•make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
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.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Feb 25, 2026
Examining the shortlisted projects in the BRICK AWARD 26 category Feeling at home unravels the entanglements between contextuality, resourcefulness and craftsmanship in contemporary architecture.
by Chahna Tank Feb 24, 2026
STIR speaks with the Ghanaian artist and architect about their evolving collaboration and architecture as an extension of Boafo’s practice across a four-part exhibition series.
by Bansari Paghdar Feb 23, 2026
Located within Rothera Research Station, the UK’s largest research facility on the continent, the new building consolidates several functions under a resilient envelope.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Feb 21, 2026
Designed by BLUE Architecture Studio, the hotel houses a bookstore, cafe and accommodation in a contemporary reinterpretation of Guangzhou’s traditional arcades.
by Aarthi Mohan Feb 19, 2026
In conversation with STIR, the practice reflects on ecology as a working condition and sharing authorship with human and non-human lives.
by Aarthi Mohan Feb 18, 2026
Compartment S4 transforms a neglected colonial-era cemetery into a public landscape shaped by ecological continuity, restraint and an open-ended experience.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Feb 14, 2026
A 20,000 sq m floating roof hosts workers, locals and visitors in a celebration of Sydney’s fishing industry and culture at the Southern Hemisphere’s largest fish market.
by Bansari Paghdar Feb 10, 2026
Described as the studio’s ‘first 100 per cent indigenous home’, the Salt Pan House articulates a deeply contextual narrative rooted in a familiar Indian domestic sensibility.
by Bansari Paghdar Feb 07, 2026
The inaugural Aranyani Pavilion in New Delhi, Sacred Nature, features a spiral walkthrough composed of a canopy of indigenous plant species in contrast with invasive lantana wood.
by Andrea Zarza Canova Feb 06, 2026
Waheed’s archive of hummed songs of resistance reframes the experience of Doris Salcedo's counter-monument, bringing regeneration through sound to its ruins.
by Aarthi Mohan Feb 04, 2026
Using Mangalore tiles, hand-finished cement and local stone, Taliesyn’s House by the Grove responds directly to its terrain, climate and patterns of occupation.
by Anmol Ahuja Feb 03, 2026
A guided visit to the extensively redeveloped complex yields an accessible, immersive museum experience spanning centuries with a distinct urban identity.
by Aarthi Mohan Feb 02, 2026
Designed by Soler Orozco Arquitectos with DIRECCIÓN, the house responds directly to terrain, climate and light rather than to scenic imagery.
by Bansari Paghdar Jan 27, 2026
A linear mass with large overhanging slabs embedded in a quiet greenscape, this office space in Kerala offers a seamless shift between personal and professional realms.
by Aarthi Mohan Jan 26, 2026
LDH Design approaches cultural regeneration through interior architecture that prioritises use, proportion and spatial clarity in Wuhan, China.
by Jincy Iype Jan 23, 2026
The pavilions at the second edition of ADFF:STIR Mumbai responded to curator Aric Chen’s brief, Mumbai Transcripts, to become activated micro-sites of movement and reflection.
by Jincy Iype Jan 21, 2026
With STIR as programme partner, SPASM Design’s ‘wordless’ retrospective mapped intuition-led practice, material craft and 30 projects realised over 30 years.
by Bansari Paghdar Jan 20, 2026
Located in a mountainous landscape of Karjat, Maharashtra, the giant cocoon-like home features a 100-feet-long suspension bridge, covered in thatch and mud.
by Anmol Ahuja Jan 20, 2026
For its landmark 25th commission, Mexico-city based LANZA atelier conceive the Serpentine Pavilion 2026, a serpentine, emanating from and abutting a sinuous brick wall.
by Aarthi Mohan Jan 19, 2026
From neighbourhood-based projects to broader urban questions, this year’s design festival foregrounds how design engages identity, material and responsibility across Toronto.
by Aarthi Mohan Jan 17, 2026
A longitudinal residence in Córdoba follows the land’s gentle rise through monolithic mass, calibrated openings and native planting embedded within the Serrano terrain.
by Bansari Paghdar Jan 16, 2026
Returning for its second edition, the festival featured an array of internationally acclaimed films, architectural pavilions, talks, workshops and eminent discourse at NCPA, Mumbai.
by Anmol Ahuja, Mrinmayee Bhoot Jan 16, 2026
Building on the screening of 3D films in the roster for ADFF:STIR Mumbai 2026, the question of whether the medium offers true immersion into the worlds it depicts is considered.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jan 15, 2026
Photographic chronicles by Mexico City-based Lake Verea—‘Frenemies’ and ‘Lovers’—aim to showcase the stories that make up modernist architecture and the designers behind it.
by Bansari Paghdar Jan 14, 2026
CLUSTER, THISS Studio and Orient Productions transform a threatened green space in Cairo into a dynamic cultural venue built from recycled plastic waste.
by Aarthi Mohan Jan 13, 2026
Frankfurt’s Deutsches Architekturmuseum uncovers the political, cultural and inventive forces embodied in construction kits made of stone, wood and plastic.
by Bansari Paghdar Jan 12, 2026
A collaboration between landscape architects Atelier Za Mák and architects Matěj Šebek architekti, the Czech project unfolds as a ‘living organism’.
by Aarthi Mohan Jan 10, 2026
The 770-bed student residence in Wembley is structured around everyday routines, adaptable spaces, and a balance between shared activity and personal retreat.
by Bansari Paghdar Jan 09, 2026
Positioned as an architectural gimmick, the boutique resort in Pondicherry features experiential accommodations drawing from global cultures and design concepts.
by Bansari Paghdar Jan 08, 2026
The ~log(ue) programme at the festival’s second edition attempts to reposition talks as slow, rigorous spaces for collective inquiry across design, film and architecture.
by Aarthi Mohan Jan 08, 2026
A project conceived by Design Circus transforms the domestic interior into a cinematic set, blurring boundaries between object, narrative and mise-en-scène.
by Aarthi Mohan Jan 07, 2026
Part of the Jaguar Pavilion Park, Abin Design Studio’s pavilion draws from Mumbai’s negotiated urban life, where form, movement and people continually reshape space.
by Jincy Iype Jan 06, 2026
Employing reclaimed wood, soundscapes and incense, the pavilion by NORTH’s Rahul Bhushan reframes Himalayan architecture as an event within the Jaquar Pavilion Park 2026.
by Chahna Tank Jan 05, 2026
As part of the Jaquar Pavilion Park, a constellation of human-scaled matchboxes by Anagram Architects translates Mumbai’s ‘average everydayness’ into a cinematic montage.
by Aarthi Mohan Jan 03, 2026
Combining global parliamentary layouts within a single structure, the pavilion draws on Mumbai’s culture of public gathering to reconsider how civic space is shared.
by Jincy Iype Jan 02, 2026
Supported by BuildKraft India Systems LLP, the pavilion becomes a ‘vessel for stillness’ in the Jaquar Pavilion Park, staging pause and movement amid Mumbai’s bustling spirit.
by Aarthi Mohan Dec 31, 2025
Designed by Nisha Mathew Ghosh for the Jaquar Pavilion Park, the structure uses handcrafted bioscopes to invite a bodily encounter with the city.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Dec 30, 2025
The Ladakh-based designers layer the collective aspirations of Mumbai with their effects on fragile Himalayan ecosystems through a fragmented form at the Jaquar Pavilion Park.
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