals how people can take action to create healthier urban habitats and save birds from colliding with building glass — a problem that currently kills more than 1 billion birds each year in the United States. Designed and co-curated by Studio Gang, the architecture and urban design practice founded in Chicago and led by world-renowned architect Jeanne Gang, Flyway City features architectural models and mock-ups, original illustrations, photography, building materials and interactive media, along with bird-related artifacts from local Chicago organizations and individuals."

"[Chicago's Living Habitat] is a story of people and nature. Visitors will come to understand that the health of these landscapes is the result of decades of decisions — what has been protected, what has been lost and what is now being restored and created. Today, only a small portion of the region remains protected, placing greater importance on how we invest in and care for the land going forward. Chicago’s Living Habitat is presented by Openlands in partnership with the Chicago Architecture Center and Studio Gang, connecting the design of our cities with the landscapes that make them possible."

The Century of Gehry | June 12 – December 30, Porto

"Frank Gehry (1929–2025) is universally recognized as one of the great masters of contemporary architecture. His ability to transform ordinary circumstances into opportunities for togetherness — where even transitional spaces can be interpreted as a single language of movement and emotion—responds to the spirit of each place and the skyline of each city, while simultaneously bringing about some of the most profound paradigm shifts of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. [...] The Century of Gehry exhibition is organized by the Serralves Foundation and curated by its Director of Architecture, António Choupina, in partnership with Gehry Partners and in collaboration with the Getty."

5th International Placemaking Week | June 24–26, Detroit

"Placemaking Week is a global gathering of placemakers that emphasizes hands-on learning and innovative social events, while leaving behind a public space legacy in host cities. This conference will take place over three days and consists of plenaries, breakout sessions, on-site and off-site workshops, networking receptions, and more. Embracing a wide variety of sectors and disciplines, the event creates a dynamic forum where attendees develop and share concrete strategies to advance placemaking both locally and globally."

UIA World Congress of Architects 2026 Barcelona | June 28 – July 2, Barcelona

"A unique international event that transcends disciplinary and geographical boundaries, the UIA World Congress of Architects 2026 Barcelona brings together renowned architects, researchers, and influential figures from multiple fields to promote the exchange and production of knowledge. Held in different cities every three years since 1948, during post-war reconstruction, the 29th edition will unfold along Barcelona’s seafront. With the theme Becoming. Architectures for a planet in transition, the event focuses on speculative, qualitative inquiries to explore material, political, ecological, and poetic interrelations. The Congress features a diverse array of events, including lectures, workshops, debates, exhibitions, visits and celebrations, all designed to encourage architectural dialogue and the sharing of perspectives."

ONGOING EVENTS

Frank Gehry | Until June 27, Los Angeles

"Gagosian is pleased to announce an exhibition of works by Frank Gehry, the first since his passing in 2025. Opening at the Beverly Hills gallery on May 14, the presentation was realized in collaboration with the artist’s family and designed by the Gehry studio. Among the animal-themed works on display are the life-size sculpture Bear with Us (2014), on loan from the artist’s family; Untitled (Black Crocodile New York) (2023), which was produced in ColorCore Formica and silicone; and Fish on Fire (2023), the last of Gehry’s fish sculptures to be rendered in copper."

Earthen Comforts: Airing Earth | Until October 25, Los Angeles

"Earthen Comforts: Airing Earth is a courtyard installation led by Liz Gálvez (Office e.g.) that stages mass and fiber as shared infrastructures for collective comfort in the Los Angeles summer. Building on the practice’s ongoing investigation into heat resilience and material experimentation by staging thermal infrastructures as architectural and civic propositions, the project adapts passive cooling strategies from desert contexts into the M&A x Craft Contemporary Courtyard."

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