July 2026 Architecture and Design Events: Turrell Skyspace, Garden Festival, and More
The July 2026 Design Calendar from Azure Magazine highlights ten significant architecture and design events worldwide. At the ARoS Aarhus Art Museum, visitors can experience James Turrell's Skyspace, titled 'As Seen Below — The Dome,' located within a subterranean structure designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen. The International Garden Festival in Quebec marks its 27th year with the theme 'Mapping Sensitivity.' Bas Smets unveils the Water Garden at Vitra Campus, showcasing a sculpture by Hella Jongerius. In New York, High Line Nine presents 'Home of Football: Home & Away,' which delves into football culture. Additionally, Yabu Pushelberg hosts 'Don't Stop. Stand Up!' focusing on HIV/AIDS activism, while MoMA introduces 'Architects of Liberation: Modernism in Western Africa.' The Toronto Society of Architects organizes a walking tour, and MAXXI in Rome displays TAKK's 'Con-Vivere' installation.
Key facts
- James Turrell's 'As Seen Below — The Dome' is the largest Skyspace in a museum, at ARoS Aarhus Art Museum.
- Schmidt Hammer Lassen designed the 4,000-square-metre subterranean building for Turrell's Skyspace.
- The 27th International Garden Festival at Jardins de Métis—Reford Gardens has the theme 'Mapping Sensitivity.'
- Bas Smets completed the Water Garden at Vitra Campus in June 2026.
- Hella Jongerius's 'The Three Graces' ceramic sculpture is part of the Vitra Water Garden.
- 'Home of Football: Home & Away' at High Line Nine runs through July 19, 2026.
- MoMA's 'Architects of Liberation' exhibition runs from July 5, 2026 to January 2, 2027.
- TAKK's 'Con-Vivere' at MAXXI includes a vertical farm where vegetables are served when ripe.
Entities
Artists
- James Turrell
- Olafur Eliasson
- Hugh Taylor
- Bas Smets
- Hella Jongerius
- Claes Oldenburg
- Coosje van Bruggen
- Harry Nuriev
- Tony Mansfield
- Andy Warhol
- Candy Darling
- Mireia Luzárraga
- Alejandro Muiño
- Oluseye
- Nadia Belerique
- Tony Romano
- Tamotsu Tongu
- Kumpei Wakino
- Jean-François Lamoureux
- Jean Louis Marin
Institutions
- ARoS Aarhus Art Museum
- Schmidt Hammer Lassen
- Jardins de Métis—Reford Gardens
- Vitra Campus
- Vitra Design Museum
- High Line Nine
- Air Afrique
- Crosby Studios
- Yabu Pushelberg
- US AIDS Memorial Quilt
- UNAIDS
- Village of Industry & Art
- Philadelphia Music Alliance
- Scout
- University of the Arts
- Pennsylvania Museum & School of Industrial Art
- BlackStar Projects
- Monument Lab
- DesignPhiladelphia
- Stained Glass Project
- MoMA
- Toronto Society of Architects
- MAXXI
- TAKK
- Lassonde Art Trail
- Biidaasige Park
- Azure Magazine
- Magazine Ligne
- Design Milk
Locations
- Aarhus
- Denmark
- Grand-Métis
- Quebec
- Canada
- Weil am Rhein
- Germany
- New York City
- United States
- Philadelphia
- Toronto
- Rome
- Italy
- Dakar
- Senegal
- Accra
- Ghana
- Cameroon