by Rebecka Gordan
Boom and Leisure is a design events platform that collaborates with forward-thinking organizations to spread the word about interesting exhibitions, talks, workshops, conferences, publications and symposia.
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An elementary school in Burkina Faso designed by Diébédo Francis Kéré. Source: arc en rêve
Their growing list of partners includes arc en rêve, centre d'architecture — now showing an exhibition on architect Diébédo Francis Kéré — and the Storefront for Art and Architecture — presenting "Past Futures, Present, Future," a collection of 101 unrealized proposals for New York City.
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Exhibition design by Leong Leong for "Past Futures, Present, Future." Source: Sf
The Boom and Leisure team is based in Sydney, with contributing editors in Berlin and New York. Perhaps as a result, most of the events are from Australia, Europe, Canada and the United States. I hope they will eventually include more announcements from Ouagadougou, Bogotá, Tel Aviv and other cities throughout the world.
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Boom and Leisure is a design events platform that collaborates with forward-thinking organizations to spread the word about interesting exhibitions, talks, workshops, conferences, publications and symposia.
![](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ue8IWS4U-RA/UMTDRuMK7zI/AAAAAAAAMsc/VdZRJbcD0bM/s1600/francis-kere.jpeg)
An elementary school in Burkina Faso designed by Diébédo Francis Kéré. Source: arc en rêve
Their growing list of partners includes arc en rêve, centre d'architecture — now showing an exhibition on architect Diébédo Francis Kéré — and the Storefront for Art and Architecture — presenting "Past Futures, Present, Future," a collection of 101 unrealized proposals for New York City.
![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M12o8OqZnfw/UMTf1ec71SI/AAAAAAAAMu8/hsuKiNaZyqQ/s1600/leong-leong-1.png)
Exhibition design by Leong Leong for "Past Futures, Present, Future." Source: Sf
The Boom and Leisure team is based in Sydney, with contributing editors in Berlin and New York. Perhaps as a result, most of the events are from Australia, Europe, Canada and the United States. I hope they will eventually include more announcements from Ouagadougou, Bogotá, Tel Aviv and other cities throughout the world.
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