The COP26 climate conference, Dubai Design Week 2021 and New York's ICFF 2021 furniture fair are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide that are taking place this month.
Other events taking place this month include the first Shanghai edition of  Design Miami and Dezeen 15, our three-week digital festival celebrating 15 years of Dezeen.
Read on for details of five highlights and see Dezeen Events Guide for more architecture and design events around the world.
Top: ICFF 2021. Above: COP26's virtual pavilion showcases projects such as the Heart of School made from bamboo
COP26

31 October to 12 November, Scotland
COP26, the 26th edition of the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties, invites over 190 world leaders as well as various government officials, citizens and campaigners to Glasgow for 12 days of talks centred on how to tackle the climate crisis. 11 November has been set aside as a day dedicated to addressing the built environment's significant contribution to global warming, called Cities, Regions and Built Environment Day.
Various events are open to the public throughout the event, including an installation created from 197 trees and plant species by British designer Es Devlin, and a virtual pavilion that contains exemplary low-carbon projects.
Dubai Design Week 2021

8 to 13 November, UAE
Dubai Design Week returns to the UAE's capital with a week-long festival that includes a wide range of events designed to celebrate the re...