by Pranjal Maheshwari Nov 13, 2026
The Maestro Ilaiyaraaja Centre for Music at IIT Madras is conceived by the Delhi-based studio as a premier research facility shaped through natural materials and organic curves.
by Chahna Tank Nov 11, 2026
STIR speaks with the Italian photographer about his book exploring the ruins of military architecture and its uneasy relationship with the natural landscape.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Nov 07, 2026
The third iteration of the acclaimed triennial aims at appraising architecture’s role in shaping collective life in a world marked by rapid transformation and movement.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Nov 06, 2026
Andrew Santa Lucia and Daniel Jonas Roche’s book traces an alternative genealogy for architecture, drawing on historical examples and radical theorists’ work.
by Mirra Lynn Nov 02, 2026
Pivoting timber shutters, dual courtyards stretching into the subterranean and narrow wall openings organise the spatial experience of the five-sided House of Thirds.
by Jincy Iype Oct 31, 2026
The second session in the public event series brought Elsie Owusu, Torange Khonsari, JJ Cliff and Rhael ‘LionHeart’ Cape to unpack who cities are built for and who they leave out.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Oct 30, 2026
At the William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow, Earthly Paradise: Radical Living in the UK traces how creatives and communities have shaped alternative domiciles and ways of living.
by STIRworld Oct 30, 2026
With the Indian museum ranking ninth among the world’s 100 best museums, STIR reviews its design by Maki and Associates with _Opolis as a measured urban response to Patna.
by Anmol Ahuja Oct 29, 2026
In its narrative dissonance and deceptive titular chronicling, the John Wilson documentary makes pertinent observations on our cities and lives being more than concrete or history.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Oct 27, 2026
The Brazilian architects shape the residence with cues from its context, nimbly segregating its private and social realms with greens, lattice screens and a form-giving ascent.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Oct 24, 2026
A consortium of Copenhagen’s 3XN, Toronto’s B+H Architects and Shenzhen’s Zhubo Design has designed the museum to mimic the surrounding riverscape, topped with a public park.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Oct 19, 2026
The Mumbai-based architects integrate courtyards, mesh screens and north light trusses to create a dining space that doubles up as a community hub at SR University, Warangal.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Oct 17, 2026
The Rotterdam-based institute centres the Indian Ocean as a network for exploring material histories and transnational links shaping coastal cultures, positing them as future models.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Oct 16, 2026
At the 2026 Stirling Prize ceremony, Mary Duggan with RUFF Architects, MAKER Architecten and Nakshabid Architects were felicitated for proffering quality housing and social equity.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Oct 12, 2026
The new Centre for Contemporary Arts, fostering public engagement with art in Uzbekistan, is housed in a tram depot refurbished by the French studio, emulating local craftsmanship.
by Mirra Lynn Oct 10, 2026
The Shanghai-based architecture practice’s intervention in Suzhou transforms three abandoned houses into a bookstore, café, library and homestay.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Oct 09, 2026
The eighth edition of the international architecture and urban design showcase, themed How Much?, explores diverse implications of social, ecological and economic ‘cheapness’.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Oct 06, 2026
With a programme focused on biodiversity, accessibility and safety, the Rotterdam-based architects help the neighbourhood reclaim a barren landscape as an integral social node.
by Pia Bhatia Oct 02, 2026
Located in the Al Bridi Reserve in Sharjah, the project didactically projects its purpose of studying African ecosystems through local structures marked as ‘sculptural presences’.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Sep 30, 2026
The new cultural centre by Blight Rayner Architecture and Snøhetta envelopes world-class facilities in a sinuous glass facade, alluding to the theatrical rhythms of the performing arts.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Sep 29, 2026
The one-of-its-kind music centre in Apple’s six-storey Battersea Station space in London houses world-class facilities for live performance and worldwide broadcast.
by Pia Bhatia Sep 25, 2026
Brazilian firm Bernardes Arquitetura creates a residential space that is both concealed from and integrated within the natural environment that surrounds it.
by Chahna Tank Sep 23, 2026
Ben Rekhi's film explores a housing society’s impending rebuilding, probing the effects of financial value outweighing the social and emotional value of built environments.
by Jincy Iype Sep 22, 2026
A timber-and-glass domed Great Hall anchors Hopkins Architects’ new building, housing humanities faculties, performance spaces and public programmes around a civic interior.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Sep 21, 2026
The five-storey timber kindergarten and daycare centre by Kéré Architecture at the Technical University of Munich aims to facilitate equitable career opportunities for women.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Sep 17, 2026
With the world set to cross 1.5°C above pre-industrial temperatures, design must revisit how to effectively use shade as an adaptation strategy geared to provide thermal comfort in public spaces.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Sep 10, 2026
The Nashik-based studio’s founder, Pooja Khairnar, discusses the trials and aspirations of designing learning spaces in Indian villages and uncovering their ‘generic essence’.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Sep 08, 2026
With a sawtooth facade and a definitive solid-void interplay, the hotel design by the Mexican studio strives to blend with public rhythms while reflecting San José del Cabo’s legacy.
by Pia Bhatia Sep 07, 2026
DSDHA transforms an agricultural barn at the artist’s former estate into a multipurpose centre while retaining its history, material character and connection to the landscape.
by STIRworld Sep 03, 2026
In partnership with Philippe Starck’s YOO and UHA, the iconic high-rise development brings human-centric luxury living enveloped in a futuristic architectural shell to Gurugram.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Sep 02, 2026
Designed by Kerala-based Magicline Studio for a retired teacher and acclaimed chess player, the multimodal pavilion and its porous walls rest gently amid the landscape.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Sep 01, 2026
For its current award cycle, the Denmark-based institute looks at architecture as part of larger, ongoing processes, and practices hacking into incumbent systems to benefit all.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Aug 28, 2026
Dhaka-based architecture studio SHATTOTO designs the Bangladesh Chancery Complex and Ambassador's Residence by balancing Bhutanese traditional details with a distinctly Bangla character.
by Jincy Iype Aug 27, 2026
Tra Publishing’s new title by Jo Farb Hernández surveys 60+ self-built ‘art environments’ across the US, where creativity, improvisation and whimsy expand the architectural canon.
by Pia Bhatia Aug 24, 2026
The sprawling, geomorphic museum structure brings slowness and wonder to one of the latest landmark developments in the Saadiyat Island Cultural District.
by Anmol Ahuja Aug 21, 2026
A conversation with the 2026 winner of the Royal Gold Medal for architecture spotlights his body of work, the philosophies grounding it and the framing of legacy in an active career.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Aug 19, 2026
The London-based studio elaborates on their investigations into how the food we consume links us to larger ecosystems, and how that can be a tool for resistance.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Aug 18, 2026
The Lebanese designer accentuates the material history, motifs and spatial rhythms of Tashkent’s Okhun Gozar, extensively using wood to transform it into a crafts salon.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Aug 14, 2026
In conversation with panellists at the UIA World Congress in Barcelona, STIR probes their analysis of the symposium’s theme and its importance in the face of global polycrises.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Aug 13, 2026
In retelling the Homeric epic, Christopher Nolan extends his mythology to create a parable on the longing for home and civility, wrapped as a warning against our desire for technology.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Aug 12, 2026
The British architecture studio's 24-apartment housing complex mediates between the site’s rich architectural history, a contemporary programme and energy efficiency.
by Bansari Paghdar Aug 10, 2026
Located in Xi’an, China, the luxury hotel emphasises spatial perception through textures, forms and restrained lighting, prioritising a slower, inward-looking built environment.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Aug 07, 2026
Deutsches Architekturmuseum’s ongoing exhibition probes the suburban sprawl defining Germany's residential landscape and its relevance amid escalating global housing crises.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Aug 05, 2026
A research & development project by the University of Hong Kong demonstrates the continued relevance and adaptability of old ‘pit-house’ constructions.
by Bansari Paghdar Aug 04, 2026
Located just outside El Peral, Spain, the offices, designed by Madrid-based Impepinable Studio, serve as flexible industrial workspaces catering to local agro-production cycles.
by Bansari Paghdar, Anmol Ahuja Jul 31, 2026
Featuring an international cohort of star practices including Snøhetta, BIG and MVRDV, Ion Riva’s masterplan promises greens, culture and elevated daily life—preceded by its image.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Jul 30, 2026
Evgeny Makarenko’s Moscow-based Timber Architecture Workshop introduces a utilitarian watchtower as a public recreational hub along Kola Bay.
by Chahna Tank Jul 29, 2026
Built within a restored orchard, the residential project in the UK employs an ‘upside-down layout’ and sustainable strategies to create a home rooted in its natural setting.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jul 28, 2026
A panel at the recently concluded congress in Barcelona, organised by a consortium of six international architecture awards, reflected on addressing architecture’s inequalities.
by Anne Feenstra Jul 24, 2026
A personal essay from the architect and academic recounts the Dutch city as a site for small-scale, playful, luminescent urban architecture, reflecting on the mobility of that idea.
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