Architecture biennales, triennales & trade fairs

The recurring, well-established events (not one-off conferences). Worth knowing both for the ideas and for the networking — several double as where hiring conversations start.

Event	City	Cadence	What it is
Venice Architecture Biennale ↗	Venice, Italy	Biennial	The world's most prominent architecture exhibition.
World Architecture Festival (WAF) ↗	Rotating host city	Annual	World's largest annual architecture event — conference + live-judged awards.
Chicago Architecture Biennial ↗	Chicago, USA	Biennial	North America's largest architecture exhibition.
Oslo Architecture Triennale	Oslo, Norway	Triennial	Leading Nordic platform for critical thinking on architecture and the city.
Lisbon Architecture Triennale	Lisbon, Portugal	Triennial	Research- and discourse-driven triennial.
Tallinn Architecture Biennale (TAB)	Tallinn, Estonia	Biennial	Links Northern European architecture with global debates.
Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism	Seoul, South Korea	Biennial	Major Asian biennial on cities and urbanism.
Sharjah Architecture Triennial	Sharjah, UAE	Triennial	First major architecture triennial in the Middle East, focused on the Global South.
MIPIM ↗	Cannes, France	Annual	World's leading real-estate/property trade fair; AEC investment and development.
BAU ↗	Munich, Germany	Biennial	World's leading trade fair for architecture, materials and systems.