WA100 Live: A full-day international event

Now in its second year World Architecture 100 Live is a programme of events discussing issues at the heart of the global architecture community.

As part of Building Design’s WA100 2023, we will be running a full-day international event talking to some of the biggest international architects about the reality of working in the global arena – from an operations, design, technological and specification perspective.

Chaired by architectural editor, Ben Flatman, our first session will take a look at how product innovations can support the architecture sector in 2023.

We will explore some of the best innovations from around the world that are helping the international architecture and design sectors to tackle the issues facing the industry. As well as how innovative approaches to meet specification requirements can support the design process and discuss what the next big things on a product front will be.

Now in its second year World Architecture 100 Live is a programme of events discussing issues at the heart of the global architecture community.

Our second session, chaired by head of content, Carl Brown, will focus on the technology helping architects to design for the future.

The built environment sector is facing a time of unprecedented challenge, with inflationary pressures rising, political and economic uncertainty and the climate crisis all taking centre stage. We will take a look at the technological levers and solutions practices are using to design for the future. Our panel of experts will discuss how these different solutions help tackle the challenges, as well as the barriers to their implementation and how to overcome them.

The third and final session of WA100 Live, chaired by special projects editor, Jordan Marshall, will look at delivering the built environment in a globalised world.

With countries across the world becoming increasingly interconnected, a rising number of businesses are operating in multiple jurisdictions. Thus the question of how best to design, manage and deliver commercial projects across borders has never been more important.

In this session, sponsored by Hyphen, our panel of experts will unpack the realities of operating internationally. They will discuss both the challenges and opportunities in operating a multinational firm, designing international projects and collaborating with transnational teams.

All our sessions are free to attend and will be available on demand for 12 months after the event. Click here to register and join us from 9.30am GMT on 7 February for exclusive content that will provide insight, advice and analysis for practices looking to expand and improve their global footprint.