Design Arena

The Design Arena displays 200+ inspirational works comprising Built, Unbuilt, and Ongoing projects. Spread across 30,000 sq. ft., the collective display highlights major architectural projects of the design world paving for an exhibit everyone can experience. The display of Art & Design Installations by young creative minds is a gateway bringing forth ingenious ideas and prolific designs.


Design Manthan

The Design Manthan is an inspiring conference designed as an avenue to witness the multiplicity of voices and discuss thought-provoking ideas in the architecture and design fraternity. Boasting over 80 speakers, the conference is a gathering of some of the most creative minds initiating thoughtful discussions.

Through panel discussions, presentations, talks, and debates; architects and designers take us on a journey through their works and discuss important topics. This is a medium for architects to share a stage and audience to interact with the prominent figures. The conference encourages a wide audience including Developers, Architects, Designers, Consultants, Innovators, and Investors from the industry.


Light First

Light First unveils thoughtful lighting dialogue curated by the most influential and knowledgeable lighting designers, creating a much-needed awareness of lighting in design. The platform unifies ideas with products, and talent with design.

Light First deems to highlight exemplary ideas and projects in the world of lighting design, a collection to accentuate the best designers and showcase their works whilst exploring new facets of technology and trends displayed by leading Lighting Brands.


Art Arena

FOAID has announced an exciting new arena to celebrate the convergence of art and architecture. The arena is an innovative collection of gallery spaces where talented artists put on display their finest collection of artwork for designers to use good art in their projects. The galleries are exclusively exhibited at FOAID Design Arena.


Merino Architecture Ideas- Gen Next Competition

The Merino Architecture Ideas is an annual national competition crafted to recognize deserving works of the Gen-Next designers.

The competition is a catalyst to highlight significant works of young architects and interior designers through a meticulous round of live presentations, followed by a Q & A round with the jury.

A jury panel of Design Professionals, Theorists, Researchers, and Academicians from multiple disciplines from across India assess the various sub-categories in the Architecture and Interior Design category. The winners are selected through 1 online and 2 Live Jury rounds across Mumbai and New Delhi, felicitated in the Award Ceremony.


Expressions- Art Installation Competition

Expressions Art Installation Competition is an exhibit showcasing remarkable art pieces made by students. The installations showcase abstract and innovative design, rewarding the upcoming talent whilst also acquainting the visitors to the creativity of masterpieces designed by the students. The winners are felicitated during the Awards Ceremony, encouraging students’ creativity, perfection, and expression.


Creative Minds Next

Creative Minds Next is a progressive platform intended to award senior, experienced design professionals in the ongoing category of projects. The design competition awards the concepts, ideas and design processes of architects & designers in the field. Eminent jury assesses the short-listed projects for the ambitious designers’ competition felicitating the winners at the Awards Ceremony.


D-Talks

20 minutes x 20 slides l 4 Peculiar Designers l Concise Concept l Eccentric Topics

The Design Manthan stage is enhanced by a quick presentation series with a quirky theme, ‘DTalks’. Designers across various disciplines share views on unique topics.