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

As spring sets in with full force, now's the perfect time to look ahead towards the variety of architecture and design-centric events on show.

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

UPCOMING EVENTS

2025 Salone del Mobile | April 8–13, Milan

"The 2025 Salone del Mobile is back as the star of the design calendar: the leading international event for the design industry will be held from 8th to 13th April, at Milan’s Rho Fiera fairgrounds. Set up in 1961, the trade fair boasts a wide range of furnishing products, distinguished by their expressive power and their functional, technological and material innovation, devised to enhance the domestic scene."

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival | April 11–20, Indio, California

"Coachella’s curators scour the globe for artists, architects, and designers to transform the Empire Polo Field. Newly-commissioned, large-scale art installations and returning favorites offer fans art as landmark, public space, and icon—to be viewed from perspectives as diverse and dynamic as Coachella’s lineup of performers."

Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai | April 13 – October 13, Osaka

"In 2025, the world will be a mere five years away from 2030, the year the United Nations has set as the target for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), making it a crucial one for ramping up efforts to achieve these goals. Therefore, Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai will become a key platform for reaching the SDGs by 2030."

Texas Design Week - Houston | April 14–17, Houston

"TXDW is comprised of intriguing design + art talks by designers, architects, artists, product designers, visionaries and entrepreneurs from the areas of design, architecture, art, culinary and fashion. In addition, there will be a full program of book signings, pop-up shops, product launches, salon talks and cocktail events."

Boston Design Week 2025 | April 22 – May 4, Boston

"Boston Design Week seeks to increase public awareness and appreciation of all aspects of design, foster recognition of the vital role design plays in our lives, and bring new audiences to a wide array of design industries and organizations. Our vision is to encourage the public to explore all aspects of design."

The World Around Summit 2025 | April 27, New York City

"Join us in New York for The World Around Summit 2025 on Sunday, April 27, 2025,  showcasing Architecture’s Now, Near, and Next. The daylong program is spotlighting some of the most impactful projects and innovative, actionable ideas from the past year across the fields of architecture, design, and the environment. Culminating the events of Earth Week 2025, the program also includes The World Around Young Climate Prize ceremony, as well as presentations and discussions from the four trailblazing winners."

Society of Architectural Historians 2025 Annual International Conference | April 30 – May 4, Atlanta

"The Society of Architectural Historians invites you to experience Atlanta at its 78th Annual International Conference, April 30–May 4, 2025. Exchange knowledge, share ideas, build relationships, and network with hundreds of architectural and art historians, architects, preservationists, curators, and other professionals from around the world. Learn about new research on the global built environment and experience Atlanta’s architecture firsthand."

ONGOING EVENTS

Hans Hollein: transFORMS | Until June 2, Paris

"The 'Hans Hollein transFORMS' exhibition provides a better understanding of the coherence between the creative and critical approaches of Austrian architect Hans Hollein (1934-2014). It showcases his most iconic pieces which themselves reflect research spanning over half a century."

Christo and Jeanne-Claude Surrounded Islands Documentation Exhibition | Ongoing, Fort Lauderdale

"NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale is thrilled to announce that it is now 'Home to Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s Surrounded Islands.' The museum will premiere its first exhibition of this transformative gift from the Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation in February 2025, which includes over 43 preparatory drawings and collages created by Christo, as well as photographs and photo murals, engineering surveys, environmental studies, permits, correspondence, original components such as sections of the pink fabric, scale models and other archival documents that trace the history of this project."

Pratt Works | Until April 25, Brooklyn

"This exhibition celebrates work across all studio years in the B.Arch and the M.Arch programs. Organized to coincide with the NAAB accreditation visit, the exhibition gives a sweeping view of exemplary work across the programs and provides an exciting view of the dynamic community of these two professional degrees."

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