10 must-see architecture and design events to check out this April

With the Spring season well underway, it's a good moment to look ahead at what's in store for the architecture and design community this April.

From the roster of ongoing and upcoming events listed on Bustler, here is our curated selection of recommendations worth checking out.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival | April 12–21, Indio, CA

Pop culture's most anticipated two-weekend spring event doesn't only impress with its star-studded music lineup but also shines a spotlight on the creations of artists, architects, and designers for their memorable large-scale installations. This year's roster includes works by HANNAH, Morag Myerscough, Nebbia, Do LaB, NEWSUBSTANCE, Robert Bose, and Raices Cultura.

Frank Lloyd Wright Garden Symposium: His Southern California Work and Legacy | April 13, Los Angeles

And while you're in SoCal for Coachella, all you Frank Lloyd Wright stans can take a quick trip to LA for a special symposium hosted by the Garden Conservancy to "examine how Frank Lloyd Wright and other early twentieth-century architects responded to the Southern California landscape and climate and how they invite us to think about contemporary issues in gardening."

Salone del Mobile.Milano and Milan Design Week | April 16–21 (and April 15–21, respectively), Milan

The world's furniture design community will convene in Milan again for its premier annual event, the Salone del Mobile, and a host of satellite events happening throughout the city as part of Milan Design Week. 

SAH Annual International Conference | April 17–21, Albuquerque

The Society of Architectural Historians will gather in New Mexico for an "immersive conference experience that includes paper sessions, events at off-site venues, and guided architecture tours in and around the city."

Bio-Spaces: Regenerative, Resilient Futures | April 19 – September 30, London

London's Roca Gallery is set to open a new experiential, multi-sensory exhibition that celebrates a more nature-based approach to design. "Bio-Spaces will plunge the visitor into the world of biophilic design, exploring biodiversity and biomimicry in design, as well as biomorphic design, bio-based materials, and bioregenerative design."

Boston Design Week | April 23 – May 5, Boston

The 11th edition of the annual Boston Design Week festival boasts more than 70 events throughout the city and surrounding areas under the theme 'Designing for the Future / Preserving for the Future.'

ONGOING EVENTS

Transform! Designing the Future of Energy | Until September 1, Weil am Rhein

Germany’s Vitra Design Museum recently opened its latest exhibition, focusing "on the transformation of the energy sector from the perspective of design: from everyday products that use renewable energy to the design of solar houses and wind power stations; from smart mobility systems to futuristic visions of self-sufficient cities."

Aware – Architecture and Senses | Until September 15, Copenhagen

If you're in Denmark this month, stop by the Danish Architecture Center, which just opened the new exhibition Aware to showcase the work of award-winning Copenhagen-based firm 3XN GXN. "Aware encourages you to explore and reflect on your experience of space, delving into the behavioral principles behind architecture and their transformative potential."

Crafting Modernity: Design in Latin America, 1940–1980 | Until September 22, New York

In New York City, meanwhile, MoMA's Department of Architecture and Design recently launched the new show Crafting Modernity, which "retraces the development of modernism in Latin America from the pre-war outset to its critical demise as the movement in the early 1980s."

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