Bustler's Most Popular Architecture Events of 2019

2019 offered more events for the architecture and design community than ever: biennials, exhibitions, conferences, festivals — the Bustler Events section kept you posted on curated calendar highlights.

From the hundreds of entries that went up on Bustler this past year, we have compiled the top 10 most visited event posts. Two of them are still ongoing, so if you hurry, you can still catch them in Chicago and New York.

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1. Balkrishna Doshi: Architecture for the People

Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, Germany
March 29th – September 8th, 2019

"With the exhibition »Balkrishna Doshi: Architecture for the People«, the Vitra Design Museum presents the first international retrospective about the 2018 Pritzker Prize laureate Balkrishna Doshi (born 1927, Pune, India) outside of Asia." — more

Related:

• Vitra Design Museum to present the first international retrospective of Pritzker Prize-winning architect Balkrishna Doshi
• Balkrishna Doshi named 2018 Pritzker Prize recipient

2. Archtober 2019

New York, NY
October 1st – 31st, 2019

"Archtober is New York City’s Architecture and Design Month, the eighth annual month-long festival of architecture activities, programs and exhibitions taking place during the month of October. Archtober presents special tours, lectures, programs and exhibitions that focus on the importance of architecture and design in everyday life." — more

Related:

• Happy Archtober 2019! Our Must-Do Picks for Week 1, October 1–8
• Our Must-Do Picks for Archtober 2019, Week 2 (Oct. 9–16)
• Our Must-Do Picks for Archtober 2019, Week 3 (Oct. 17–24)
• Our Must-Do Picks for Archtober 2019, Weeks 4 & 5ish (Oct. 25–31)

3. Young Architects Program 2019: Hórama Rama by Pedro & Juana

MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY
June 28th – September 2nd, 2019

"Hórama Rama by Pedro & Juana (Ana Paula Ruiz Galindo & Mecky Reuss) has been named the winner of The Museum of Modern Art and MoMA PS1’s 20th annual Young Architects Program. Opening in June 2019, this year’s architectural installation is an immersive junglescape set within a large-scale cyclorama that sits atop MoMA PS1’s courtyard walls."  — more

Related: Pedro & Juana's immersive "Hórama Rama" urban jungle wins MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program 2019

4. World Architecture Festival 2019

Amsterdam, The Netherlands
December 4th – 6th, 2019

"Now in its 12th year, the World Architecture Festival 2019 will take place on the 4-6 December at the RAI Amsterdam. [...] Alongside the awards programme sit keynotes and seminars across two stages, architecture city tours, an exhibition of high-end manufacturers, fringe events, parties and more. Under one roof, over three days WAF provides a global stage of extraordinary architecture."  — more

Related:

• The 2019 World Building of the Year is LocHal, a stunning adaptive-reuse public library project in Tilburg, NL
• World Architecture Festival 2019: Day One winners revealed
• World Architecture Festival 2019: Day Two winners announced

5. David Adjaye: Making Memory

Design Museum, London, UK
February 2nd – August 4th, 2019

"Celebrated architect Sir David Adjaye OBE examines the idea of the monument and presents his thinking on how architecture and form are used as storytelling devices in David Adjaye: Making Memory. The exhibition features seven projects including the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C, the new National Cathedral of Ghana in Accra and the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in London."  —more

Related: David Adjaye examines the contemporary monument in upcoming “Making Memory” exhibition at Design Museum London

6. Housing LA/SF Building Matters Symposium: Mayne, Denari, Eizenberg, Baker, Fougeron, Saitowitz

Emerson College, Los Angeles, CA
March 16th, 2019

"A Reception, Symposium, and Moderated Panel Discussion with Anne Fougeron, David Baker, Julie Eizenberg, Neil Denari, Stanley Saitowitz, and Thom Mayne: Housing L.A./SF: Building Matters Symposium. Moderated by Frances Anderton, Rafi Segal, and Stephen Phillips."  — more

7. Nature—Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, NY & Cube design museum, NL
May 10th, 2019 – January 20th, 2020

"With projects ranging from experimental prototypes to consumer products, immersive installations, and architectural constructions, Nature—Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial, co-organized with Cube design museum, presents the work of sixty-two international design teams. Collaborations involve scientists, engineers, advocates for social and environmental justice, artists, and philosophers. They are engaging with nature in innovative and ground-breaking ways, driven by a profound awareness of climate change and ecological crises as much as advances in science and technology."  — more

Related: Cooper Hewitt's 2019 Design Triennial will focus on design's ability to cope with climate change

8. Chicago Architecture Biennial

Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
September 19th, 2019 – January 5th, 2020

"The Chicago Architecture Biennial is North America's largest international survey of contemporary architecture, providing a platform for groundbreaking architectural projects that demonstrate how creativity and innovation can radically transform our lived experience.  The 2019 Biennial, …and other such stories, will be led by Yesomi Umolu as Artistic Director in collaboration with curator and educator Sepake Angiama and architect and urbanist Paulo Tavares."  — more

Related: 2019 Chicago Architecture Biennial exhibition contributors announced

9. The Bauhaus and Harvard

Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA
February 8th – July 28th, 2019

"The Bauhaus and Harvard — mounted in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Bauhaus in Weimar, Germany — presents nearly 200 works by 74 artists, drawn almost entirely from the Busch-Reisinger Museum’s extensive Bauhaus collection."  — more

10. Bauhaus Beginnings

Getty Center, Los Angeles, CA
June 11th – October 13th, 2019

"Marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Bauhaus school, the Getty Research Institute exhibition “Bauhaus Beginnings,” opening June 11, considers the school’s early dedication to spiritual expression and its development of a curriculum based on the elements deemed fundamental to all forms of artistic practice."  — more

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