•make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jun 01, 2026
In conversation with STIR, the Mexican architect and co-founder of Colectivo C733 shares insights on the BRICK AWARD 26 jury and the pertinence of materiality as a design criterion.
by Bansari Paghdar, Anmol Ahuja May 28, 2026
The solo exhibition staged at London’s Barbican Centre positions the speculative architect and filmmaker's fictions as imminent worlds rather than distant dreams and fears.
by Pranjal Maheshwari May 25, 2026
At the edge of Koggala Lake, Shanghai-based sustainability practice A00 carves an open layout luxury resort along the terrain, allowing the structure to retreat into nature.
by Chahna Tank May 22, 2026
Informed by workshops with displaced communities in UN relief sites, the UK-based charity creates flat-pack sustainable play systems that provide safe spaces for children.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot May 20, 2026
In the Building outside the box category of the BRICK AWARD 26, shortlisted designs take the ‘rigid’ form of the brick and give it new meaning for projects fluidly embedded in their contexts.
by Bansari Paghdar May 19, 2026
Kyiv-based +kouple’s design for the aviation collective AEROTIM employs an industrial materiality and thoughtful lighting design attuned to the crew’s professional rituals.
by Bansari Paghdar May 18, 2026
Designed by id | arkosis, the residence in Costa Rica features definitive geometric volumes and a relatively simple layout while reinterpreting the material identity of its neighbourhood.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot May 15, 2026
An exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts in Bilbao, Denise Scott Brown: City, Street, House, focuses exclusively on the American architect’s influential contributions to urban analysis.
by Pranjal Maheshwari May 14, 2026
The architecture of the new museum seeks to preserve and present settlement patterns and feats of engineering from the historic desert civilisation to a global audience.
by Bansari Paghdar May 13, 2026
An exploratory series by Germany-based Menno Aden features digital assemblages of several private spaces, mirroring the legibility of floor plans.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot May 08, 2026
In conversation with STIR, Max Melvill, co-founder of the studio, elaborates on the notion of architecture as a participatory tool for community building and engagement.
by Bansari Paghdar May 07, 2026
Following Brutalist Japan, Paul Tulett’s new book focuses on the non-canonical styles of brutalism found in South Korea’s concrete architecture, ranging from 1960s to the 2020s.
by Pranjal Maheshwari May 05, 2026
The architecture of Serenity tempers a creative retreat in the wilderness of Sethumadai using natural materials and passive cooling techniques for natural and contextual harmony.
by Pranjal Maheshwari May 04, 2026
Italian practices Labics, Buromilan and Fabio Fumagalli collaborate to upgrade the functionality, experience and energy efficiency of the Giardini della Biennale’s central anchor.
by Bansari Paghdar Apr 30, 2026
The Eames Houses exhibition at Triennale Milano introduces a modular kit in the image of the duo’s iconic residence designs through an eponymous Pavilion System and book.
by Jincy Iype Apr 29, 2026
In Sharing public spaces, the fourth category of BRICK AWARD 26, shortlisted projects reveal how brick shapes access, memory and collectivity across civic and cultural contexts.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Apr 28, 2026
The Indian architects’ project in Valuna, Gujarat, is conceived as a collaborative space, engaging with the local community throughout its planning and construction.
by Chahna Tank Apr 24, 2026
The novel by Indian writer and journalist Rahul Pandita traces exile, dispossession and belonging through contested landscapes and lived realities, affronting architecture.
by Lucy Pickford Apr 24, 2026
A sandy gem on Stratford's East Bank, the new O’Donnell + Tuomey-designed V&A East Museum celebrates the history and importance of craft and design both inside and out.
by Bansari Paghdar Apr 20, 2026
Recognising remarkable European architectural production, the awards announced a redone convention centre in Belgium and temporary theatre spaces in Slovenia as winners.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Apr 17, 2026
An edited volume of essays, Women Writing Architecture 1700 – 1900: Expanding Histories, considers the role women played in shaping the built environment through their writing.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Apr 16, 2026
The Purple Ink Studio's pavilion design translated cultural ties between Germany and Kerala into an enclosure of grass mats and bamboo frames for the Kerala Literature Festival.
by STIRworld Apr 13, 2026
Designed around an aquiferous ‘blue heart’, By The Waters redefines the state of the luxury dwelling through thoughtful design and abundant natural sights.
by Zohra Khan Apr 10, 2026
Bruce Peter's book—an in-depth, near visceral exploration of Scotland’s modernist architecture—poses questions without closing the door on what it critiques.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Apr 08, 2026
The third category of the BRICK AWARD 26, Working together, weighs how brick is adopted and continually updated in commercial projects ranging from offices to industrial buildings.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Apr 06, 2026
The institution, run by Denmark’s Foundation of Crafts Colleges, coalesces shelter, learning and community for aspiring craftspeople while positioning its architecture as pedagogy.
by Bansari Paghdar Apr 03, 2026
A Brutalism-inspired community-built mod for the classic video game Quake (1996) draws observations on architecture’s fixation on ease, comfort and passive inhabitation.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Apr 02, 2026
In conversation with STIR, the British designer reflects on the role of ornament, colour and crafted materiality in reanimating overlooked spaces in contemporary cityscapes.
by Sunena V Maju Apr 02, 2026
An Eid dinner in New York becomes a lens into the Turkish American architect’s ideas of space, migration and community.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Apr 01, 2026
The eight new sea-view terrace suites within the wine-factory-turned-hotel offer a warm retreat ‘floating’ on a pared down structural frame overlooking the Ionian Sea.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Mar 31, 2026
The luxury hospitality designers synthesise an eastern architectural spirit clad in a structurally expressive shell, launching their Tokyo office as a material and cultural archive.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Mar 27, 2026
Following the Film Heritage Foundation's restoration of In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones, STIR probes the hopes and quirks of 70s architecture students and their relevance today.
by Sunena V Maju Mar 26, 2026
The highly anticipated expansion by OMA, reconfiguring the museum alongside SANAA's original building, is a statement unto urban image, thresholds and uneasy coexistence.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Mar 23, 2026
A domed concrete roof harbours radial stepped seating to cultivate fungi and foster growth and learning among the Escondido communities at Fundación Casa Wabi, Mexico.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Mar 21, 2026
Street-style seating, warm bespoke lighting and accents of vibrant green create a haven for matcha lovers in this century-old heritage structure.
by Bansari Paghdar Mar 19, 2026
Designed by New Delhi-based Architects Collaborative, the Noida home is inspired by the traditional Rajasthani Kavad, featuring an array of three monolithic volumes.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Mar 18, 2026
The Living together category of the BRICK AWARD 26 considers urban residential developments and the pivotal role brick plays in shaping aesthetics, cost and material efficiency.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Mar 17, 2026
Adapting the form of vernacular farmer huts of Veneto, Italy, AACM designs a kindergarten where children experience education as a collective adventure.
by Jincy Iype Mar 16, 2026
A banana-leaf inspired canopy shelters this school campus in Chennai, wherein porous planning and climate-responsive design rethink the educational built typology.
by Bansari Paghdar Mar 13, 2026
The Chilean architect founded his Santiago-based practice in 1995, consciously avoiding a signature architectural identity, adhering to first principles and site-specificity.
by Anmol Ahuja Mar 13, 2026
A collection of over 180 photographs by the celebrated filmmaker at Onassis Stegi, staged as a ‘rare artistic event’, prompts an enquiry into film, space, framing and the maker’s eye.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Mar 12, 2026
Nordic Office of Architecture, with Haptic Architects, reimagine the site of the 2011 terror attacks as a porous civic district shaped by architecture, landscape and art.
by Bansari Paghdar Mar 11, 2026
Conceived by Pentaspace Design Studio, this cuboidal volume of exposed concrete and glass pegs movement as integral to the learning experience.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Mar 07, 2026
Designed at the threshold of cultural preservation and rapid urban growth, the museum references geology, history and cosmology to create a global tourist destination in Medina.
by Sunena V Maju Mar 05, 2026
At the Art Institute of Chicago, Bruce Goff: Material Worlds moves beyond architecture to reveal the curiosity and cultural influences that shaped the American architect’s work.
by Jincy Iype Mar 04, 2026
Employing arches as motif and language, the hospitality complex in Tulum, finished in pink chukum stucco, is rooted in local ecology, built as ‘both refuge and ethical declaration’.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Mar 03, 2026
Timber from shipyards, wool from local shepherds and indigenous knowledge systems together create the new dining space for Agrocel Industries in the White Desert of India.
by Bansari Paghdar Feb 28, 2026
The primary attraction of the Yangtze River Delta International Sailing Hub is envisioned to feature a sloped silhouette inspired by the traditional architecture of Chinese pagodas.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Feb 27, 2026
Prioritising atmosphere over spectacle, the landscape design of this weekend home in Alibaugh is a lesson in restraint and subtle discoveries.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Feb 26, 2026
SZ Architects convert a prison guard tower into an all-hours bookstore, introducing a new rhythm into the neighbourhood as a creative hotspot.
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