This is a competitive field: there has been an explosion in the number of design weeks and architecture festivals in recent years. Yet the oldies still reign supreme, according to our readers. Milan Design Week (which includes the 55-year-old Salone del Mobile) is our top event, while the Venice Biennale, which has featured both art and architecture since 1968, is third. More
Milan's design week is the biggest annual get-together in the calendar and the highest-ranking event in our Hot List. Its position at number three is testament to Milan's enduring importance to the design world and proof that no other design week comes close to matching its influence. More
Held every October in the modest city of Eindhoven, Dutch Design Week is smaller than rivals such as Milan design week and London Design Festival, yet its influence is huge. More
This year's Venice Architecture Biennale opened in June, just before the cut-off point for Hot List data. The fact that it still makes it to number three in our events category shows just how popular it is. More
Maison&Objet has recently expanded from being a biannual design an interiors fair in Paris to being an international platform with events in Singapore and Miami. More
Architecture's equivalent to the Nobel, the Pritzker Prize is awarded every year to an architect or architects whose work demonstrates a consistent and significant contribution to society. Previous winners have included Oscar Niemeyer, Frank Gehry, Peter Zumthor, Richard Rogers and the late Zaha Hadid. More
This high-end collectible design fair takes place in Miami Beach every December and has a sister event, Design Miami/Basel, which makes the trip to the Swiss city of Basel every June to coincide with the Art Basel fair. More
Clerkenwell is a small area of London that boasts a comparatively large creative community. Every May, its architecture firms, design studios and furniture brands celebrate their neighbourhood with a three-day festival. More
The EU Referendum, and its surprise result in favour of Brexit, dominated the news in June – at least to people living in the UK. Readers elsewhere are thoroughly sick of the topic no doubt. More
The world's best architecture projects are celebrated at the annual World Architecture Festival – held at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore for the past few years but this year moving to Berlin – while sister event Inside focuses on interiors. More
As house prices in London continue to soar, many of the city's residents are opting to renovate or extend their properties rather than buying again. The Don't Move Improve awards, organised by New London Architecture, recognises the best examples of these projects each year – providing inspiration for others looking to do the same. More
