Opening: Autumn Architecture Exhibitions

03 Sep 2026 / 17.00 - 20.00

Vernissage

Floor 2 + Floor 3

A warm welcome to Form/Design Center as we open three architecture exhibitions for the autumn season! The evening will feature engaging conversations with participating architects, curators and international guests, as well as guided tours of the exhibitions.

Evening programme

17.00–17.10
Welcome and introduction
Opening remarks and introduction by Angelica Åkerman, Form/Design Center.

17.10–17.50
Exhibition: Aga Khan Award for Architecture (Floor 3)
We gather on the third floor to open the exhibition on the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Opening remarks and introduction by Nadia Siméon (Deputy Director of the Award), together with curators Sunniva Viking and Tomà Berlanda (A studio.space).

18.00–19.00
Exhibition: Imperfect Assemblies & Malmö in the Making (Floor 2)
Two exhibitions come together in an interdisciplinary conversation on urban development, design and the future of the city. With César Reyes Nájera (Cultures of Assembly), Finn Williams (City Architect, City of Malmö), Karl Landin (Urban Planner, City of Malmö), Gustav Edén (Project Manager, City of Malmö) and Åsa Bjerndell / Vicky (CSAM).

19.00–20.00
Drinks & mingling
The evening continues with mingling, light bites and chilled drinks.

IMPERFECT ASSEMBLIES

04 SEPT 2026 – 10 JAN 2027

Exhibition

Floor 2

How can architecture strengthen democracy? Who gets to shape the city? Imperfect Assemblies explores how architecture and urban development can contribute to a more democratic society. Through a spatial installation and an extensive programme of talks, workshops and guided walks, the exhibition investigates how our shared spaces can become places for dialogue, participation and collective responsibility.

AGA KHAN AWARD FOR ARCHITECTURE

04 SEPT 2026 – 01 NOV 2026

Exhibition

Floor 3

As part of an international collaboration, Form/Design Center presents the winners of the 2025 Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Established in 1977, the award was the world’s first architectural prize to shift the focus beyond aesthetics alone, recognising projects that improve people’s quality of life and strengthen local communities.

MALMÖ IN THE MAKING

04 SEPT 2026 – 09 JAN 2027

Exhibition

Floor 2

Explore how Malmö is growing and changing through an exhibition about the city’s development, centred around a nine-square-metre model of Malmö. Discover projects, processes and perspectives that show how the city’s future is being shaped.