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Top 10 Architecture Exhibitions to See in 2024 Across Europe and Asia

architecture-design · 2026-04-27

A curated list of ten must-see architecture exhibitions in 2024, spanning Europe and Asia, with a focus on the Olympic Games in Paris. Highlights include a posthumous retrospective of I.M. Pei at M+ Hong Kong (from June 29), a dual show on Kenzo Tange and Kengo Kuma at Maison de la culture du Japon in Paris (May 2–June 29), and Gianni Pettena's 'ANARCHITECTURE' at Crac Occitanie in Sète (February 10–May 12). Bijoy Jain/Studio Mumbai presents 'Le souffle de l'architecte' at Fondation Cartier in Paris (until April 21). In Portugal, Casa da Arquitectura in Matosinhos hosts 'Constructed Geographies: Paulo Mendes da Rocha' and 'Paulo: Beyond Drawing' (until February 25). Triennale Milano dedicates a monographic show to Gae Aulenti (May–October). Vienna's Architekturzentrum presents 'Hollein Calling' on Hans Hollein (until February 12). The Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein features 'Iwan Baan: Moments in Architecture' (until March 3). Oslo's National Museum explores national identity in 'Dragons and Logs' (February 2–April 21). Finally, Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam examines Dutch futures in 'Designing the Netherlands' (until June 2).

Key facts

  • I.M. Pei retrospective at M+ Hong Kong from June 29, 2024.
  • Kenzo Tange and Kengo Kuma exhibition at Maison de la culture du Japon, Paris, May 2–June 29, 2024.
  • Gianni Pettena's 'ANARCHITECTURE' at Crac Occitanie, Sète, February 10–May 12, 2024.
  • Bijoy Jain/Studio Mumbai at Fondation Cartier, Paris, until April 21, 2024.
  • Paulo Mendes da Rocha exhibitions at Casa da Arquitectura, Matosinhos, until February 25, 2024.
  • Gae Aulenti monographic show at Triennale Milano, May–October 2024.
  • Hans Hollein exhibition 'Hollein Calling' at Architekturzentrum Wien, until February 12, 2024.
  • Iwan Baan retrospective at Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, until March 3, 2024.
  • 'Dragons and Logs' at National Museum of Norway, Oslo, February 2–April 21, 2024.
  • 'Designing the Netherlands' at Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam, until June 2, 2024.

Entities

Artists

  • Ieoh Ming Pei
  • Kenzo Tange
  • Kengo Kuma
  • Gianni Pettena
  • Bijoy Jain
  • Paulo Mendes da Rocha
  • Gae Aulenti
  • Hans Hollein
  • Iwan Baan
  • Álvaro Siza
  • Oscar Niemeyer
  • Jean-Louis Cohen
  • Eduardo Souto de Moura
  • Giovanni Agosti
  • Nina Bassoli
  • Nina Artioli
  • Giovanna Silva
  • Rem Koolhaas
  • Herzog & de Meuron
  • Francis Kéré
  • Sou Fujimoto
  • Tatiana Bilbao
  • Diller Scofidio + Renfro
  • SANAA
  • Toyo Ito
  • Junya Ishigami
  • Marie Cozette
  • Vanessa Grossman
  • Catherine Otondo
  • Nuno Graça Moura

Institutions

  • M+
  • Maison de la culture du Japon
  • Crac Occitanie
  • Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain
  • Casa da Arquitectura
  • Triennale Milano
  • Architekturzentrum Wien
  • Vitra Design Museum
  • National Museum of Norway
  • Nieuwe Instituut
  • Archivio Gae Aulenti
  • OMA
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Hong Kong
  • China
  • Paris
  • France
  • Sète
  • Matosinhos
  • Portugal
  • Milan
  • Italy
  • Vienna
  • Austria
  • Weil am Rhein
  • Germany
  • Oslo
  • Norway
  • Rotterdam
  • Netherlands
  • Tokyo
  • Japan
  • Doha
  • Qatar

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