1. Admire ArchiFest’s Pavilion

Pictures of the Festival Pavilion constructed out of stools at Marina Bay Waterfront Promenade are probably flooding your Instagram feed. But do you know there are actually two parts to the pavilion? The other, called Cloud Arch, may be less instantly photogenic, but it’s no less impressive. It’s the first prototype of a patented structural foam that’s extremely suitable for outdoor use. Don’t be too surprised if you start seeing it at other events, alfresco cafes and concerts.

2. Shop at Naiise’s pop-up

And since you’re already at Archifest’s pavilion, be sure to pop by Naiise’s super cute greenhouse stall. The online retail store has a section dedicated to Singaporean products making their debut such as Lokal Heroes’ 3D figurines (think Karung Guni man and Brudder Kopi), natural and vegan beauty products by Balm Kitchen, Simitaiji tees and terrariums with miniature figurines by ShareOn.

3. Discover Perspectives Film Festival 2014

Taking place from Oct 16 to 19, this film festival, organised by the students of Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University, will be exploring the theme of displacement. Among the highlights: Acclaimed movies such as Salaam Bombay!, seminars with photographers and documentary makers (Oct 12 and 18) and two Singaporeans sharing about their experience in slums at Archifest’s pavilion (Oct 10).

4. Crow about Singapore Sports Hub

Our newly opened Sports Hub has won its first international award! Uh-huh, it picked up the Completed Buildings — Sport award at this year’s World Architecture Festival, which just ended on Friday. It beat five other entries and the jury said the building represents “innovative engineering on all levels and shows a new approach to an integrated sports, leisure and entertainment district”. Yeah, now you know. Other award winners this week include J8 Hotel at Townshend Road in the Lavender area and Yueh Hai Ching temple on Philip Street, which picked up the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s Architectural Heritage Award.

5. Be an urban farmer at Keepers

The five-month-long pop-up at Orchard Green (just opposite Orchard Building) will see an installation called Urban Seeds. It’s really a mobile sustainable farm created using repurposed objects. Pretty cool to attempt in your balcony.

There are a host of activities to enjoy this month for design and culture vulture lovers besides Hidden