Where to Find "Construction Inspiration"?
World Building and Construction Fairs and Forums 2020
BUILDING MATERIALS
February 4-7, Las Vegas, USA
The fair of concrete technologies established back in 1975 when it was held for the first time in Houston. Among its participants there are original equipment manufacturers from around the world and exclusive American distributors of equipment, tools, products, and services for commercial construction, concrete, and brick industries. World of Concrete attracts about 1,500 exhibiting companies and occupies over 700,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor exhibition area.
February 4-7, Poznań, Poland
BUDMA is the largest construction trade fairs in Poland, Central and Eastern Europe. It should be your destination if you want to learn about new technologies, products, and solutions. It will be topical for architects, contractors and, of course, real estate developers.
March 3-6, Tokyo, Japan
Architecture & Construction Materials 2020
The exhibition was created as an extended version of JAPAN SHOP and has been held annually since then. A wide range of exhibits covers all building materials for housing, shops, commercial and business buildings, as well as related systems and equipment. Seismic-resistant and energy-saving materials are also separately presented at the exhibition, as well as equipment for landscape design, hard landscaping, etc.
November 23-26, Dubai, UAE
It is an integrated series of construction trade fairs which include:
- HVAC R Expo, an exhibition of air conditioning, ventilation, heating, refrigeration, metering equipment, etc.,
- Middle East Concrete, a concrete exhibition,
- The Big 5 Solar, a fair and summit for solar energy in construction,
- Urban Design & Landscaping Expo, a trade fair for landscape design, infrastructure, and urban development.
BUILDING MACHINERY
November 24-27, Shanghai, China
The largest biennial exhibition of building machinery in Asia: over 3,000 exhibitors from different countries. It is here that latest inventions are presented. For example, last time, innovative machines were presented by Caterpillar and Sany: the first electric excavator and an excavator controlled with augmented reality glasses.
ARCHITECTURE, URBAN PLANNING
February 8-13, Abu Dhabi, UAE
WUF was established by the United Nations in 2001 to address one of the most acute challenges facing the world today: rapid urbanization and its impacts on communities, cities, economy, climate changes, and politics. The forum hosts Urban Expo trade fair which presents advanced technologies and solutions in the field of sustainable development in construction and urban planning.
May 14-16, Los Angeles, USA
AIA Conference on Architecture
Although Europe is traditionally considered the treasure of world architecture, there is much to learn from and what to see in the USA as well. The event comprises many seminars and workshops from leading architectural bureaus, about 160 exclusive tours, and also an exhibition of the latest high-tech solutions in architecture and construction presented by over 650 exhibitors.
December 2-4, Lisbon, Portugal
WAF is the world's largest festival and architectural awards focused on the exchange of architectural achievements from around the world. It is here that the architectural community meets to share experiences and learn from each other, and it is the only global festival that comprises a contest, a business program, and professional communication.
DIGITALIZATION, SMART HOME
February 11-12, Dubai, UAE
If you are interested in the innovations of the future like "smart homes", artificial intelligence, sustainable development, and urban planning technologies, it’s worth visiting this fair and forum. The event will be attended by government officials, major engineering and IT companies from different countries, urban specialists, and architects.
February 11-13, Cologne, Germany
A trade fair of digital solutions in the construction industry, from BIM technologies to the "smart home", is a new platform for the interaction of software development companies and the industry. Both market leaders and bright startups will be among its participants.
LANDSCAPING
September 30 – October 2, Zundert, Netherlands
A visit to the city where the world's largest flower parade is taking place is just a "must do" for those professionally engaged in landscape design and gardening. GrootGroen+ trade fair of nursery gardens will be useful for real estate and product developers. Its participants and visitors come from Europe, the USA, Russia, Africa. You are already unlikely to visit the spring fair on January 22-23, but you can still find some time for the autumn one which will be held in late September.
May 19-23, London, Great Britain
This event, also known as the Royal Horticultural Society Great Spring Show, is traditionally held for several days in May. By the way, it is really attended by members of the royal family. Real masterpieces in the field of landscape design are presented at the event. For example, in previous years, one could have seen a garden suspended in the air, a garden for people with disabilities, a roof garden, or a garden with sand dunes. And this year, a new category, urban gardens, will be presented, which is especially relevant for real estate developers: here it will be demonstrated how to transform a modest-sized space into a blooming corner.
September 16-19, Nuremberg, Germany
GaLaBau is a leading international exhibition of urban spaces, a source of inspiration for the design, construction, and operation of green spaces, sports and playgrounds. It hosts over 70,000 visitors and 1253 exhibitors in 14 exhibition halls – something original and innovative must be there for sure.
REAL ESTATE, INVESTMENT
March 10-13, Cannes, France
Over 26,000 participants, 130 conferences, and 3,800 exhibitors – it is all about MIPIM, a four-day event where the most influential players from all sectors of the international real estate industry can meet. The largest real estate exhibition in the world and an eventful business program allows to establish contacts and learn trends in residential and commercial real estate. The event will be interesting to realtors, developers, and investors.
October 5-7, Munich, Germany
The place where European capital flows is the annual exhibition of the B2B real estate sector in Germany. It has been held since 1998, and its visitors are developers and project managers, investors and financiers, consultants and agents, architects and planners, municipal officials.
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What to attend in Russia?
If you have been engaged in construction for a long time, then you already know the list of the largest building and construction trade fairs: these are MosBuild, 100+ Forum, BAUMA CTT RUSSIA, City Build, BATIMAT RUSSIA, Building Skin, ArchMoscwo, etc. You can read more about them and find links to their websites in our last year’s article about them titled «Must Visit for Real Estate Developers».
Tell us about foreign exhibitions and conferences that you attended or are going to attend: write to pm@gmk.ru.
