Ten architecture and design events this November and December from Dezeen Events Guide

Design Shanghai, Design Miami and Dubai Design Week are among the architecture and design events listed in Dezeen Events Guide taking place this winter, alongside a host of virtual programmes including an Archigram symposium and the Dezeen Awards ceremonies.

Other events taking place in November and December include an Enzo Mari exhibition in Milan curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist, the Quito Pan-American Architecture Biennial in Ecuador, Barcelona Design Week and Contemporary Istanbul.

Above: the iconic illustration of the coronavirus virion is one of the designs on show at the Beazley Designs of the Year exhibition. Top: Walking illustration by Drawing Architecture Studio for the M+ museum's Archigram Cities symposium

Beazley Designs of the Year exhibition
21 October 2020 to 28 March 2021

The nominees for the 2020 Designs of the Year awards are currently on show at the London Design Museum until March of next year, allowing visitors to reflect on the state of the world in the months leading up to the coronavirus pandemic.

Exhibits are arranged in chronological order, starting with Jack and Huei's proposal for naming Bleached Coral as colour of the year at the start of 2019 and leading all the way up until January of this year, when the CDC released its 3D rendering of the novel coronavirus.

About Time: Fashion and Duration exhibition
29 October 2020 to 7 February 2021

In celebration of the 150th anniversary of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, the annual exhibition put on by its Costume Institute is this year sharing a retrospective of seminal fashion pieces from 1870 until the present day.

The show, which is usually launched with the Met Gala in May, highlights the cyclical nature of fashion by mixing up styles from throughout the decades in two clock-like gallery spaces created by set designer Es Devlin.

M+ Matters: Archigram Cities Online Symposium
4 to 21 November

In a virtual event organised by Hong Kong's M+ museum, scholars and architects will come together to reconsider the work of British architecture collective Archigram and its enduring influence on modern architectural discourse.

Over a series of three Zoom presentations, speakers will include architects Liam Young and Mark Wigley as well as Atelier Bow-Wow's Tsukamoto Yoshiharu.

Dubai Design Week
9 to 14 November

Dubai is one of the few design weeks to take place not just virtually by also in real life this year, spanning more than 200 events across the second week of November focused on how we can reimagine the way we live in light of the pandemic.

This includes the Global Grad Show, exhibiting projects by students from around the world, and the trade fair Downtown Design alongside the city's inaugural d3 Architecture Festival.

Dezeen Awards ceremonies
23 to 25 November

The winners of this year's Dezeen Awards will be announced via a three hour-long livestreams, hosted by Saatchi Gallery's poet in residence LionHeart.

Set on three consecutive days, each ceremony will be dedicated to a different category from architecture to interiors and design, with their respective key judges Norman Foster, Michelle Ogundehin and Paola Antonelli each sharing an address reflecting on this year's entries.

Combo chair by Frank Chou, one of the designers exhibiting at Design Shanghai

Design Shanghai
26 to 29 November

Postponed from its original date in March, China's preeminent design fair Design Shanghai will now take place at the end of November, highlighting local designers and brands alongside exhibitors from 30 other countries.

The highly-anticipated Norwegian Presence showcase, which is normally exhibited at Salone del Mobile, will be presented as part of the Chinese trade fair instead, alongside a speaker programme featuring Ini Archibong, Ross Lovegrove and Hong Kong designer André Fu.

Design Miami
28 November to 6 December

For its 16th edition, the Design Miami fair will supplement its regular programme with a new curated exhibition series called Podium, in which pieces of collectable design and craft will be not just on display but also for sale.

In the wake of a tumultuous year in US history and the divisive 2020 election, the showcase will highlight pieces that question what it means to be American, from a 19th-century Navajo tribe textile to ceramics by Puerto Rican "ghetto potter" Roberto Lugo.

World Architecture Festival
30 November to 4 December

The WAF is going virtual this year, with a series of talks, panel discussions and special prize ceremonies being live-streamed for free.

Speakers including UNStudio's Ben Van Berkel, Archigram founder Peter Cook and Jeanne Gang of Chicago firm Studio Gang will discuss everything from recent technical innovations to the ever-present topic of how we can learn to live with pandemics.

Contemporary Istanbul
16 to 20 December

Turkey's leading contemporary art fair will this year offer both virtual and physical events, including its recurring Plugin exhibition, which this year is focusing on human-machine communication and artificial intelligence.

The event's online version will act as a platform for visitors to interact with the fair in real-time, during its actual opening hours.

National Gallery of Victoria Triennial
19 December 2020 to 18 April 2021

The second triennial from Melbourne's NGV will showcase projects from around the globe that blur the line between art, design, architecture, science and technology.

More than 80 artists and designers will take part in this year's edition, including up-and-coming talent alongside stalwarts such as Kengo Kuma, Faye Toogood, Jeff Koons and Patricia Urquiola.

Patricia Urquiola presents an installation titled Recycled Woollen Island at NGV Triennial 2020

About Dezeen Events Guide

Dezeen Events Guide is our guide to the best architecture and design events taking place across the world each year.

The guide is updated weekly and includes virtual events, conferences, trade fairs, major exhibitions and design weeks, as well as up-to-date information about what events have been cancelled or postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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Hula 46 bar stool by Benjamin Hubert for Andreu World

Dezeen Showroom: British industrial designer Benjamin Hubert has designed the aluminium Hula 46 bar stool, which comes in 10 colours, for Andreu World.

Hula 46 comes in white, black, rust red, terracotta, dark grey, sand, basalt, blue, green and camel colours.

Above: Hula 46 comes in 10 colours. Top image: There is also a version with a backrest

Designed by Hubert for manufacturer Andreu World, it is has a frame composed of a round base and circular footrest made from injected aluminium.

The leg extends around the bottom of the seat, which is upholstered in fabric that is coloured to match the aluminium.

Upholstery is chosen to match the hues of the aluminium

"This stool is as functional as it is unique, it captures the eyes and defines the spaces where it is integrated," said manufacturer Andreu World.

The height of the Hula 46 stool is adjustable so it can suit a variety of uses – from dining tables and benches to work desks. There is also a version of the stool with a backrest for added comfort.

Product: Hula 46
Designer: Benjamin Hubert
Brand: Andreu World
Contact: c.salavert@andreuworld.com

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Gold inflatable house for Mars designed by Hugh Broughton Architects and Pearce+

Hugh Broughton Architects and Pearce+ are creating Martian House, an inflatable building in Bristol, England, that will explore what an extraterrestrial house for life on Mars could look like.

The house,  a collaboration with local artists as part of the ongoing art project Building a Martian House, is set over two levels, with the lower level designed to be built below the ground of the red planet.

The upper level will be made from a gold inflatable formwork, which is being developed by specialists Inflate.

Top and above: the Martian House will go on display in Bristol

On Mars it would be filled with regolith – Martian soil and rock – to reduce "cosmic and galactic radiation" although the team will have to settle for more terrestrial materials in Bristol.

"Inflate are still developing the designs, but it will likely be a ripstop nylon fabric with a gold coating externally," architects Hugh Broughton and Owen Pearce told Dezeen.

"The gold is important for dissipating heat into the thinner atmosphere on Mars. For future use on Mars, a new polymer might need to be developed that is light enough to be transported to the red planet."

"The regolith within is set using biological solidification – the regolith becomes bonded using microbes and forms essentially Martian concrete. The inflatable formwork remains as a seal and final surface."

One of the house's two levels will be below ground

Although it will be displayed above ground, Martian House's lower level will be designed to be fully buried to maximise protection, and would likely be made of reused rocket components.

"On Mars, it would occupy one of the maze of lava tubes which run beneath the Martian surface," the architects explained.

"The life support systems would be reused from spacecraft manufactured on Earth to ensure quality control."

Inside, the architects envisioned the house would feature a hydroponic living room filled with decorative plants that could feed into a circular wastewater system that is currently being developed with Hydrock.

Artists Ella Good and Nicki Kent conceived of the project

Hugo Broughton Architects is used to creating designs for challenging environments, as it has previously worked on projects including a research station in Antarctica, and both it and Pearce+ have experience of designing for space.

"Whether working on these extraterrestrial projects or in the polar regions, there are are many similarities in approach," said the designers.

"We need to make ergonomic space in the least volume possible; minimise the impact on the environment through the application of technology to reduce waste, energy consumption and water demand; protect the crew from the hostile external environment, whether that's wind-driven ice or solar radiation, and consider the well-being of the crew, isolated from home for many months, even years, at a time," they added.

Martian House, which will be installed in Bristol for five months in 2022, was conceived by local artists Ella Good and Nicki Kent.

They have brought together experts, including scientists and engineers, as well as the general public to create new visions for life on Earth and on Mars.

IKEA also looked at living conditions on Mars when it redesigned the living pod on the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah, US, while BIG is working with NASA to develop 3D-printed buildings for the moon.

Martian House will be on show outside the M Shed museum in Bristol from April 2022 to August 2022. See Dezeen Events Guide for an up-to-date list of architecture and design events taking place around the world.

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Project credits:

Architects: Hugh Broughton Architects and Pearce+
Artists: Ella Good and Nicki Kent
Science advisors: Dr Lucy Berthoud, Dr Robert Myhill, Professor James Norman, University of Bristol
Museum partner: M Shed
Structural engineer: Buro Happold
M&E engineer: Hydrock
Quantity surveyor: MDA Consulting
Inflatable specialists: Inflate and Airclad
Visualisations: Hugh Broughton Architects and Pearce+
Funding: The Edward Marshall Trust

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Concrete colonnade links educational facilities at Boys and Girls Club in Mexico

A sweeping colonnade and stepped plazas animate the concrete Boys and Girls Club that Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónica has built for children living in south-central Mexico.

The 3,400-square-metre complex is an after-school club for young people between the ages of six and 18 years who are living in unsafe or low-income neighbourhoods in Tecámac and Ecatepec.

It comprises three buildings that host a mix of recreational and educational facilities, linked by a corridor of 24 arches that Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónica (CCA) said is modelled on human vertebrae.

A colonnade is the centrepiece of the Boys and Girls Club in Mexico

"This is a space that provides extracurricular educational, artistic, and recreational activities that promote positive values and community integration," the studio explained.

"The three buildings are linked by a long corridor that represents the idea of education as the backbone of the development of society – its 24 arches represent each of the human vertebrae."

The campus is made from concrete donated to the scheme

CCA's Boys and Girls Club was completed in 2019 and is one of 10 similar campuses in Mexico that are initiated by the Boys & Girls Club of America.

The organisation exists to provide children and young people living in poor or unsafe areas with healthy and safe spaces to play, create and learn before and after school.

"CCA was commissioned by the Boys and Girls Club to build the tenth campus in Mexico, the largest to date, striking a careful balance by designing a building that communicated the association's values with a playful and attractive architecture," the studio told Dezeen.

There are a total of 24 arches in the corridor

The campus' design evolved from a manual by the Boys & Girls Club of America, which outlines the minimum spaces required to host the organisation's educational programmes.

CCA then adapted this into a group of buildings that could be built from concrete, as the material had been donated by a benefactor of the organisation specifically for the scheme.

The corridor links the buildings with outdoor play areas

The studio's design comprises an educational building, a two-storey arts centre, and sports hall, all linked by the arched colonnade.

Its sports hall is the most notable building on the campus, capped by a distinctive saw-tooth roof allows daylight down into a large, adaptable hall inside.

One of the stepped areas incorporates a zigzagging ramp

The campus' classrooms are contained in the single-storey educational building, alongside computers areas, a kitchen and a library.

These rooms are ventilated and lit by a courtyard at the centre of the building, which CCA designed to negate the need for windows – making the classrooms private and distraction-free.

The educational building has an internal courtyard

The final building on the Boys and Girls Club campus is the two-story arts centre, which contains space for exhibitions, an auditorium, a dance studio and a dojo.

Here, there is also a room exclusively for teenagers to relax and attend educational workshops and training sessions tailored to their age group.

A sports hall is topped by a saw-tooth roof

Wrapping around the Boys and Girls Club are several outdoor plazas, as well as basketball courts, soccer pitches, and gardens.

The plazas offer meeting spaces for visitors and have also been sculpted to the topography to ensure circulation between the buildings is efficient – with one incorporating a zigzagging ramp.

"It was meant to be a meeting point, a space created to generate encounters between individuals, enable them to interact openly and freely in a way that continually enriches their own experiences and enhances that of others," explained the studio.

The sports hall is used for a mix of physical activities

CCA an architecture studio based in Mexico City that was founded by Bernardo Quinzaños and Ignacio Urquiza in 2008.

Other projects by the studio include a house in Hidalgo with concrete walls, planted patios and pools, alongside a business school on a lush site near Aguascalientes.

Photography is by Onnis Luque, Arturo Arrieta and Jaime Navarro.

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Project credits:

Architect: Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónica (CCA)
Design team: Mauricio Garcia-Noriega, Tania Coronado, Ana Laura Ochoa, Sebastian Gnaedig
Client: Boys and Girls Club
Constructor: Grupo PC - CARSO
Other specialists: DECSA, BVG

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Wohnregal is a prefabricated concrete live-work apartment block in Berlin

Architecture studio FAR has built a six-storey housing block in Berlin from precast concrete slabs.

Named Wohnregal, the warehouse-style block was constructed form prefabricated concrete elements, with pillars and beams that support slabs to create the potential for wide-open rooms.

Sliding glass doors cover two facades

The individual stories have no structural walls inside and span 13 metres from the facade to facade. Occupants can insert their own drywalls into the spaces to divide them according to their lifestyles.

A type of precast concrete beams called TT-beams were used for the construction.

Stainless steel mesh screens the external stairs

Two curtain walls on Wohnregal's east and west facade are formed by floor-to-ceiling glass doors, turning the sheltered spaces into covered balconies and walkways.

The sliding glass doors can be opened in summer to naturally ventilate the building.

Outdoor staircases covered with stainless steel mesh zigzag up the side of the building, turning a functional element into a visual part of the block's facade.

Prefabricated concrete elements took just six weeks to assemble

The decision to use prefabricated materials was motivated by Berlin's increasingly expensive house prices and a desire to change preconceptions about prefabricated design as too prescriptive

"The ambition was to bridge two apparently contradictory challenges the housing market in Berlin is facing," said FAR.

"Industrial prefabrication offers the benefits of serial construction techniques, including cost-savings and shorter construction timelines, and thus addresses the rising construction costs for housing," added the studio.

"Countering preconceptions that serial construction automatically implies a standardization of the inhabitable unit itself, Wohnregal offers a wide range of different live/work atelier layouts for an ever-broadening bandwidth of urban lifestyles."

Units have their own corner balconies

Wohnregal was built with just six weeks of onsite assembly and construction costs averaged at €1,500 (£1,350) per square metre.

Aside from two mechanical cores, there are no restraints on the layouts of the floors, each of which are divided into the different apartment and workshop sizes.

There are no structural internal walls

Units vary from 35 to 110 square metres, facing east or west or, for some of the larger ones, both. Sunrises and sunsets are visible from the corner balconies of each unit.

"Prefabrication in housing has been a century-long story of optimization, and has had a continuous up and down of promises stated and promises broken," said FAR.

"Wohnregal re-appropriates the DNA of the prefabricated warehouse, which has taken the approach of optimization to its absolute limits while exploiting that very economy. It also reinterprets its structural openness to introduce a discourse that has been strangely absent in the focus on prefabrication: the complexity and variety of inhabitation."

FAR hopes the project demonstrates prefabrication's customisable qualities

FAR, short for Frohn and Rojas, was founded in 2004 by Marc Frohn and Mario Rojas Toledo and is based in Berlin.

Wohnregal has been shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2020 in the housing projects category, along with projects such as an apartment block for "slash youths" in China and a co-housing project in France.

Photography is by David von Becker.

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Project credits:

Architect: FAR
Design team: Marc Frohn, Mario Rojas Toledo, Max Koch, Ulrike vandenBerghe, Lisa Behringer, Ruth Meigen, Martin Gjoleka, Felix Schöllhorn, Pan Hu, Julius Grün, Erik Tsurumaki, Katharina Wiedwald
Client: Private
Structural engineering: IB Paasche
Electrical engineering: Zwerg
Mechanical engineering: Joco
Fire protection: Ingenieurbüro für Brandschutz, Ingolf Kühn
Energy planner: Gerdes Hubert Ingenieurbüro

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