Novel arrangements in urban environments by Mark Handforth
Jun 29, 2022by Divya Menon Jun 29, 2022
Art and public spaces through their symbiotic association bring surreal experiences at a 17th century church in Cremona, Italy.
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‘No Space for Waste’ to present everyday objects created from environmental debris
Jun 02, 2022by Zohra Khan Jun 02, 2022
This showcase from the upcoming Milan Design Week will bring together a series of products that illustrate the possibilities of using waste to create a sustainable future.
Jakob Kudsk Steensen's installations focus on environmental storytelling
Apr 27, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Apr 27, 2022
Danish visual artist Jakob Kudsk Steensen’s body of work, punctuated with an immersive experience, engages with the discussion on the dire state of natural phenomenon.
Alois Kronschlaeger’s work is a play on geometry of built environment
Feb 17, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Feb 17, 2022
The site-specific sculptural installations by the Austria-born artist Alois Kronschlaeger disturb the geometry of the built environment to explore light, space, and time.
Envisioning a ‘Clean environment for a healthy world’ on World Architecture Day
Oct 04, 2021by Jerry Elengical Oct 04, 2021
On the occasion of World Architecture Day, STIR presents a selection of projects that reflect the concerns of public space, housing, and climate change highlighted this year.
Sarah Oppenheimer’s interventionist art reveals unseen part of the built environment
Sep 23, 2021by Dilpreet Bhullar Sep 23, 2021
US-based installation artist, Sarah Oppenheimer, with her latest work S-334473 at MASS MoCA, like her previous works, overlaps the wonder of art and architectural precision.
Lightning algorithm of Leo Villareal’s works highlights the beauty of built environment
Aug 23, 2021by Dilpreet Bhullar Aug 23, 2021
New York-based Leo Villareal speaks with STIR about his recent project Illuminated River in London, his long association with the sequence of lights, and digital programming.
Human obsolescence in Jonathan Fletcher Moore’s ‘Total Office Environment’
Aug 22, 2021by Manu Sharma Aug 22, 2021
Exploring professional uncertainty and the anxieties of a mechanised future through American artist Jonathan Fletcher Moore’s kinetic installation, Total Office Environment.
Dan Graham’s conceptual art practice is tied to architecture and built-environment
Jul 23, 2021by Dilpreet Bhullar Jul 23, 2021
American artist Dan Graham speaks with STIR about the relationship shared among architecture, built-environment and viewers on the sidelines of his show at 303 Gallery, New York.
Artist M Pravat responds to his immediate environment and material to create art
May 21, 2021by Rahul Kumar May 21, 2021
In his recent solo presentation, titled Fugitive Dust, at Vida Heydari Contemporary in Pune, Pravat exhibits works that pan across disciplines and media.
‘At the End of the Day’ at OMM explores our relationship with natural environment
Mar 04, 2021by Shraddha Nair Mar 04, 2021
The exhibition at Odunpazari Modern Museum in Turkey brings together over 30 international and Turkish artists, while inviting the viewers to reflect on the past, present and future.
Underwater artist Jason deCaires Taylor on environment and power structures
Jan 14, 2021by Shraddha Nair Jan 14, 2021
The UK-based sculptor discusses his longtime relationship with the ocean and his recent underwater museum.
Oslo-based Malin Bulow discusses body, relationships and environment
Aug 27, 2020by Shraddha Nair Aug 27, 2020
In conversation with STIR, award-winning artist Malin Bulow discusses her engagement with the spaces in between sculpture, installation and performance.
Artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset’s sculptures shed light on socio-political environment
Aug 14, 2020by Shraddha Nair Aug 14, 2020
At König Galerie in Berlin, artists Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset presented Short Story, an installation examining the narratives embedded in power dynamics and hierarchy.
Artist Mark Prime creates the environment of a factory at his recent show in Mumbai
Apr 28, 2020by Rahul Kumar Apr 28, 2020
The gallery Chatterjee & Lal brings the chaos of material and sound of the very production of works at the solo show of Mark Prime, titled Heavy to Light | Light to Heavy.
21,39 Jeddah Arts urges us to show some love for the environment, urgently
Apr 02, 2020by Sukanya Garg Apr 02, 2020
STIR speaks to Maya El Khalil, the curator of the 7th edition of 21,39 Jeddah Arts taking place in Saudi Arabia, which is a call to action in response to the environmental crisis.
Immersive exhibition ‘Arcadia Earth’ inspires New Yorkers to save the environment
Mar 17, 2020by Shraddha Nair Mar 17, 2020
Artist Valentino Vettori brings to life a pop-up exhibition, collaborating with 12 artists to raise positive awareness about climate change, on view till April 2020 in New York City.
Research by MVRDV, Airbus explores how to integrate vertiports into urban environments
Mar 07, 2020by Meghna Mehta Mar 07, 2020
The Netherlands-based MVRDV, led by Winy Maas, designs urban transport system in collaboration with Airbus, where flying vehicles are integrated into existing cities.
Earth Mother: Gaby Solly on art and the environment
Aug 30, 2019by Georgina Maddox Aug 30, 2019
British artist Gaby Solly talks about public art as acts of dissent, ‘woman as an artist’ and breathing through it all...
Artist Jayashree Chakravarty voices environmental concerns on canvas
Jul 12, 2019by Sukanya Garg Jul 12, 2019
Kolkata-based artist Jayashree Chakravarty uses natural and organic materials for her exhibition A wired ecology to express her deep concerns for ecology and environment.
Monroe Isenberg's sculptures aim to mend severed ties between humans and nature
Jul 08, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Jul 08, 2022
The sculptural installations by Monroe Isenberg bring the elements of environment – dirt, light, rocks, and water – together to challenge the anthropocentric hierarchy.
Steve Messam's large-scale installations complement the abundance of nature
Mar 21, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Mar 21, 2022
The UK-based environmental artist Steve Messam with his 'bigger than a house' site-specific installations disturbs the familiar face of the landscape to unfold stories around it.
Melissa McGill’s ‘In Venice’: a creative take on the ecological shift borne by Venice
Sep 10, 2021by Dilpreet Bhullar Sep 10, 2021
The exhibition In Venice by Melissa McGill, with a variety of works on the city of Venice, introduces the audience to the environmental changes the city has experienced.
Helsinki Biennial reflects on the interconnectedness of everything on Earth
Aug 12, 2021by Rahul Kumar Aug 12, 2021
Pirkko Siitari and Taru Tappola, curators of Helsinki Biennial, titled The Same Sea, talk about the making of the biennial through collaborative approach and environmental awareness.
Rehabilitating Ecosystems: Global projects that reflect the UN’s 2030 Agenda
Jun 04, 2021by Jerry Elengical Jun 04, 2021
To commemorate the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration on World Environment Day, STIR picks up a few projects exemplifying our push for a collective sustainable future.
Five works at Venice Architecture Biennale 2021 led by ecologically sensible principles
Jun 04, 2021by Jincy Iype Jun 04, 2021
From listening to nature to exploring algae’s possibilities in reducing CO2, STIR rounds up key ‘green’ works at the 17th Venice Architecture Biennale, to mark World Environment Day 2021.
Westbank proposes urban redevelopment in San Jose, California
May 28, 2021by STIRworld May 28, 2021
Kengo Kuma & Associates, Bjarke Ingels Group, and Studio Gang propose projects for the Westbank Campus redevelopment in San Jose, taking on Silicon Valley’s built environment.
Madrid-based Luzinterruptus on creating light installations in public spaces
Jul 03, 2020by Shailaja Tripathi Jul 03, 2020
Luzinterruptus, an anonymous art collective in Madrid, talks about using the medium of light and darkness to reflect on the issues of environment and creating immersive experiences.
Excavating cosmographies with Sahej Rahal
Jun 15, 2020by Jones John Jun 15, 2020
From salvaging new worlds in discarded objects to making environments that parody existence itself, Mumbai-based artist Sahej Rahal challenges the tales we take for granted.
Climate vs. COVID-19: Are we ready for the transformation, asks activist Medha Patkar
Apr 17, 2020by Medha Patkar Apr 17, 2020
Part 2: In our Climate vs. COVID-19 series, experts tell us what the coronavirus can teach us about the environmental crisis, and why prudence, not panic, is the solution.
Climate vs. COVID-19: Wildlife filmmaker Malaika Vaz on four lessons from the crisis
Apr 10, 2020by Malaika Vaz Apr 10, 2020
In our Climate vs. COVID-19 series, experts tell us what the Coronavirus can teach us about the bigger environmental crisis, and why prudence, not panic, is the solution.
From fast to fair fashion at Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Nov 16, 2019by Sukanya Garg Nov 16, 2019
The exhibition Fast Fashion: The Dark Sides of Fashion at the museum in Berlin explores the environmental hazards of fast fashion, urging visitors to rethink their consumer behaviour.
Acknowledging context unites many scales of design in Marramarra Shack
Aug 04, 2022by Sohil Soni Aug 04, 2022
Geneva-based Leopold Banchini Architects has built Marramarra Shack as a small dwelling in an Australian community with a rich historical and geographical environment.
A look at Ro Plastic Prize 2022 winners of RoGUILTLESSPLASTIC international project
Jul 01, 2022by Devanshi Shah Jul 01, 2022
Founded and curated by Rossana Orlandi and Nicoletta Orlandi Brugnoni, this year's winners encapsulate innovation, functionality, environmental impact, and durability in design.
‘Momentum’ by Stark at Salone 2022 explored scientific and human time relations
Jun 14, 2022by STIRworld Jun 14, 2022
Momentum, a unique interactive installation by Stark came alive in an interplay of light and sound within Brera, to display the ecological impact of humans on the environment.
Formafantasma's Prada Frames symposium to contemplate forest ecologies in Milan
May 27, 2022by Jerry Elengical May 27, 2022
At the National Braidense Library as part of Milan Design Week 2022, the event will examine relationships between design, the built environment, and nature over three days of talks.
'The Planet After Geoengineering' by Design Earth
May 27, 2022by Anmol Ahuja May 27, 2022
A graphic novel with near monochrome illustrations, The Planet After Geoengineering is a compendium of remedial environmental care that professes palliative care for the planet.
Light installations by Vendel & de Wolf illuminate upon the invisible beauty of nature
May 23, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar May 23, 2022
Dutch collective Vendel & de Wolf creates on-site light installations for the public viewing to visually articulate the inherent beauty of the existing environment.
STIR in conversation with Lee Kun-Yong, the Korean avant garde artist
May 03, 2022by Rahul Kumar May 03, 2022
The multi-disciplinary artist - whose performative works in 1970s responded to Korean political environment - talks about his art practice that transcends genres for a holistic style.
Keith Lemley’s installations bring together seemingly disparate objects and material
Mar 16, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Mar 16, 2022
The sculptures and installations by the US-based artist Keith Lemley create immersive environments to recognise the harmony between thought and matter, past and present.
In conversation with Vincent Leroy on the development of his practice
Feb 18, 2022by Sukanya Deb Feb 18, 2022
Vincent Leroy speaks about the materiality and monumental nature of his international site-specific installations, across exhibitory spaces and naturally forming environments.
Javier Senosiain's tryst with organic architecture through Casa Organica
Feb 08, 2022by Devanshi Shah Feb 08, 2022
Casa Organica by the Mexican architect was born from the idea of creating a space adapted to humans, according to their environmental, physical and psychological needs.
Indian festival ALT EFF brings ecological sensitivity to people through films
Feb 02, 2022by Shraddha Nair Feb 02, 2022
All Living Things Environmental Film Festival (ALT EFF), founded in Panchgani, India, showcases documentary, art house, and docu-fiction films from across the globe.
Casa Mague, Mexico, pushes the elements of architecture beyond their canonical function
Jan 29, 2022by Devanshi Shah Jan 29, 2022
Mauricio Ceballos x Architects' project is a careful and sensitive architectural intervention that considers the environment and pre-Hispanic history of its location.
Fiona Grady’s site-specific drawings are a judicious mix of geometric pattern and light
Jan 20, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Jan 20, 2022
Site-specific responsive drawings by Fiona Grady, having play of light as integral to them, strive to reorient the relationship between the viewers and the built environment.
Takahiro Moriya’s Setoyama villa is oriented to create a living room with a view
Jan 15, 2022by Devanshi Shah Jan 15, 2022
Located on the edge of a cliff, the home by Moriya and Partners in Japan is enveloped in a three-dimensional wooden truss with a landscape design that respects its natural environment.
Frozen Music series from ABB gives a virtual tour of remarkable buildings and architects
Dec 15, 2021by ABB Dec 15, 2021
The four-minute videos demonstrate the use of technology and thoughtful design to foster a smarter, sustainable environment.
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Urban garden installation 'Pond[er]' opens at The National Gallery of Victoria, Australia
Dec 08, 2021by Zohra Khan Dec 08, 2021
In Melbourne, a pink pond and an immersive garden constitute the architecture commission Pond[er] that draws people to reflect on their relationship with the environment.
Luxury of experimentation and the freedom to fail
Nov 30, 2021by Rahul Kumar Nov 30, 2021
Non-commercial, experimental spaces provide the critical environment that is conducive to develop artistic practices and open new horizons for dialogues and conversations.
Adela Andea’s light installations reflect on organic and technological matters
Nov 17, 2021by Dilpreet Bhullar Nov 17, 2021
Large-scale kinetic sculptures by Adela Andea are built on the ideas of technology and consumerism, devoid of the imbalance that between the two can cause on the environment.
Odiseo Gastronomic and Leisure Center is an urban oasis evoking the Mediterranean
Oct 07, 2021by Jerry Elengical Oct 07, 2021
Designed by Clavel Arquitectos in the city of Murcia, Spain, this leisure complex hosts mesmerising environments alongside Europe’s longest overhanging swimming pool.
Vienna-based studio MAEID's 'Magic Queen' looks to the future of living spaces
Oct 06, 2021by Shraddha Nair Oct 06, 2021
Conceived by MAEID, Magic Queen at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2021 presents a pioneering approach to architecture, and integration with our natural environment.
Carolina Caycedo’s multidisciplinary works call for a check on energy consumption
Oct 04, 2021by Dilpreet Bhullar Oct 04, 2021
The art practice of London-born Colombian multidisciplinary artist, Carolina Caycedo, certainly speaks to the world of art, but also raises a protest against exploiters of environment.
Flowing forest-like spaces characterise Tsukushi Nursery School Foresta Karankoro
Oct 01, 2021by Jerry Elengical Oct 01, 2021
Designed by UID Architects in Fukuyama, Japan, the structure uses towering façade arches and cross-shaped beams to create a dynamic environment that encourages young minds to explore.
Digital Legacies: Ageing
Sep 14, 2021by Julius Wiedemann Sep 14, 2021
Julius Wiedemann decodes generation gaps, nostalgia, evolving work environments, and the new skill sets required to survive in a technologically advanced society.
Action in the age of neoliberal pluralism: an overview of Bracket’s latest edition
Aug 11, 2021by Aastha D. Aug 11, 2021
In its fourth almanac on Architecture, Environment and Digital Culture, bracket explores the complex relationship between spatial design, the public(s) and the action(s) it contains.
Digital Legacies: Management
Aug 10, 2021by Julius Wiedemann Aug 10, 2021
Julius Wiedemann delves into the evolution of modern business environments, their generational divides, and the effects of readymade systems and real-time feedback loops.
Luciana Abait’s exhibition ‘A Letter to the Future’ is a call to save the planet earth
Jul 29, 2021by Dilpreet Bhullar Jul 29, 2021
Hyperreal iceberg series by the Los Angeles-based artist, Luciana Abait, part of the exhibition A Letter to the Future, talks about the fragile state of environment.
‘A Few In Many Places’ by Protocinema aspires to progressive exhibition models
Jul 24, 2021by Shraddha Nair Jul 24, 2021
Curators Mari Spirito and Abhijit Toto present site-specific installation art across Istanbul, New York, Santurce and other cities through environmentally sensitive methods.
STIRring Together: Philip Beesley and Sascha Hastings on the geometries of being
Jul 14, 2021by Devanshi Shah Jul 14, 2021
Spearheaded by Philip Beesley and curated by Sasha Hastings, the sensorial installation Grove at the Venice Architecture Biennale explores constant metamorphosis of our environment.
Germaine Kruip’s 'Screenplay' delves into the interplay of light and sound
Jun 16, 2021by Dilpreet Bhullar Jun 16, 2021
Dutch artist Germaine Kruip, with her minimalistic sculptures at exhibition Screenplay at Axel Vervoordt Gallery, invites the viewers to reaffirm their presence in the built environment.
Digital Legacies: Escape
Jun 01, 2021by Julius Wiedemann Jun 01, 2021
Julius Wiedemann discusses how online and personal environments, of work and pleasure, have transformed our lives and are here to stay, for us to adapt to the ongoing pandemic.
Copenhagen’s canals turn into a reflective cultural playfield with Teahouse Ø
Apr 03, 2021by STIRworld Apr 03, 2021
Developed as part of the Floating Pavilion Ø program by Pan- Projects, the space encourages residents to appreciate and maintain the city’s water features and natural environment.
Introspective spaces: Casa Etérea appears as a mirage encapsulated by nature
Apr 02, 2021by Devanshi Shah Apr 02, 2021
Conceived by Mexico-based Singaporean writer and designer Prashant Ashoka, this remote cabin situates itself as an extension of the environment, inspiring creative living.
In conversation with Lenka Petráková on award-winning ocean cleaning facility
Mar 16, 2021by Nivedita Jayaram Pawar Mar 16, 2021
The ‘8th Continent’, a floating station prototype, won the 2020 Grand Prix Award for Architecture and Innovation of the Sea for offering a unique solution to the environmental crisis.
Interstellar Lab's BioPod prepares for plant cultivation on the moon
Jan 28, 2021by Shreeparna Chatterjee Jan 28, 2021
Revealed at the Future Investment Initiative in Riyad, the inflatable, environmentally controlled plant cultivation pod is intended to sustain flora beyond the earth’s surface.
Foster + Partners reveals plans for high-rise Lusail Towers in Qatar
Jan 16, 2021by STIRworld Jan 16, 2021
Fusing in-depth technologies to address environmental concerns, Foster + Partners envisions the design for the Lusail Towers as a catalyst for a new business district.
The Zoox robotaxi is a fully autonomous, electric vehicle built for the urban ‘rider’
Dec 23, 2020by Anmol Ahuja Dec 23, 2020
Established in 2014, Zoox Inc. recently showcased their fully functional, electric powered autonomous mobility vehicle designed to manoeuvre dense urban environments.
How can architecture exist in a world of reduced growth?
Dec 16, 2020by Caillin Howard Dec 16, 2020
A new set of behaviour will define the future of the built environment in the post-pandemic world, writes Caillin Howard of Australian multi-disciplinary firm Hames Sharley.
Rob Woodcox redirects our vision from the body to the natural world
Dec 12, 2020by Jones John Dec 12, 2020
Through surreal arrangements of the human body, the Mexico City-based photographer attempts to re-orient our relationships with ourselves, others and the environment.
Hatch Colasuonno and Relativity Architects unveil affordable housing in Lancaster
Nov 18, 2020by Zohra Khan Nov 18, 2020
The Los Angeles-based firms have designed a cohesive living environment with Imagine Village – a housing for homeless veterans and underprivileged families in California.
Digital Legacies: Co-everything
Oct 20, 2020by Julius Wiedemann Oct 20, 2020
Observing the rise of digital collaborations, Julius Wiedemann notes that interdependence is becoming the very fabric of future creation in more engaging environments.
Pradip Krishen X Prof. Anne Feenstra: Cross Border Conversations
Sep 18, 2020by Zohra Khan Sep 18, 2020
STIR X LOCO Design brings environmentalist Pradip Krishen with architect Anne Feenstra to share the joys of exploring untamed landscapes and the modest art of giving these a new life.
Snøhetta completes timber clad, open plan headquarters for ASI Reisen in Austria
Sep 02, 2020by Jincy Iype Sep 02, 2020
A lush ‘green curtain’ wraps the metal framed, charred timber façade of travel company ASI Reisen’s head office, its sustainable design reducing the overall environmental footprint.
Moment Factory’s ‘North Forest Lights’ in the US reconnect people to nature
Aug 06, 2020by Shraddha Nair Aug 06, 2020
The multidisciplinary studio re-invents the way we connect to our natural environment through its digital art exhibit of five installations for Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
Ecological artist Shai Zakai believes balance is the key for a healthy ecosystem
Jul 30, 2020by Dilpreet Bhullar Jul 30, 2020
The Israeli artist uses photography, video art and public art in her projects to reiterate the importance of balance between the human mind and environment.
BuzziPlanter: the sound controlling spatial divider for offices by BuzziSpace
Jul 21, 2020by STIRworld Jul 21, 2020
Antwerp-based design studio BuzziSpace has created biophilic micro environments for workplaces with their collection of colourful acoustic partition planters.
Foster + Partners commence work on ICÔNE, a new office building in Luxembourg
Jul 07, 2020by Meghna Mehta Jul 07, 2020
The flexible layout of the new building by Foster + Partners ensures a safe working environment, while its fluid internal spaces stand in contrast with the building’s formal façade in Belval.
Oikumene Church: created entirely in repurposed wood by TSDS in Indonesia
Jul 02, 2020by Meghna Mehta Jul 02, 2020
Designed keeping in mind the idea of Singular Materiality, the church has been built with the aim of environmental empowerment and adapts local material and traditions.
Spiral terrace gardens clad the new Vivo headquarters by NBBJ in Shenzhen, China
Jun 22, 2020by Shristi Nangalia Jun 22, 2020
Vivo headquarters will be a next generation workspace with green hubs on every level of the 32-storied tower promoting health, well-being and sustainability in the built environment.
Thais Pupio uses rammed earth to design a dwelling in Byron Bay, Australia
May 20, 2020by Meghna Mehta May 20, 2020
The Brazilian architect builds Rammed Earth Retreat with a low-tech design approach, turns a house from 1980s into an environmentally responsive and visually appealing place.
CHYBIK+KRISTOF envisions nature at the heart of Moscow’s Senezh Management Lab
May 11, 2020by STIRworld May 11, 2020
The proposal for the Russian countryside campus, an entry in a competition, places the inter-connectedness of social and natural environments as a core element of learning.
Climate vs. COVID-19: Experts probe into Neoliberalism as the pandemic of our times
Apr 20, 2020by Abhilasha Srivastava and Aseem Hasnain Apr 20, 2020
Part 3: In our Climate vs. COVID-19 series, experts tell us what the coronavirus can teach us about the environmental crisis, and why prudence, not panic, is the solution.
Formafantasma's ‘Cambio’ talks about wood at the Serpentine Galleries in London
Mar 26, 2020by Jincy Iype Mar 26, 2020
Supported by Flos, Cambio questions and explores the environmental impact of wood consumption with a research-based show at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery.
Folly Measures celebrates architecture as an indicator of urban experiences
Jan 08, 2020by Rahul Kumar Jan 08, 2020
Artist Vishwa Shroff presents a solo exhibition at gallery Tarq with works reacting to the built environment, focusing on the idea of transience and impermanence.
David Chipperfield Architects wins contest to design a high-rise tower in Mitte, Berlin
Nov 20, 2019by Jincy Iype Nov 20, 2019
The 70m office tower – planned amid a diverse inner-city environment in Mitte district of Berlin - features a skybar, green terraces, and brise soleil on its diaphanous façade.
MPavilion 2019 opens in Melbourne, marks 50 years of Glenn Murcutt’s practice
Nov 16, 2019by Meghna Mehta Nov 16, 2019
Designed by Australian Pritzker laureate Glenn Murcutt, the MPavilion 2019 is an all-white structure with fabric roof, and celebrates climate and environmentally-responsible design.
UAE-based artists re-imagine the future with Speculative Landscapes, in Abu Dhabi
Oct 08, 2019by Sukanya Garg Oct 08, 2019
This exhibition at the NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery, curated by Maya Allison, is showcasing the imagined environments of four artists, offering a glimpse into the UAE and the region.
Green Warriors – artists fighting for a change
Aug 31, 2019by Georgina Maddox Aug 31, 2019
A new generation of artists are picking up the cudgels to fight for the environment, a battle that has been raging in art galleries, public art projects and now online.
Misplaced Series: A curious case of relocated New York landmarks
Aug 03, 2019by Zohra Khan Aug 03, 2019
Anton Repponen’s itinerant project Misplaced Series removes architectural icons of New York from their distinctive environment and teleports them to mysterious landscapes.
Sou Fujimoto's L'Arbre Blanc reflects Japanese, Mediterranean cultures
Jul 16, 2019by Shreya Ahuja Jul 16, 2019
The White Tree, in Montpellier city of France, offers an architectural feast that promotes outdoor living to enhance relationships with one another and the environment.
Studio Infinity reinvents educational architecture with The Out School in Pune
Aug 03, 2022by Sunena V Maju Aug 03, 2022
Through the design of The Out School in Pune, Maharashtra, Studio Infinity reimagines pre-primary education that encourages learning beyond the conventional classrooms.
'Nebel Leben' by Fujiko Nakaya removes foggy thoughts on ecological concerns
Jul 28, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Jul 28, 2022
Japanese artist Fujiko Nakaya's exhibition Nebel Leben at Haus der Kunst, Munich, presents a series of immersive fog sculptures to address the urgency to gauge the ecological imbalance.
Kakapo Creek Children’s Garden adapts the architecture of early learning into circularity
Jul 19, 2022by STIRworld Jul 19, 2022
Through the circular shape of the early learning centre in Auckland, New Zealand, Smith Architects explores the multitude of sustainable prospects in educational architecture.
Tomás Saraceno creates a floating cloudscape as a public sphere in Barcelona
Jul 07, 2022by Zohra Khan Jul 07, 2022
The Berlin-based artist’s entangled constellation of clouds, titled Cloud Cities Barcelona, takes over the top floor of the Torre Glòries tower as a suspended observatory.
'Café Classroom': a pursuit to relearn relationship across humans and nature
Jul 05, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Jul 05, 2022
In the last of the three-part series, Café Classroom, curated by Pradip Saha, underlined the collective efforts required to combat the dire consequences of air pollution.
The journey of a Mud Mansion: Reminiscing learnings from Didi Contractor
Jul 04, 2022by Kriti Dhingra Jul 04, 2022
On Didi Contractor’s first death anniversary, architect Kriti Dhingra remembers the journey of working with her and her luminous stance on reviving traditional adobe construction.
ecoLogicStudio and Otrivin partner to create a lab that helps protect our breathing
Jun 24, 2022by STIRworld Jun 24, 2022
Presented in London, the Otrivin Air Lab harvests carbon dioxide, purify polluted urban air, and 3D print plastic free biodegradable products in an open, workshop space format.
Can architecture education train young minds to help vulnerable communities?
Jun 16, 2022by Bhawna Jaimini Jun 16, 2022
Architecture education needs to expand beyond the issues of design and aesthetics by enabling students to question and confront the issues of access.
‘Back to Earth’ by Serpentine Galleries evokes responses to the climate calamity
Jun 04, 2022by STIRworld Jun 04, 2022
Serpentine’s long-term, interdisciplinary, artistic programme reflects how we can learn from diverse experiences to create change.
‘Materialized’ to pave new paths in biomateriality at the Milan Design Week
Jun 03, 2022by STIRworld Jun 03, 2022
The exhibition by Spazio Gamma within the Isola Design District envisions a step closer to circular designing with a series of inventive biomaterials for a sustainable future.
'Our Time on Earth' explores the spectrum of possibilities for an alternative future
Jun 03, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Jun 03, 2022
The exhibition Our Time on Earth at Barbican Centre, with a series of large-scale and immersive installations, calls for a collaborative approach to tackle the soaring climate crisis.
Royal College of Art's Battersea Campus is a meeting of art, science, and modernism
May 25, 2022by STIRworld May 25, 2022
Designed by Herzog & de Meuron, RCA's new Battersea campus is a manifestation of the institute's transformation to a STEAM-focused post-graduate university.
Heatherwick Studio, BIG lend tent-like lightness to Google’s new Bay View Campus
May 23, 2022by Anmol Ahuja May 23, 2022
With an airship hangar inspired aesthetic, Google’s first purpose-built HQ is a mammoth collaboration incorporating principles of sustainability and flexibility in workspaces.
Nike ISPA Link turns the spiral of fast fashion into a circle with its 'take apart' sneakers
May 12, 2022by STIRworld May 12, 2022
Nike debuts two new dismantlable sneakers under its ISPA Link series which echo the brand’s pursuit of sustainable innovation and circular design in its products.
CCD crafts an image of rebirth with the Banyan Tree Nanjing Garden Expo hotel
Apr 18, 2022by Jerry Elengical Apr 18, 2022
On Tangshan mountain in Jiangsu, China, Hong Kong-based firm Cheng Chung Design has devised an organically naturalistic interior scheme for a hotel settled in a former quarry.
BIG designs a treehouse guest room with 350 bird nests for a hotel in Sweden
Apr 13, 2022by Pallavi Mehra Apr 13, 2022
Designed for the Treehotel in Swedish Lapland, 'Biosphere' offers guests the opportunity to be one with nature and observe birds in close proximity in their natural habitat.
Amoia Cody Architecture illustrates Green Density zoning provisions for NYC
Apr 09, 2022by Steven Sculco Apr 09, 2022
Brooklyn-based Amoia Cody’s speculative zoning provisions for New York City are inspired by Singapore’s eco-oriented urban and architectural strategies.
Digital Legacies: History
Mar 31, 2022by Julius Wiedemann Mar 31, 2022
Julius Wiedemann contemplates the evolution of historical archiving and research in the digital age, and how this data could pave a path to a better future.
Reimagining architecture: Cloud Studies by Forensic Architecture at VISUAL Carlow
Mar 25, 2022by Divya Menon Mar 25, 2022
Through the art of unconditioning, architecture repositions itself as a research instrument in the new world.
Digital Legacies: Food
Mar 15, 2022by Julius Wiedemann Mar 15, 2022
Julius Wiedemann examines prevalent scenarios pertaining to the scarcity and abundance of food, as relationships between food production and technology grow ever closer.
Reflective sculptures by Rob Mulholland anchor renewed zest to approach nature
Mar 14, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Mar 14, 2022
The UK-based sculptor, Rob Mulholland, creates the large reflective sculptures with a special focus on the viewers to let them reassess their role with nature.
WYAH Art and Creative Space emerges as a cluster of cocoon-like pods in Ubud, Bali
Feb 26, 2022by Anmol Ahuja Feb 26, 2022
Designed by western Java based PSA Studio, the WYAH Art and Creative Space is centred around inducing a relationship with nature for its patrons in lush forested confines.
Digital Legacies: Emissions
Feb 15, 2022by Julius Wiedemann Feb 15, 2022
Julius Wiedemann discusses the intertwined issues of advancing technology and carbon-intensive development models, alongside their repercussions on the climate and energy crises.
Digital Legacies: Nature’s Backend
Feb 09, 2022by Julius Wiedemann Feb 09, 2022
Julius Wiedemann delves into the union of technology and conservation in sustainable reforestation, through the eyes of Brazilian projects Symbiosis Investimentos and Coomflona.
Bridging the virtual and tangible with digital artist and designer, Andrés Reisinger
Feb 05, 2022by Anmol Ahuja Feb 05, 2022
Terming his work and studio “unclassifiable”, Andrés Reisinger talks to STIR about his unreal products and dream-like spaces, the NFT boom, and the freedom they collectively offer.
Adidas and Parley Ocean Plastic create a floating tennis court in Australia
Jan 27, 2022by STIRworld Jan 27, 2022
Australian sporting icons team up for a tennis match on a sustainable floating tennis court on the Great Barrier Reef, to raise awareness of the effects of single-use plastic.
'The Space Between Worlds' at NOMA spans Dawn DeDeaux's 50-year career
Jan 17, 2022by Shraddha Nair Jan 17, 2022
The Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at NOMA, Louisiana, Katie Pfohl, and multimedia American artist, Dawn DeDeaux, speak with STIR about climate change and the art practice.
Anupama Kundoo on how to utilise people’s capacity to make things
Jan 13, 2022by Vladimir Belogolovsky Jan 13, 2022
Vladimir Belogolovsky speaks with Berlin and India-based architect, Anupama Kundoo, about the need to experiment more boldly and how good enough can be perfect.
Soft Thresholds: The context as generator of practice
Dec 28, 2021by Rahul Mehrotra Dec 28, 2021
Is architecture, in its compulsive drive to create the autonomous object, inherently hardening the thresholds separating it from other disciplines?
Earthshot Prize 2021 winners herald a decisive decade of climate action
Nov 01, 2021by STIRworld Nov 01, 2021
Instituted by Prince William and the United Kingdom’s Royal Foundation, the inaugural edition of the Earthshot Prize revealed five winners in a glittering ceremony in London.
Digital Legacies: Climate Change
Oct 12, 2021by Julius Wiedemann Oct 12, 2021
Julius Wiedemann discusses the transformation of attitudes towards man-made climate change with improved climate modelling and increase in extreme weather phenomena.
Digital Legacies: Nature
Jul 13, 2021by Julius Wiedemann Jul 13, 2021
Julius Wiedemann traces the evolution of relationships between technology and nature throughout history while delving into what they may spell out for the future.
Exhibition ‘30 Projects/30 Years/30 Stories’ explores the idea of using less
Jul 08, 2021by Vladimir Belogolovsky Jul 08, 2021
Vladimir Belogolovsky visits an architectural exhibition on the work of Francisco Gonzalez-Pulido at the Museo Metropolitano in Monterrey, Mexico.
Harvard’s new Science and Engineering complex is sheathed in hydroformed steel
Jul 07, 2021by STIRworld Jul 07, 2021
Behnisch Architekten adopts sustainable design principles for the Science and Engineering Complex at Harvard’s new Allston campus, reducing its carbon footprint by half.
UK-based Full Grown takes STIR through a tour of their ‘Chair Orchard’
Jun 05, 2021by Devanshi Shah Jun 05, 2021
Alice and Gavin Munro of Full Grown takes us on a tour of their furniture orchard, their labour of love, a blueprint for what a design-led ecological restoration project could look like.
Sonia Mehra Chawla’s works explore ideas of cohabitation of all life forms on Earth
Jun 04, 2021by Rahul Kumar Jun 04, 2021
At a solo presentation titled (Un) Containable Life, at 1x1 Art Gallery in Dubai, artist Sonia Mehra Chawla showcases a transmedia practice that included her works from 2013-2020.
In the name of the mother
Mar 25, 2021by Rosalyn D`Mello Mar 25, 2021
Feminist artistic, critical and philosophical discourses situate fermentation as a queer site for contamination, collaboration, and transformation.
Olivier Ratsi’s immersive works play with visual perception of physical reality
Jan 28, 2021by Dilpreet Bhullar Jan 28, 2021
French visual artist Olivier Ratsi predominantly uses lights to let the audience experience the unseen layer of physical reality with his immersive works.
Morgane Erpen’s immersive installations underscore climate extremities
Aug 22, 2020by Dilpreet Bhullar Aug 22, 2020
Daunted by the effects of climate change, Swiss artist Morgane Erpen sources earthly elements to emphasise the Anthropocene epoch through her immersive installations.
Architect Sergei Tchoban on his passion for the art of architectural drawings
Jul 15, 2020by Devanshi Shah Jul 15, 2020
Sergei Tchoban, a Russian and German architect, and the 2018 recipient of the European Prize for Architecture, speaks with STIR about his transcontinental practice.
Jacob Hashimoto’s works converge traditional arts and modern abstraction
Jul 11, 2020by Dilpreet Bhullar Jul 11, 2020
The multi-layered works of New York based Hashimoto invite the viewers to experience the play between light, shadow, and colour.
The world bids adieu to artist Christo, yet his ephemeral wonders live on
Jun 02, 2020by Jones John Jun 02, 2020
Even when life ends, art remains. Christo Vladimirov Javacheff died of natural causes on May 31, 2020, but the work he began with his late wife Jeanne-Claude continues to be made.
The Floating Piers in Italy, by Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Jun 01, 2020by STIRworld Jun 01, 2020
On the death of revered artist Christo Vladimirov Javacheff, STIR remembers the man known for his monumental works of art, and the site-specific installation in Italy, The Floating Piers.
Henie Onstad Triennial explores the possibilities of photography in Oslo
May 29, 2020by Jones John May 29, 2020
The exhibition titled New Visions presents some of the most experimental pioneers of the photographic medium at Henie Onstad Kunstsenter in Norway.
Studio Precht designs Parc de la Distance, a park for physical distancing
May 08, 2020by Shristi Nangalia May 08, 2020
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Austrian architecture firm’s social-distancing park reimagines future green spaces in the form of a fingerprint-inspired safe garden.
The House of the Big Arch: A place for man, animal and nature
May 01, 2020by Meghna Mehta May 01, 2020
Frankie Pappas took on the task of bridging the landscape between a riverine forest and a sandstone cliff while raising a rare living space among animals and nature in South Africa.
Vibha Galhotra’s ‘Beyond the Blue’ in New York explores the ideas of cycle of evolution
Apr 17, 2020by Rahul Kumar Apr 17, 2020
Artist Vibha Galhotra employed traditional processes and urban media at her solo show in New York that referenced the impact of human actions on the ecology.
‘Counting Memories’ and looking within with Chiharu Shiota’s installation in Poland
Mar 19, 2020by Jones John Mar 19, 2020
Shiota, a Japanese installation artist, shares her thoughts on her recent site-specific installation at the Silesian Museum at Katowice, Poland.
Intricacies of the human evolution determine the aesthetic of Karl Sims’ works
Mar 06, 2020by Dilpreet Bhullar Mar 06, 2020
The anchor of digital evolutionary art, Karl Sims, allows the audience to understand the human evolution through its various stages.
BIG builds affordable floating village ‘Urban Rigger’ in Copenhagen, Denmark
Dec 20, 2019by Jincy Iype Dec 20, 2019
Located at Copenhagen's waterfront, a unit of the sustainable student housing hosts 12 apartments across two levels, created by stacking nine shipping containers in a circle.
Michael Wang turns horticulture into art, reviving 46 plant species of NYC
Dec 02, 2019by Sukanya Garg Dec 02, 2019
STIR in conversation with artist Michael Wang about his recent exhibition, Extinct in New York, displayed at Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s Arts Center at Governors Island.
Yto Barrada and Bettina explored responses to disaster for exhibition in New York
Nov 30, 2019by Sukanya Garg Nov 30, 2019
The two artists collaborated for The Power of Two Suns at the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s Arts Center at Governors Island, reflecting on reactions to the onset of disaster.
Hyderabad to host its first-ever design week under the theme Humanising Design
Oct 04, 2019by Zohra Khan Oct 04, 2019
STIR partners with Hyderabad Design Week, an upcoming five-day event in tandem with the World Design Assembly, showcasing creative innovations towards a sustainable future.
Snøhetta designs the world’s northernmost energy-positive building in Norway
Sep 06, 2019by STIRworld Sep 06, 2019
Powerhouse Brattørkaia, a new landmark in the city of Trondheim, sets a benchmark for the buildings of tomorrow as it produces more energy than it consumes.
José Luis Torres' public art projects are effective activist works, yet fun
Aug 28, 2019by Georgina Maddox Aug 28, 2019
José Luis Torres talks about his art installations constructed from every-day objects and how they send a deeper message.
Technologically advanced architecture by Carlo Ratti Associati
Aug 16, 2019by Meghna Mehta Aug 16, 2019
Carlo Ratti Associati gives honest answers on the approach for the rehabilitation of an office space for Foundation Agnelli in Italy, through its execution that is way ahead of its time.
New Designers 2019: the next-gen creatives with a conscience
Jul 29, 2019by Naomi Davenport Jul 29, 2019
At New Designers exhibition in London’s Business Design Centre, the next generation of creative talent explored the potential of design as a powerful tool for change.
Exploring Hong Kong - a drawing tutorial with Dan Hogman
Jul 19, 2019by Dan Hogman Jul 19, 2019
Artist Dan Hogman walks us through his month-long sketching tryst with Hong Kong, capturing the city’s urban and public spaces within his effortless strokes.
Tom Dixon and IKEA explore urban gardening at the Chelsea Flower Show
Jul 17, 2019by STIRworld Jul 17, 2019
This collaboration imagines the future of urban farming and find solutions to grow plants and vegetables at home for a healthier and sustainable lifestyle.
The Biennale of Sydney - On the Edge of Sydney’s Centre
Jun 27, 2019by Sukanya Garg Jun 27, 2019
Announcing the 22nd Biennale of Sydney that will take place next year from March 14 to June 8, 2020 across different venues of Sydney on the theme of ‘NIRIN’, meaning edge.
A lesson in drawing
Jun 03, 2019by Mrinalini Ghadiok Jun 03, 2019
Discussing the nuances of architectural drawing and sketching, Dan Hogman shows us the ropes on how to construct perspectives and how to perceive construction.
Palinda Kannangara on the architectural ethos of Sri Lanka, and the site as narrator
Aug 10, 2022by Anmol Ahuja Aug 10, 2022
In a sensitive conversation with STIR, the Sri Lankan architect speaks about his studio, the deliberately small scope of their projects, and an invariable anchorage to site and context.
London's Brunel University students propose wearable designs for women safety
Aug 09, 2022by Sunena V Maju Aug 09, 2022
Presenting novel innovation strategies that address the concerns of women's harassment, the students have designed products that can help create a safer world for women.
ECHO, TU Delft’s new campus addition is driven by human-centric spatial design
Aug 08, 2022by Jincy Iype Aug 08, 2022
UNStudio approached ECHO, TU Delft’s new energy generating, interfaculty teaching building in The Netherlands as an architectural and systemic case study in future flexibility.
Studio Fuksas carves an urban landscape for the coastline of Fontvieille
Aug 08, 2022by Sunena V Maju Aug 08, 2022
Winning the competition for the restructuring and extension of the new Fontvieille site, Studio Fuksas' proposal is a vertical park connecting the natural and urban landscape.
YLEM: Augmenting sustainable futures through material exploration and testing
Aug 08, 2022by Almas Sadique Aug 08, 2022
STIR ponders over the various sustainable projects undertaken by Midushi Kochhar’s circular design studio YLEM using unique and salvaged materials.
Designed by SOM, Alibaba’s new Shanghai campus is said to be inspired by a cloud
Aug 06, 2022by STIRworld Aug 06, 2022
Spanning 75,000 sqm, the new headquarters in the city’s Xuhui District features a fragmented exterior concealing a courtyard layout that prioritises collaboration and wellness.
Project ‘SUNO’: Sound-based storytelling as an empathy building exercise
Aug 06, 2022by Manu Sharma Aug 06, 2022
Kanchan Joneja, Mayank Joneja and Sukriti Thukral discuss the project SUNO, an immersive storytelling experience.
Space Popular's immersive setup explores the future of portals at Soane’s, London
Aug 05, 2022by Zohra Khan Aug 05, 2022
The multidisciplinary studio presents Portal Galleries, an exhibition that lets you experience a virtual extension of the revered museum, using VR headsets.
'Bionic Bloom' distils sensorial experience to heighten the reach of the audience
Aug 05, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Aug 05, 2022
Dennis Peter, Uttam Solanki, and Kalai Vanan execute the interactive wall art installation Bionic Bloom at the invitation of the Crescent School of Architecture, Chennai.
Nendo takes minimalism to its maximum with the Culvert Guesthouse in Japan
Aug 04, 2022by Jincy Iype Aug 04, 2022
Four stacked concrete tunnels and a solitary fifth form the ultra-minimal Culvert Guesthouse by Japanese firm Nendo as an archive for its products, furniture and artwork.
The Earth House in Gujarat, India, advocates for local ingenuity with rammed earth
Aug 04, 2022by Jerry Elengical Aug 04, 2022
This home by Art and Architecture Associates employs enclosures of compacted earth and gabion walls, channelling sustainability through indigenous building practices and materials.
In conversation with graphic designer and artist Somnath Bhatt about his oeuvre
Aug 04, 2022by Sukanya Deb Aug 04, 2022
"Purism is death," says the New York-based artist, extending to questions of interdisciplinarity and material occupations, while speaking about his design and artistic practice.
'Stupid Furniture' by Joana Vasconcelos is a new perspective on the idea of furniture
Aug 03, 2022by Urvi Kothari Aug 03, 2022
Joana Vasconcelos, a Portuguese multimedia artist, defines the idea of dysfunctional furniture within an Italian white cube, Mimmo Scognamiglio Artecontemporanea.
Get It Studio transfigures the nexus of the physical and digital world
Aug 02, 2022by Sunena V Maju Aug 02, 2022
In conversation with STIR, Switzerland-based Get It Studio delves into emotions, senses and storytelling in the digital realm and the exhibition Nakagin Capsule Memories in Tokyo.
BIO 27's 'Super Vernaculars' is a forward-thinking approach outlined by Jane Withers
Aug 01, 2022by Devanshi Shah Aug 01, 2022
In a conversation with STIR, Withers elaborates on the nature of the biennial's theme, and how it positions itself in relation to emerging technologies and vernacular lessons.
Studio ii evokes traditional archetypes in pigmented concrete for the Shed 2.0
Aug 01, 2022by Jerry Elengical Aug 01, 2022
In Surat, India, this design studio for a mother-daughter pair is articulated through a contemporary program that draws from local Gujarati residential architecture.
Serenity at the edge of tech: Discussing art for wellness with Krista Kim
Aug 01, 2022by Manu Sharma Aug 01, 2022
Canadian-Korean Metaverse artist Krista Kim explores her meditative arts practice and sheds light on tech art's potential for mental wellness.
O Lofos residence by Block722 seeks to enhance slow living in its contemporariness
Aug 01, 2022by Jincy Iype Aug 01, 2022
Confident, natural and timeless, O Lofos by Block722 is a Greek contemporary home in Crete, dominated by neutral, earthy tones, taking cues from its powerful, hilly context.
Hitzig Militello Architects creates an urban ruin for this Buenos Aires restaurant
Jul 30, 2022by Zohra Khan Jul 30, 2022
For the Moshu Treehouse, the Argentinian studio simulates an 'under-construction' theme using traditional patios, reclaimed wood and dried leaves.
Istituto Marangoni’s 'Expanded Universes' peers into objects & sceneries of the future
Jul 28, 2022by Almas Sadique Jul 28, 2022
At the recently concluded Milan Design Week, Istituto Marangoni Milano Design School presented an array of phygital exhibitions and experiences under Expanded Universes.
'Ask Me If I Believe In The Future' at MK&G Museum questions and thinks next in design
Jul 26, 2022by Jincy Iype Jul 26, 2022
For this exhibition at Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Maria Cristina Didero asks Objects of Common Interest, Zaven, Erez Nevi Pana and Carolien Niebling, if they believe in the future.
Serpentine presents 'Alienarium 5', a show by Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster
Jul 25, 2022by Shraddha Nair Jul 25, 2022
French interdisciplinary artist Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster is showcasing her immersive exhibition Alienarium 5, curated by Claude Adjil, at the Serpentine South Gallery in London.
Framing eloquence in the vernacular with ‘Matter. Space. Soul’ pavilion in Bangladesh
Jul 25, 2022by Anmol Ahuja Jul 25, 2022
Erected as a porous bamboo and wooden pavilion in Bangladesh, the restaurant pavilion by Two Fold Studio champions vernacularity, sustainability and essentiality in architecture.
Labri House is a shelter of glass, concrete, and vines embodying 'living in nature'
Jul 25, 2022by Jerry Elengical Jul 25, 2022
Designed by Nguyen Khai Architects & Associates as a retirement home for a couple in Huế, Vietnam, this residence comprises transparent blocks placed within a forested landscape.
STIRring Dreams: The anatomical variations of Tobias Gremmler’s at Venice Biennale
Jul 24, 2022by Sukanya Deb Jul 24, 2022
As part of the new audio-visual artwork presented, the artist cuts past the boundaries of art viewership towards an installation that immerses the audience into the space
2022 RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist offers new visions for a low carbon future
Jul 23, 2022by STIRworld Jul 23, 2022
Contesting for the honour of becoming UK’s best new building, the RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist presents ‘outstanding and welcoming architecture that lifts the spirit of all who engage with it’.
The UFO-like KOJA is Polestar’s visual beacon for sustainable travel
Jul 23, 2022by STIRworld Jul 23, 2022
By realising a design entry by Kristian Talvitie from the 2021 Polestar Design Context, the EV company branches to reimagine sustainable travel through architecture in Finland.
Theaster Gates designs the ‘Black Chapel’, the 21st Serpentine Pavilion
Jul 23, 2022by Rahul Kumar Jul 23, 2022
STIR speaks to Natalia Grabowska, the project curator of Serpentine Pavilion 2022 on the inspirations, metaphors, and the-making-of-the Black Chapel by Theaster Gates.
Mar Tirreno 86 reinterprets Mexico’s 20th century housing typology
Jul 23, 2022by Sohil Soni Jul 23, 2022
By folding surfaces at multiple scales, Frida Escobedo Studio creates a series of domestic enclosures with varying degrees of privacy and light.
SUMMARY brings prefabricated innovation to a rural tourist retreat in Portugal
Jul 22, 2022by Jerry Elengical Jul 22, 2022
'Paradinha-11 Cabins in the Woods' explores the potential of the firm's prefabricated Gomos building system in a mixed-use housing and hospitality development on a sloping site.
William Turnbull’s retrospective exhibition celebrates the centenary of the artist’s birth
Jul 20, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Jul 20, 2022
Offer Waterman and the Estate of William Turnbull present William Turnbull's retrospective in London, highlighting the artist's prowess to create both paintings and sculptures.
Just Stop Oil protesters glue themselves to 'The Last Supper' painting
Jul 19, 2022by STIRworld Jul 19, 2022
Activists belonging to Just Stop Oil glued their hands to the copy of Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper at the Royal Academy, London, to draw attention to climate catastrophe.
Cera Stribley's low-lying St Hubert's winery in Australia pursues authenticity
Jul 19, 2022by Jincy Iype Jul 19, 2022
St Hubert’s, nestled calm within Australia’s Yarra Valley, has been reinvigorated by Cera Stribley who opted for a material palette and a design language that is "resolutely natural".
BIG and Barcode Architects unveil double cantilevered 'Sluishuis' housing complex
Jul 19, 2022by Jerry Elengical Jul 19, 2022
Boasting a jagged form that hovers over the IJmeer lake in Amsterdam, this 46,000 sqm housing development offers a contemporary take on classical courtyard buildings.
Exploring Tony Oursler’s art on poetics of light and impact of new tech
Jul 18, 2022by Daria Kravchuk Jul 18, 2022
In a conversation with STIR, New York-based artist Tony Oursler brings some light on his latest series of works: Facial Recognition, Lumina, and Dolls.
Mind Manifestation's office design is informed by local landscape, architecture
Jul 16, 2022by Pallavi Mehra Jul 16, 2022
Studio by the Hill, the self-designed studio by Mind Manifestation, is conceptualised keeping in mind Pune's climate and is inspired by the verdant hillock on which it is located.
World Architecture Festival announces the shortlisted entries for 2022
Jul 16, 2022by STIRworld Jul 16, 2022
Ahead of the live event in Lisbon, World Architecture Festival (WAF) 2022 reveals the shortlisted projects in the categories of Completed Buildings, Future Projects and Landscape.
Anna Garden is a sanctuary of muted materiality set within a cascading landscape
Jul 14, 2022by STIRworld Jul 14, 2022
Located in Changping district near Beijing, Anna Garden emerges as an ode to a simplistic and material-pure architectural style in response to its site surroundings.
'And Now the Good News' focusses on 'Press Art' from the Nobel Collection
Jul 13, 2022by Rahul Kumar Jul 13, 2022
Curator Christoph Doswald speaks about the show hosted by the Pera Museum, Istanbul, bringing together works of 164 artists responding to press and media in unique ways.
Ensamble Studio creates a contemporary cave dwelling with C’an Terra
Jul 13, 2022by Sohil Soni Jul 13, 2022
The 'House of the Earth' in Catalonia, Spain, negotiates our inherited understanding of primitive architecture with contemporary technology.
WOHA Architects' lyf one-north Singapore merges brutalism and sustainable co-living
Jul 12, 2022by Jerry Elengical Jul 12, 2022
In Singapore’s one-north district, this residential complex blends playful exposed concrete, vibrant murals, and greenery in two seven-storey wings linked by an inhabited bridge.
The powerfully pure and monochromatic Kathleen Andrews Transit Garage by gh3*
Jul 12, 2022by Jincy Iype Jul 12, 2022
gh3* discusses the stainless-steel covered Kathleen Andrews Transit Garage capped by “roof lanterns”, meant "to set new standards for an often-overlooked building type.”
Foster + Partners completes fin-wrapped skyscraper for the National Bank of Kuwait
Jul 11, 2022by STIRworld Jul 11, 2022
Driven by an intent to promote synergy and enhance wellbeing, the sculptural 300 m skyscraper marks a distinctive presence along the skyline of Kuwait City.
Architecture as a function of agency
Jul 11, 2022by Aastha D. Jul 11, 2022
An(other) exhibition - Agir, by MVRDV and The Why Factory - confesses crises, projects solutions, and takes on the lamp of activism.
STIRring Dreams: Zhang Zikang curates the Chinese Pavilion at the Venice Art Biennale
Jul 11, 2022by Sukanya Deb Jul 11, 2022
Meta-space by Zhang Zikang looks at the continuities between virtual reality and spirituality, with the use of AI generated art, a conversation between nature and culture.
STIRring Dreams: Visual artist Yunchul Kim presents 'Gyre' at Venice Art Biennale
Jul 10, 2022by Shraddha Nair Jul 10, 2022
South Korea-born artist and music composer, Yunchul Kim, is presenting at the Venice Art Biennale 2022 with five installations that alchemise physics and art to produce a fantasy.
Lexus and Aqua Creations heralded next-gen electric mobility at Milan Design Week
Jul 09, 2022by STIRworld Jul 09, 2022
At Superstudio Più, Lexus: Sparks of Tomorrow was an immersive showcase featuring a wireframe model of the Lexus RZ electric car alongside Aqua Creations’ lighting fixtures.
Enter Projects Asia catalyses a factory in Belgium with serpentine rattan assembly
Jul 09, 2022by Anmol Ahuja Jul 09, 2022
With a brief to introduce wellness and calm into an industrial space, the practice sought to undertake a grassroots sustainability approach with their sculptural intervention.
Discovering the London Festival of Architecture 2022
Jul 07, 2022by John Jervis Jul 07, 2022
In conversation with Rosa Rogina, Director, London Festival of Architecture, STIR explores the various aspects of the month-long city festival.
The Graphic bookstore in South Korea takes the form of worn-out pages of an old book
Jul 06, 2022by Jincy Iype Jul 06, 2022
Conceived by OONN Metaworks and U.LAB, the Graphic bookstore in Seoul has a tiered, windowless form dressed in textured, ivory-coloured ceramic, as a home for graphic novels.
Artist Rana Begum presents a solo show at Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery in London
Jul 06, 2022by Urvi Kothari Jul 06, 2022
Dappled Light, Rana Begum's first solo display in a public gallery in London, creates a strong interplay with architecture through her immersive artworks.
iheartblob on locating the architectural object in a mixed, extended reality
Jul 05, 2022by Anmol Ahuja Jul 05, 2022
Operating in the liminal space between the augmented and virtual, the UK-based studio’s abstract creations are charged in a visual language that defies medium and convention.
Sunyata Eco Hotel by Design Kacheri brings ancient wisdom to boutique hospitality
Jul 04, 2022by Jerry Elengical Jul 04, 2022
This boutique hotel in Chikmagalur, India, relies on vernacular planning and construction techniques alongside alternative materials for a sustainable luxury hospitality experience.
Boris Acket plays with light for ‘transˈfɪɡə’, a dynamic collaboration with Beyond Space
Jul 04, 2022by STIRworld Jul 04, 2022
Exploring contemporary artist, composer and director Boris Acket’s audio-visual large-scale installation transˈfɪɡə with design studio Beyond Space in Milan, Italy.
Gabriele Cavallaro discusses the genesis and curation of the Isola Design District
Jul 02, 2022by Zohra Khan Jul 02, 2022
Co-founder of the Isola Design District, Gabriele Cavallaro talks about his journey and the idea of doing something for small design studios in this exclusive conversation with STIR.
Canan Tolon presents large scale installation titled 'Limbo' at Cocoon, Istanbul
Jul 02, 2022by Rahul Kumar Jul 02, 2022
Commissioned by the Contemporary Istanbul Foundation, the immersive work references ideas of life and extinction, juxtaposed with the Ottoman-era history of the location.
Rain Harvest Home in verdant Mexico boasts water autonomy and simple living
Jul 01, 2022by Jincy Iype Jul 01, 2022
Casa Cosecha de Lluvia by Robert Hutchison Architecture and JSa Arquitectura is a series of three low forms featuring a catchment with a reservoir system that purifies harvested rainwater.
BIG’s Refugee Museum of Denmark captures the stories of those displaced by conflict
Jul 01, 2022by Jerry Elengical Jul 01, 2022
The new museum dubbed ‘FLUGT’ has been realised as a coiled corten steel-clad structure linking two old hospital blocks at the former site of the Oksbøl Refugee Camp in Denmark.
Ivan Navarro's sculptures navigate economic, political connotations of daily life
Jul 01, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Jul 01, 2022
Iván Navarro with his practice oversees the political governance of Augusto Pinochet as a way to gauge the web of control and domination, be it politics or capitalism.
Celebration of design returns to London with Clerkenwell Design Week's 11th edition
Jun 30, 2022by STIRworld Jun 30, 2022
Clerkenwell Design Week came back after a gap of two years with its talks programme, exhibitions, installation and events hosted by various designers and creatives across the world.
MAD’s first social housing project Baiziwan integrates community into urban fabric
Jun 29, 2022by Jincy Iype Jun 29, 2022
MAD Architects' Baiziwan Social Housing in Beijing connects the neighbourhood to the city, with 4,000 affordable households in 12 Y-shaped towers linked by an elevated public park.
MUDA-Architects invokes Taoist cosmology at Kuansan Town Restaurant in Chengdu
Jun 28, 2022by Jerry Elengical Jun 28, 2022
Situated near the historic Qingyang Palace, in Chengdu China, the restaurant’s design employs astute landscaping in a meandering courtyard layout that channels Taoist concepts.
The 2022 Toronto Biennial of Art evoked ties between land, water, and human
Jun 28, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Jun 28, 2022
Toronto Biennial of Art: What Water Knows, The Land Remembers, with various artists and indigenous communities explored natural world and the colonial history of Toronto.
The Shunchang Museum by UAD is a monolith disguised as an “urban living room”
Jun 27, 2022by Jincy Iype Jun 27, 2022
UAD garbs the spindle-shaped Shunchang Museum in fair granite, its contemporary form linking the urban fabric and the locals with the natural landscape of Nanping City, China.
Brutalism is ‘drowned in nature’ in this modernist home in Kaunas, Lithuania
Jun 27, 2022by Jerry Elengical Jun 27, 2022
Architectural Bureau G.Natkevicius & Partners has married exposed concrete massing with greenery to mediate the structure’s bold presence in the neighbouring urban landscape.
STIRring Dreams: Arcangelo Sassolino on ‘Diplomazija Astuta’ at Venice Art Biennale
Jun 27, 2022by Shraddha Nair Jun 27, 2022
Sculptor and installation artist Arcangelo Sassolino talks to STIR about his monumental artwork at the Malta Pavilion that involves molten steel, inspired by a Caravaggio masterpiece.
‘Does the Blue Sky Lie?’ at Khoj looks at testimonials around air
Jun 26, 2022by Sukanya Deb Jun 26, 2022
Second in the three-part series, Khoj presents an immersive exhibition that investigates into air and its toxicities, through language, body, sound, and gaming.
In Geneva, a Sculpture Garden activates post-human connections
Jun 25, 2022by Stephanie Bailey Jun 25, 2022
A myriad of large-scale sculptures inhabit Geneva Biennale’s Sculpture Garden.
Olson Kundig’s Bob Dylan Center peers into the enigmatic life of a cultural icon
Jun 24, 2022by Jerry Elengical Jun 24, 2022
Situated in a former warehouse within the arts district of the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, the newly-opened museum and archive offers an intimate look into Dylan’s artistic evolution.
Zaha Hadid Architects to design the Jinghe New City Culture & Art Centre in China
Jun 24, 2022by STIRworld Jun 24, 2022
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has won the international competition to design a new Culture & Art Centre in Shaanxi province, that will also add to the urban landscape of the city.
Henning Larsen designs translucent pavilion for Fritz Hansen’s 150th anniversary
Jun 23, 2022by STIRworld Jun 23, 2022
Fritz Hansen collaborated with Henning Larsen to create the wooden and polycarbonate pavilion for 3daysofdesign in Copenhagen, based on Nordic architecture and designed for disassembly.
Jen Mergel on Frederick Law Olmsted’s indelible legacy at Boston Design Week 2022
Jun 22, 2022by Jerry Elengical Jun 22, 2022
The Director of Experience and Cultural Partnerships for Boston's Emerald Necklace Conservancy speaks on Olmsted’s ideals and highlights events for his bicentennial.
Annie Barrett and Hye-Young Chung design a unique home with a cubed centre
Jun 22, 2022by Pallavi Mehra Jun 22, 2022
Informed by a balance of meditative solitude and exuberant communal living, this home in Los Angeles is designed as a series of nested conditions organised concentrically.
'Everything Flows' unfolds 15 years of Zaha Hadid Design at Roca London Gallery
Jun 21, 2022by STIRworld Jun 21, 2022
In the exhibition Everything Flows, Zaha Hadid Design recollects its pioneering works alongside the celebration of completing a decade of the Roca London Gallery.
'Next Urban Landscapes: Datum and Resiliency' questions causality in urbanism
Jun 21, 2022by Anmol Ahuja Jun 21, 2022
Domus Academy’s display at the Milan Design Week 2022 explored our relationship with urban spaces and technological paradigms in the sphere through a series of student projects.
Mario Cucinella Designs with Nature for Salone del Mobile.Milano 2022
Jun 20, 2022by Jincy Iype Jun 20, 2022
STIR spoke with Mario Cucinella who conceived Design with Nature, the educational, central installation at Salone 2022 with repurposed, recycled elements and sustainability at its core.
Video in retrograde: Talking analog video arts practices with artist Misha Lozovoy
Jun 20, 2022by Manu Sharma Jun 20, 2022
Artist Misha Lozovoy discusses his analog visual work and explains why he does not see himself as a glitch artist in the strictest sense.
Samuelle Green's installations simulate architectural marvel of natural homes
Jun 19, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Jun 19, 2022
Pennsylvania-based multidisciplinary artist Samuelle Green with her installation works bring home significant points on ecological imbalance and the necessity to restore it.
From plastic waste to fodder for 3D printing, Polyformer bridges the gap
Jun 18, 2022by STIRworld Jun 18, 2022
Polyformer by Reitan Chang is a 3D printed innovation that reduces and recycles PET plastic bottles into filaments for 3D printers, virtually initiating a self-sustaining cycle.
Visitors mint their own generative art NFT at Art Basel 2022 in Switzerland
Jun 18, 2022by STIRworld Jun 18, 2022
The exhibition Chance Encounters in New Mediums: Generative Art, presented by Tezos, lets visitors co-create a new generative artwork that is minted as an NFTin real-time.
Air expo 2022 by Khoj sensitised viewers about the common issue of air pollution
Jun 17, 2022by Rahul Kumar Jun 17, 2022
In the first under the three-part series, KHOJ takes over space in an upmarket commercial mall in New Delhi to offer thought provoking perspective on the climate crises.
Brisa 5 by Park Associati brings sustainability to retrofit architecture
Jun 16, 2022by STIRworld Jun 16, 2022
Sited in the centre of Milan, Brisa 5 is a LEED certified structure with sustainable interventions elevating a composition seamlessly blending three styles of architecture.
Light installation ‘Life Lingers on Blank Pages’ nurtures significance of free speech
Jun 16, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Jun 16, 2022
Large-scale light and sound installation Life Lingers on Blank Pages by the collective Luzinterruptus was part of LuzMadrid, the Madrid’s International Festival of Light.
Histovery opens an intimate portal to Notre-Dame at the National Building Museum
Jun 15, 2022by STIRworld Jun 15, 2022
Notre-Dame de Paris: The Augmented Exhibition by Histovery unravels the cathedral’s 850-year-history in mixed reality experience at the National Building Museum in Washington DC.
The Plus factory by BIG is a green landmark for furniture manufacturing industry
Jun 13, 2022by STIRworld Jun 13, 2022
With a sustainable approach to shape factories of the future and its experience, BIG reinvents the architecture of the manufacturing industry in The Plus for Vestre in Norway.
Elham Nejati ruminates on aberrations and completeness through ‘Tohi’
Jun 11, 2022by STIRworld Jun 11, 2022
At the Milan Design Week 2022, Elham Nejati exhibits Tohi, part of her collection which celebrates imperfections, as part of the 5Vie Design District.
James White on what's in store from Foster + Partners at Milan Design Week 2022
Jun 11, 2022by Jerry Elengical Jun 11, 2022
Delving into their launches of the Artemide IXA lighting family and the Cordoba Chair for B&B Italia, the industrial designer elaborates on the firm’s 'integrated design' approach.
Looking at the countries debuting with a National Pavilion at Venice Art Biennale 2022
Jun 11, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Jun 11, 2022
While Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan set up their first-ever national pavilion; Cameroon, Namibia, Nepal, Oman, and Uganda are the first time participants at the biennale.
Paolo Casati on the intertwining roots of Brera Design District and Fuorisalone
Jun 10, 2022by Anmol Ahuja Jun 10, 2022
Co-founder of Fuorisalone, Brera Design District, and Studiolabo, Paolo Casati engages in a perceptive conversation with STIR on the events’ jubilant return to Milan Design Week 2022.
Making design actionable with Beatrice Leanza at Milan Design Week 2022
Jun 10, 2022by Jincy Iype Jun 10, 2022
As one of the three compelling curators for the Talks programme at Salone 2022, Beatrice Leanza speaks to STIR about contemporary design as a crucible of societal empowerment.
UNStudio uses a historic textile archive to create an immersive spatial installation
Jun 10, 2022by Zohra Khan Jun 10, 2022
Dutch architectural firm UNStudio repurposes historic fashion patterns and outdated textiles to create an investigative design collection of objects and spaces.
'Floating Forest', a multisensory miniature ecosystem by Stefano Boeri Interiors
Jun 09, 2022by STIRworld Jun 09, 2022
Conceived as an immersive green installation on Darsena at Milan Design Week 2022, Floating Forest pedagogies ways to transform cities into greener and healthier places.
Germane Barnes on agency, rituals of spaces, and not buildings
Jun 09, 2022by Aastha D. Jun 09, 2022
The Miami-based architect and designer investigates the connection between architecture and identity through historical research and design speculation.
Design is about people, not chairs: Maria Cristina Didero at Salone del Mobile 2022
Jun 07, 2022by Jincy Iype Jun 07, 2022
Maria Cristina Didero, part of an all-female trio behind the Talks programme at Milan Design Week 2022, speaks to STIR about her curatorial approach to discussing sustainable design.
BIG's winning entry for Vltava Philharmonic Hall is a cascading concert of columns
Jun 07, 2022by STIRworld Jun 07, 2022
With BIG winning the global competition for the Vltava Philharmonic Hall in Prague, STIR examines the diversity and merit of designs submitted along with the winning entry.
Space Popular’s film ‘The Global Home’ merges homes with immersive internet
Jun 07, 2022by Zohra Khan Jun 07, 2022
Multidisciplinary studio Space popular presents a sensorial documentation on the future of virtual togetherness within the bounds of our homes.
Rune Guneriussen's conceptual art dwells on a complex solution to the natural world
Jun 07, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Jun 07, 2022
Norwegian conceptual artist Rune Guneriussen, with his photography and sculptural installation, reassess the relationship between nature and humans without a hint of being instructive.
'Attack On Titan: The Exhibition' at ArtScience Museum is based on manga
Jun 06, 2022by Shraddha Nair Jun 06, 2022
Marina Bay Sands in Singapore is presenting the overseas debut of Attack on Titan, based on the popular Japanese manga series by Hajime Isayama.
Demystifying ‘The Art of Dreams’, Porsche’s debut at Brera for Milan Design Week 2022
Jun 06, 2022by Jincy Iype Jun 06, 2022
STIR speaks to Ruby Barber, the floral artist behind Porsche’s The Art of Dreams, set to bloom at the intersection of nature, technology and dreamscape at Palazzo Clerici in Brera.
Design Voices by Salone del Mobile x STIR brings design leads in engaging dialogues
Jun 04, 2022by Anmol Ahuja Jun 04, 2022
Presented by Salone del Mobile and STIR and produced by Dog Ear, this daily dispatch aims to collect and amplify the voices of creative thought leaders at the Milan Design Week 2022.
Giorio Casa’s new store in China is evocative of a traditional Roman square
Jun 04, 2022by Pallavi Mehra Jun 04, 2022
Conceptualised by designer Wang Zhongli of design firm Catanian, the calming space transports guests to a bygone era.
President's dispatch: Maria Porro elaborates the 'phygital' vision for Salone del Mobile
Jun 03, 2022by Salvatore Peluso Jun 03, 2022
Salone del Mobile 2022 president Maria Porro speaks with STIR about the purpose and perspectives that pave the way for this year's edition.
Six designers to look out for during the Salone del Mobile in Milan
Jun 02, 2022by Amy Frearson Jun 02, 2022
Ahead of the biggest event on the furniture design calendar, Amy Frearson picks out six of the most exciting young talents participating.
Piotr Janas' 'Blue Is the Decayed Pink' revisits the human body through surrealism
Jun 02, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Jun 02, 2022
Polish painter Piotr Janas' exhibition Blue Is the Decayed Pink at Thomas Erben Gallery features paintings and video work created to accentuate the visceral quality of human body.
Le FRENCH DESIGN to display the best of French creativity at Milan Design Week 2022
Jun 01, 2022by Jerry Elengical Jun 01, 2022
At 5vie Design District, the exhibition brings together the work of prominent French designers, selected from among the winners of this year’s Le FRENCH DESIGN Awards.
Design Open Spaces conceives new phygital district, ID-exe, for Milan Design Week
May 31, 2022by Anmol Ahuja May 31, 2022
Operating at the intersection of real and virtual, ID-exe brings together AR exhibits, digital products, and virtual showrooms through their interactive design district in Fuorisalone.
A new bird opera takes flight in the Dolomites
May 31, 2022by Rosalyn D`Mello May 31, 2022
Hylozoic/Desires’ new artwork features the Arctic Tern as its winged protagonist.
Neuma by Ashiesh Shah brings old-world charm and art to restaurant design
May 31, 2022by Devanshi Shah May 31, 2022
The vibrant fine-dining restaurant in Mumbai marks Indian director and producer Karan Johar's entry into the hospitality business.
Retro loops: exploring the seamless pixel animations of digital artist Kerim Safa
May 29, 2022by Manu Sharma May 29, 2022
Turkish artist Kerim Safa discusses his retro animation practice, along with his involvement in the NFT marketplace.
Experiential installation art by WOW studio reorients human response to time
May 27, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar May 27, 2022
The interactive art produced by the new media technologies is at the core of the multidisciplinary creative studio WOW to anchor effective change in the society.
Design fair Collectible 2022 rekindles the direct relationship with material
May 26, 2022by Salvatore Peluso May 26, 2022
STIR asks some of the protagonists of the collectors' design fair how this universe has changed in the last two pandemic years.
Gijs Van Vaerenbergh stacks hundreds of corten steel tubes for Waterline Monument
May 26, 2022by Jincy Iype May 26, 2022
Solid yet porous, the Waterline Monument in Utrecht is made of open, weathered steel tubes, its lock-like form referencing the Dutch site and its architectural history.
A diverse medley of brick assemblies define the Damero Building in Argentina
May 25, 2022by Jerry Elengical May 25, 2022
Designed by Francisco Cadau Oficina de Arquitectura, this housing complex in Campana, near Buenos Aires has a stereotomic façade with alternating apartments and terraced patios.
Food for Thought by Design
May 25, 2022by Anne Feenstra May 25, 2022
Fiddleheads Farm, a food practitioner's laboratory in the Himalayas, attempts to fundamentally challenge the way we process, preserve and consume food.
Shantell Martin on her spontaneous drawings that explore the issues of identity
May 25, 2022by Rahul Kumar May 25, 2022
Through her immersive works created in a live setting, the British artist speaks to STIR about projecting her personality in her art that invites viewers to question intersectionality.
Folding concrete with Madrid-based Sancho-Madridejos Architecture Office
May 24, 2022by Jincy Iype May 24, 2022
S-MAO discusses playing with structural folds and voids in their oeuvre of solitary forms, that come across as built origami perched upon desolate stretching landscapes of Spain.
