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Peter Stutchbury: "I value architecture that has no waste"
Jun 02, 2023by Vladimir Belogolovsky Jun 02, 2023
Vladimir Belogolovsky speaks to Peter Stutchbury, a Sydney architect whose buildings reassure visitors that there is something to discover.
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The Boatyard Hotel: A nautical design by GOA inspired by boat awnings
Jun 01, 2023by Shivangi Buch Jun 01, 2023
Inspired by the local boats with curved covers, the China-based Group of Architects has designed a boutique hotel that becomes part of the river town landscape.
Episode #20: Sportzentrum Kerenzerberg in Zurich from ABB's video series Frozen Music
May 31, 2023by ABB May 31, 2023
Switzerland-based Burkhard Meyer Architekten BSA revitalised a 50-year-old sports centre by incorporating innovative design, interconnected facilities, and streamlined automation.
STIR speaks with Xu Tiantian about her practice, ethos and aspirations
May 31, 2023by Almas Sadique May 31, 2023
The Chinese architect Xu Tiantian's works are on display at the Auditorium of Teatro dell’architettura Mendrisio as part of the Swiss Architectural Award 2022 exhibition.
Takeshi Hirobe’s Japanese villa is a reflection of the Minamiboso hills
May 30, 2023by Akash Singh May 30, 2023
The Japanese architect responds to a topographically challenging site by taking inspiration from jazz music to build Villa MKZ.
BLAF architecten’s JTB house employs a novel method of building insulation
May 29, 2023by Almas Sadique May 29, 2023
The residential structure in Belgium is a single family home that is built along the undulating landscape in its vicinity.
Crafted in steel, the Serpentine Bookhouse is a bibliophile's dream
May 29, 2023by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar May 29, 2023
The spiral marvel designed by US and China-based Atelier XI creates a book store that looks like an art sculpture.
Atelier tao+c’s geometric adaptation of a Chinese warehouse for ZIIN Beijing Store
May 27, 2023by Sunena V Maju May 27, 2023
Atelier tao+c has transformed an old textile warehouse into a showroom for ZIIN by introducing geometric frameworks into traditional Chinese brick architecture.
Fish Island Village in London: permeability and placemaking through housing
May 27, 2023by Anmol Ahuja May 27, 2023
STIR tours the recently completed Fish Island Village by Haworth Tompkins and The Trampery campus in Hackney Wick, discovering its industrial history and present day urban aspirations.
Discovering the diaspora: unfolding the layers of the Venice Architecture Biennale
May 26, 2023by Devanshi Shah May 26, 2023
A powerful curatorial structure by Lesley Lokko needs to be carefully absorbed as an exhibition, a presentation and a display.
Richard Hassell: “How do we domesticate a high-rise building?”
May 25, 2023by Vladimir Belogolovsky May 25, 2023
Vladimir Belogolovsky speaks to Richard Hassell who together with his partner Wong Mun Summ co-founded WOHA to make high-density projects livable.
Fornebu Brygge’s regeneration to pioneer a sustainable ocean economy in Oslo
May 24, 2023by STIRworld May 24, 2023
The proposal by Haptic Architects and Oslo Works, comprising workspaces for marine industry, hopes to capture the fjord’s underwater life while anticipating its future.
SOM proposes a net-zero campus for The New York Climate Exchange
May 24, 2023by STIRworld May 24, 2023
SOM collaborated with Stony Brook University to unveil a design for The New York Climate Exchange, an international centre for developing solutions to the global climate crisis.
New Makers Bureau and Localworks build a 'hyper-local' community art centre
May 23, 2023by Zohra Khan May 23, 2023
The 32° East Arts Centre in Uganda features an ingenious layering of local materials and passive techniques and is the first purpose-built community arts space in the region.
Ludwig Godefroy designs a brutalist shelter in a Mexican alpine forest with Casa Alférez
May 22, 2023by Jincy Iype May 22, 2023
Based on the concept of a ‘house as a vault,’ the Alférez house contrasts its brutalist, cubic volume with surprisingly lofty, cathedral-like interiors, that ‘grow’ to meet a canopy of pine trees.
The Circus fosters a seamless cohabitation between humans and automobiles
May 22, 2023by Shivangi Buch May 22, 2023
Designed by Tokyo-based CUBO Design Architect, the whimsical Japanese vacation home resembles a circus tent, fostering seamless interaction between humans and vehicles.
Venice Architecture Biennale 2023 announces recipients of the Golden Lion
May 20, 2023by Sunena V Maju May 20, 2023
The Golden Lion was awarded to the Brazil Pavilion and DAAR under the National and International Participation for their exhibitions Terra and Borgo Rizza respectively.
Remaking the Chinese Garden: a contemporary architectural dilemma
May 18, 2023by Weili Zhang May 18, 2023
The Chinese garden is not just a single, independent entity built for crafting landscapes or modelling nature itself, it is a lexicon of symbols, layered upon built reality.
Asif Khan and Theaster Gates highlight the historic significance of the Liverpool Docks
May 17, 2023by Anushka Sharma May 17, 2023
The collaborative Waterfront Transformation Project enhances accessibility and inclusivity of the docks and surrounding museums, injecting them with Liverpool’s rich heritage.
OMA partner Reinier de Graaf expounds on how an architect is a verb (or not?)
May 17, 2023by Jincy Iype May 17, 2023
De Graaf discusses his satirical yet wholly contemplative book, architect, verb: The New Language of Building, tracing the history of the terms dominating architecture discourse today.
Casa del Alma in Oaxaca unfolds as a symphony in concrete
May 16, 2023by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar May 16, 2023
Designed by Espacio 18 Arquitectura, the residence is infused with light-bathed minimalism, journeying through concrete volumes, striking a balance between public and private spaces.
Yung Ho Chang: “The Commune became our starting point”
May 16, 2023by Vladimir Belogolovsky May 16, 2023
Vladimir Belogolovsky talks to Yung Ho Chang who together with Zhang Xin and Pan Shiyi, the co-founders of SOHO China, brought modern architecture into the country.
Kengo Kuma wins design of the Butrint National Park visitor centre in Albania
May 15, 2023by STIRworld May 15, 2023
The Japanese firm’s winning proposal features a layered stone slate roof and a wooden frame structure blending with the landscape of the UNESCO heritage site.
Maison Brummell Majorelle in Morocco comes alive with dreamy arched motifs
May 15, 2023by Jincy Iype May 15, 2023
Designed by Bergendy Cooke in collaboration with Amine Abouraoui Architects, the picturesque hotel in Marrakech fuses Moroccan architecture in its contemporary design.
The International Rugby Experience in Ireland honours Georgian architecture
May 13, 2023by Almas Sadique May 13, 2023
The cultural institution and visitor experience centre by Níall McLaughlin Architects serves as a tribute to rugby, as well as brings focus to its proximal Georgian streetscape.
Jeanne Gang's cave-like Gilder Center reconciles architecture and nature
May 12, 2023by Vladimir Belogolovsky May 12, 2023
Vladimir Belogolovsky reviews Jeanne Gang’s new Gilder Center at the American Museum of Natural History which brings organic character to Manhattan’s architecture.
Nigerian architect Demas Nwoko receives the 2023 Golden Lion for Venice Biennale
May 12, 2023by Zohra Khan May 12, 2023
The artist-designer and founder of the 50s art collective Zaria Rebels was recognised by Biennale Architettura 2023 for silently stirring the landscape of Nigeria and beyond.
Project Reform 1918 retains its historical legacy with a renewed modern skin
May 11, 2023by Sneha Shah May 11, 2023
This residence by Karlen + Clemente in Argentina is distinct in its scale, form and materiality with minimalist interventions, drawn from the existing narrative and surrounding context.
London Festival of Architecture celebrates diversity with the theme 'In Common'
May 10, 2023by STIRworld May 10, 2023
Taking place during the month of June, the London Festival of Architecture will take over the capital of the UK to engage with the city and its people to discuss placemaking.
The proposals for the new US Navy Museum narrativise the spirit of the Navy
May 10, 2023by Sunena V Maju May 10, 2023
The finalists for the Navy's 'Artistic Ideas Competition' for the new US Navy Museum include Bjarke Ingels Group, DLR Group, Gehry Partners, Perkins & Will and Quinn Evans.
MAD Architects to realise twisting Qondesa tower as its first South American project
May 09, 2023by Zohra Khan May 09, 2023
Set to be built in the historic Ecuadorian city of Quito, the mixed-use design features a swirling monochromatic high rise that nods to the contrasting energies of its place.
Horizon Neighbourhood: an architectural expression of community building
May 06, 2023by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar May 06, 2023
The intentional neighbourhood designed by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple on Powder Mountain, Utah is a prime example of residential architecture designed within a larger societal framework.
Studio Gang conceives the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts as a blossoming stem
May 06, 2023by STIRworld May 06, 2023
Uniting eight different buildings under its pleated concrete roof, Jeanne Gang’s redesign of the AMFA transforms a ‘premier cultural institution into a signature civic asset.’
Miyue· Blue & White Cliffside Resort is a serene oasis on the Chinese south coast
May 05, 2023by STIRworld May 05, 2023
With white arches and caves that frame the coast, GS Design focuses on the spatial experience of the resort, blurring the boundaries of indoors and outdoors.
Sand Ocean Light! Sandy explorations in Deauville, Makaldamar, and Tannirbhavi
May 04, 2023by Anne Feenstra May 04, 2023
Sand construction models reveal a nuanced understanding of materials that emerges from working with them in their natural context.
Atienza Maure Arquitectos refurbishes burnt-down El Priorato into a vacation home
May 03, 2023by Almas Sadique May 03, 2023
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Parisotto + Formenton Architetti Studio reincarnates a chalet in Italy
May 03, 2023by Amarjeet Singh Tomar May 03, 2023
The Italian architecture firm designs the LM House in Dolomitic Alps as a contemporary reading of the timeless architectural language defining the Italian Alps.
Centre Pompidou, Paris to host the largest retrospective exhibition on Norman Foster
May 02, 2023by Jincy Iype May 02, 2023
With the participation of Foster + Partners and the Norman Foster Foundation, the ‘Norman Foster’ retrospective exhibition dedicates itself to the leader of the ‘high-tech’ architectural trend.
Heatherwick Studio narrates its design journey at 'Building Soulfulness' in Japan
May 02, 2023by Sunena V Maju May 02, 2023
The Heatherwick Studio’s first solo exhibition in Japan features the firm's most iconic creations presented in the form of models, drawings, sketches and design processes.
Venice Architecture Biennale 2023: Everything you need to know
May 02, 2023by Eleonora Ghedini May 02, 2023
Curator Lesley Lokko offers a new perspective on how architects of the future should be and what one can expect from the Biennale Architettura 2023.
Giorgi Khmaladze: “Our buildings tend to disappear”
Apr 28, 2023by Vladimir Belogolovsky Apr 28, 2023
Vladimir Belogolovsky speaks to Tbilisi architect Giorgi Khmaladze whose clients have no expectations of how their projects will look like.
Housing couture: the sculptural and spatial allure of Vishal K Dar's retail architecture
Apr 28, 2023by Devanshi Shah Apr 28, 2023
Autonomous and yet connected, STIR dives into the design thinking that led to the experimental retail design of Gaurav Gupta's Mumbai store by artist-architect Vishal Dar.
RIBA's Royal Gold Medal 2023 honours Yasmeen Lari's egalitarian architecture
Apr 28, 2023by Almas Sadique Apr 28, 2023
RIBA cited Pakistan-based Yasmeen Lari’s social, cultural, economic and aesthetic model of architecture as hugely relevant for all practitioners in the field today.
UIA 2023 will host experimental pavilions that build towards a sustainable future
Apr 27, 2023by STIRworld Apr 27, 2023
The architectural pavilions at UIA World Congress of Architects 2023 in Copenhagen will showcase innovative and visionary ideas on building and living sustainably.
noa* creates a rooftop playground for newly expanded Falkensteiner Family Resort
Apr 26, 2023by Dhwani Shanghvi Apr 26, 2023
The re-modelled wave-like roof of Falkensteiner Family Resort Lido in Pustertal valley, Italy, embodies the alpine context such that its form creates spaces for play and leisure.
The Abrahamic Family House narrates a secular story in verses of light
Apr 26, 2023by Sunena V Maju Apr 26, 2023
The Abrahamic Family House encompasses three separate houses of worship–a mosque, a church, and a synagogue–and a new place for dialogue in Abu Dhabi.
The Danish Jewish Museum gets a new, intersectant entrance by Daniel Libeskind
Apr 25, 2023by Jincy Iype Apr 25, 2023
Denmark's Danish Jewish Museum has been given a more visible, and ‘better’ entrance, setting a seemly preamble for the existing museum’s interiors of intersecting planes.
Gary Chang: "Space should be liberating"
Apr 24, 2023by Vladimir Belogolovsky Apr 24, 2023
Vladimir Belogolovsky talks to Hong Kong architect Gary Chang about diversity, hybridity, and redefining conventions in general and tight spaces in particular.
The Star House in Kaohsiung is a bold concrete sanctuary
Apr 24, 2023by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Apr 24, 2023
Taiwan-based architecture firm atelier GRATIA pays homage to Taiwanese row and courtyard houses, through a concrete shell surrounded by terraced gardens.
John Pawson's life-long journey is celebrated in Deyan Sudjic's new book
Apr 21, 2023by Vladimir Belogolovsky Apr 21, 2023
Vladimir Belogolovsky reviews Deyan Sudjic’s new book John Pawson: Making Life Simpler tracing the designer’s career in creating architecture of almost nothing.
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