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by Bansari Paghdar Dec 23, 2025
Spanning China, India, Singapore and Bangladesh, the winners of the inaugural regional outtake address urbanisation, sustainability and equity through contextual architecture.
by Dhwani Shanghvi Apr 16, 2025
With immersive programming and a striking modular design, the resort lends commentary on China’s dichotomous but hedonistic embrace of mega structures and simulated worlds.
by Bansari Paghdar Mar 07, 2025
Designed by the renowned Danish practice, the calming design of the aerial transport hub embodies Bhutanese cultural heritage through mindful spaces and timber motifs.
by STIRworld Dec 14, 2024
In the heart of Saadiyat Cultural District, Aldar and BIG craft a sanctuary where luxury redefines the essence of home in harmony with Abu Dhabi’s evolving skyline.
by STIRworld Jun 11, 2024
Bjarke Ingels Group with Japanese luxury hotelier Not A Hotel cites a blend of Scandinavian and Japanese design values for their new resort in remote Japan, poised to open in 2026.
by Aarthi Mohan Apr 03, 2024
STIR delves into the ambitious agenda of the Freedom Plaza, crafted by BIG architects, which seeks to reshape affordable housing in the heart of New York City.
by Aarthi Mohan Jan 17, 2024
Embark on a transcendent journey as Danish band WhoMadeWho breaks free from musical boundaries, weaving a tapestry of architecture, visuals and sonic wonders.
by Almas Sadique Aug 31, 2023
STIR offers a glimpse into the oeuvre and aspirations of prominent designers, architects and academics, in tandem with UIA’s overarching theme of ‘Leave No One behind.’
by Aarthi Mohan Jul 28, 2023
Bjarke Ingels Group's new headquarters integrates culture, climate, and ever-changing patterns of contemporary life. STIR tours their soon-to-be-completed office building.
by 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.
by STIRworld Mar 17, 2023
BIG and ICON team up with hotelier Liz Lambert to reimagine and expand the El Cosmico campground hotel in Marfa, Texas, using large-scale 3D printing technology.
by Jincy Iype Dec 28, 2022
Best of 2022: STIR revisits objects that rallied for activism and sustainability this year, from furniture made of upcycled plastic waste to assistive desktop robots for the ageing.
by Jincy Iype Dec 27, 2022
Best of 2022: From Oscar-nominated production designers to trend forecasters, STIR recalls compelling conversations centred on the disciplines of architecture and design.
by Jincy Iype Oct 24, 2022
Giulia Frittoli (BIG), and Ragnar Hjartarson (Georg Jensen) on the 50 Queens installation and the custom necklace designed to mark Queen Margrethe II’s 50th Jubilee.
by Dhwani Shanghvi Oct 04, 2022
CapitaSprings contributes to the objectives of the Singapore Green Plan 2030 by integrating lush greenery, a roof garden with an urban farm and 165 cycling lots.
by STIRworld Aug 31, 2022
The masterplan for Danish city Esbjerg's new educational hub reveals a continuous undulating structure enabling multiple connections between architecture, landscape, and water.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by Zohra Khan Mar 22, 2022
The Danish firm Bjarke Ingels Group interprets a striking combination of a corridor and an atrium to conceive the form of this upcoming healthcare architecture in Aarhus, Denmark.
by Soumya Mukerji Mar 07, 2022
On International Women's Day, STIR speaks with the woman who has been critical in shaping one of the world’s most powerful architectural firms: the Bjarke Ingels Group.
by STIRworld Mar 07, 2022
As global tensions mount against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, major architecture firms across the world have ceased operations within the country in a show of solidarity.
by ABB Dec 15, 2021
The four-minute videos demonstrate the use of technology and thoughtful design to foster a smarter, sustainable environment.
by Jerry Elengical Dec 12, 2021
STIR presents some of the most exciting space design projects - from vehicles to entire settlements - that share a vision of how humanity can settle on other worlds.
by STIRworld Oct 02, 2021
Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) reveals their design of Fuse Valley, an art-filled “smart valley” for the creative community, imagined along Porto’s Leça River.
by STIRworld Aug 21, 2021
Designed as a unique vantage point and a sculptural landmark, the Marsk Tower by Bjarke Ingels Group offers a bird's-eye view of Southern Jutland’s prized landscape.
by Jerry Elengical Aug 19, 2021
Developed as part of NASA’s CHAPEA simulation program at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, USA, the structure will aid in research into manned missions to the Martian surface.
by Jerry Elengical Jul 23, 2021
Projects by BIG, Foster + Partners, Studio Gang, Zaha Hadid Architects, SOM, Heatherwick Studio and Studio Lotus are among 200 shortlists for WAF Awards 2021.
by Jerry Elengical Jul 10, 2021
Proposals by BIG, Foster + Partners and Sou Fujimoto Architects, which respond to the pandemic, climate change and social equity, are among the winners for the WAFX 2021 Prize.
by Jincy Iype Jun 17, 2021
The Spiral designed by Bjarke Ingels Group, part of the Hudson Yards mega-development in Manhattan, is inspired from iconic NYC architecture like the Rockefeller Center.
by STIRworld Apr 22, 2021
Settled between a lake, an urban centre, and a 10,000 sqm park at the heart of Yuhang District, the tower will provide an integrated public space revolving around a courtyard.
by STIRworld Feb 11, 2021
Virgin Hyperloop has unveiled visuals of its revolutionised passenger experience through pod interiors and terminals for its hyperloop network, seeking to transform terrestrial travel.
by Anmol Ahuja Nov 19, 2020
Deep in the Nevada desert, Virgin Hyperloop claims to have made transportation history recently as it successfully tested its Hyperloop pod with two human passengers.
by John Jervis Oct 02, 2020
On Danish architect Bjarke Ingels’ 46th birthday, the website of his practice aptly lists a total of 46 projects completed by the firm. John Jervis observes the BIG phenomenon.
by Jincy Iype Oct 01, 2020
Echoing Terminus’s tech spirit, AI CITY masterplan with Cloud Valley and its wavy green roofscape is imagined as a city where people, nature and artificial intelligence thrive.
by Jincy Iype May 21, 2020
Bjarke Ingels Group designs the glass and steel clad Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet, its double spiral form set within the undulating landscape of the Swiss village Le Brassus.
by Meghna Mehta Apr 23, 2020
Danish firm BIG is printing scarce life-saving equipment like face shields based on open-source files designed by Erik Cederberg of 3Dverkstan to protect medical teams against COVID-19.
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