Dezeen Events Guide launched in January, just before the coronavirus pandemic wiped out almost all 2020's architecture and design events. Continuing our review of the year, here's our pick of the festivals and exhibitions that did take place under very different circumstances.
Intended as a listings guide to key global conferences, trade shows, design weeks, architecture biennales and more, Dezeen Events Guide instead quickly turned into a guide to events that were not going ahead.
The guide relaunched in September, as events tentatively started to take place once more. Reflecting the new reality, Dezeen Events Guide now additionally lists virtual events such as online talks.
Here is our pick of the best 10 events that responded to trying circumstances with originality and ambition.
3 Days of Design
Copenhagen was one of the first cities to host a physical design festival after coronavirus hit. Taking place in early September, this year's 3 Days of Design was a much smaller affair than usual, without international visitors and with safety precautions in place. But it showed how design weeks can take on a more local focus, with exhibitors reporting a celebratory mood in spite of restrictions.
Some brands hosted outdoor events and many exhibitions were hosted in big warehouse spaces. Top picks included the Ukurant Objects show, an imaginative display of Kvadrat textiles and a pop-up Hay showroom that doubled as a digital studio (pictured).

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