Kulpreet Singh on how art, activism and farming intertwine in his practice
Aug 28, 2026
The Indian multimedia artist speaks to STIR about using art as a platform to support and serve farmers and the disenfranchised.
Níall McLaughlin on conducting and taking part in architecture as a temporal orchestra
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.
Speakers at UIA 2026 dwell on the nuances and multitudes of Becoming in architecture
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.
Gyeonggi Ceramics Biennale 2026 reframes the planet as co-author
Jul 30, 2026
Speaking with Daehyung Lee, artistic director of the biennale's 13th edition, STIR explores the platform's focus on the future of ceramics and the human-nature-technology triad.
Tracing the influence of architecture awards with Beyond Recognition at UIA 2026
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.
Many hands, many makers, Many Modernisms
Jun 26, 2026
An evening celebrating the launch of Second Century Modernism by John Jennifer Marx in London invited cross-disciplinary provocations on an architecture of emotional abundance.
BRICK AWARD 26 winners harken to the traditional brick as the material of the future
Jun 12, 2026
Selected from a shortlist of 50 projects, the winning designs employ brick and ceramic in unique ways to enhance a sense of groundedness, community, cohesion and legibility.
Global Design Forum Istanbul framed multiple lived worlds of design in contact
Jun 02, 2026
Presented in collaboration with People Places Ideas, London Design Festival’s global design discourse—held outside London—attracted the passerby as much as design specialists.
India Pavilion at Venice Biennale 2026 draws distance between here and home
May 29, 2026
Alwar Balasubramaniam, Asim Waqif, Ranjani Shettar, Skarma Sonam Tashi and Sumakshi Singh map Geographies of Distance, curated by Amin Jaffer.
On wells, depth and colour: All is Well at RALPH PUCCI International, New York
May 22, 2026
STIR in conversation with Ralph Pucci and Eric Schmitt discovers how the former’s journey mirrors the latter’s belief that great design quietly outlasts its own time.
South Africa-based The MAAK’s soft approach to social impact architecture
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.
Kulapat Yantrasast's When Apricots Blossom explores Uzbek yurt at MDW 2026
Apr 24, 2026
In an exclusive conversation with STIR, the Thai architect and curator of the ambitious pavilion discusses how it centres design and craft as regenerative tools of culture.
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