This week's picks for London architecture and design events

London Design Festival | 15-23 September

This year the London Design Festival returns bigger than ever, with a programme delivered by the country's greatest thinkers, educators, practitioners, and retailers. With such a huge range of events and attractions, the question lies in which to take part in over this short period of time. Each district has a theme, and its own offering of talks, walks, workshops, and installations. 

Don’t Move, Improve! Design Surgeries | 15 September

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Creative family workshops: design your home! | 15 September

Don't Move, Improve! is an important and valuable resource for those looking to make changes to their home instead of finding a new one all together. The series of consultations, workshops, and kids activities (running at the same time, Creative family workshops: design your home!) are free, with voluntary donations going to Article 25.

Beazley Designs of the Year 2018 | Opens 12 September

Opening this week at the Design Museum for the eleventh time is Beazley Designs of the Year. This annual celebration of innovative and thought-provoking designs over the past 12 months. Expect reactions to current affairs manifested into gadgets and graphic design, as well as problem solving through product. 

Waugh Thistleton Architects: MultiPly | 15-23 September

The Sackler Courtyard at the V&A will be occupied during the London Design Festival by a plywood creation from Waugh Thistleton Architects. This modular structure will highlight the wider need for housing and the issues surrounding climate change, whilst showcasing the possibilities of working with cross-laminated timber. 

Fresh Perspectives | Until 29 September

Student work from across the country will be shown at RIBA as a response to the theme of their current exhibition, 'Disappear Here'. The display of this graduate work is part of the RIBA's continuing focus on  the next generation of practitioners. A great chance to see the work of the architects of tomorrow. 

Book now: Designing a Destination | 19 September

This panel discussion about place-making is part of the Bankside Design District's London Design Festival programme. The Bankside area has become a 'creative cluster', but what exactly had made it so? Discussion and debate from local businesses leaders and designers will be followed by networking drinks.