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A dumb little house with charm
Sep 22, 2023by Vladimir Belogolovsky Sep 22, 2023
Vladimir Belogolovsky discusses the iconoclastic Frank Gehry’s house in Santa Monica, California, with architects and critics who were liberated by it.
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NBBJ and Flea of Red Hot Chilli Peppers partner on an inventive playground in Watts
Aug 31, 2023by Zohra Khan Aug 31, 2023
The pro-bono project by NBBJ, the Nickerson Gardens Playground, is a playmaze for children and adults within the largest public housing located west of Mississippi.
Exploring Suchitra Mattai’s world ‘In the absence of power and presence of love'
Aug 24, 2023by Urvi Kothari Aug 24, 2023
Suchitra Mattai's In the absence of power. In the presence of love celebrates women of colour and re-imagine histories with large-scale textile installations at Roberts Projects.
Addressing the miscellany of obstacles that thwart inclusive design, with Chris Downey
Aug 04, 2023by Almas Sadique Aug 04, 2023
At the recently concluded UIA World Congress of Architects, STIR spoke with the architect to understand spatial issues that restrict a large populace from performing diurnal duties.
Michael Rotondi says, "Things need to look as if they are alive!”
Jul 20, 2023by Vladimir Belogolovsky Jul 20, 2023
Vladimir Belogolovsky talks to Michael Rotondi of RoTo Architects who believes that an identity crisis in the formative years of his generation made architects inventive.
New Orange County Museum of Art is a sculptural reinvention of a museum
Jul 18, 2023by Keziah Vikranth Jul 18, 2023
Designed by Morphosis Architects, the new OCMA structure with swooping white tile façade engages the public with indoor-outdoor spaces and expansive modern galleries.
Exploring Vincent Leroy’s art installation 'Floating Lenses' at Joshua Tree desert
Jul 13, 2023by STIRworld Jul 13, 2023
French artist Vincent Leroy installs kinetic sculpture in Joshua Tree National Park in California, inviting visitors to a meditative space curated by the interplay of light and movement.
Apple introduces Apple Vision Pro, its first ‘spatial computer,’ at WWDC 2023
Jun 06, 2023by STIRworld Jun 06, 2023
Promising to seamlessly blend the real and the digital world, Apple unveiled its VR headset, Vision Pro, with an intuitive, three-dimensional interface, and other groundbreaking features.
An expressive approach defines Mourning Dovecote’s chapel-like flowing extension
Apr 06, 2023by Akash Singh Apr 06, 2023
Schwartz and Architecture designs a studio extension for Neal Schwartz’s Sonoma home, inspired by architectural elements of dovecotes, featuring an angled facade.
Michael Heizer's 'City' plays with the idea of urbanism and ecology
Jan 25, 2023by Devanshi Shah Jan 25, 2023
Fifty years in the making, American artist Michael Heizer’s land art sculpture City in the US state of Nevada is a rare diamond in the rough.
Recognising "exceptional design visionaries", the IDA 2022 announce winners
Jan 14, 2023by STIRworld Jan 14, 2023
With STIR as a media partner, winners of the International Design Awards' 16th edition were announced in its architectural, interior, fashion, product, and graphic design categories.
Faulkner Architects conceives CAMPout, a largely 'fire-proof' residence in California
Jan 13, 2023by Jincy Iype Jan 13, 2023
With an exterior made of non-combustible materials, Faulkner Architects has created a protective, modern form to withstand Californian fires, as a 'base camp for adventure.'
Pink, bold and pretty: Pink Thermal Baths by FORMA reimagines the bathhouse typology
Jan 05, 2023by Jincy Iype Jan 05, 2023
FORMA envisions a new typology by clubbing leisure activities of a bathhouse with the utilitarian functions of a data centre, at the Pink Thermal Baths in a Californian desert.
Taking an action: reinventing the role of renewable energy in architecture
Dec 22, 2022by Sunena V Maju Dec 22, 2022
Best of 2022: STIR probes into five architectural projects that manoeuvred the potential of renewable energy in design.
TLS sensitively renews the lake and landscape of Baiyangdian in China
Dec 01, 2022by Sunena V Maju Dec 01, 2022
Inspired by the original landscape pattern of ‘Lotus Pond-Reed Sea,’ Baiyangdian Waterfront Park responds to the ecological issues and modern flooding affecting the shallow lake.
Carpenters Workshop Gallery’s artistic node finds a new home in Los Angeles
Oct 18, 2022by Sunena V Maju Oct 18, 2022
The Carpenters Workshop Gallery marks its presence in Los Angeles with an inaugural exhibition by Nacho Carbonell at a retrofitted warehouse in West Hollywood.
Hanging by a moment: A home suspended between two hills in California
Oct 17, 2022by Sunena V Maju Oct 17, 2022
For the design of Suspension House, Fougeron Architecture remodelled a house nestled between two hills into a suspended steel structure spanning the creek
Brian Healy says “Individualism feeds art and should fuel design”
Sep 15, 2022by Vladimir Belogolovsky Sep 15, 2022
Vladimir Belogolovsky talks to Boston architect Brian Healy about the need to study architectural precedents and building ideas on the shoulders of great masters.
The notion of dual opposition informs the latest exhibition 'below above' by Liz Larner
Sep 11, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Sep 11, 2022
Sculptor Liz Larner with below above at Kunsthalle Zürich raises attention to the ecological imbalance while maintaining the idea of contradiction pertinent to her oeuvre.
Anthony Samaniego's pixel ephemera: exploring works in the new media space
Sep 10, 2022by Manu Sharma Sep 10, 2022
American artist Anthony Samaniego speaks with STIR about his stunning photo manipulation art.
Exploring Oakland-based artist Carissa Potter's romantic vision of the world
Aug 16, 2022by Rahul Kumar Aug 16, 2022
Illustrative Chronicles: Carissa Potter Carlson reimagines the world as a loving place and inquires ideas of intimacy through her thoughtful art.
Studio Other Spaces’ wine tasting pavilion in Sonoma Valley celebrates the ephemeral
Aug 11, 2022by Zohra Khan Aug 11, 2022
Vertical Panorama Pavilion by Olafur Eliasson and Sebastian Behmann is a kaleidoscopic celebration of the microclimate of the famed Donum Estate in Northern California.
Illustrative Chronicles: A series examining works from the world of illustration
Aug 02, 2022by Rahul Kumar Aug 02, 2022
STIR looks at the art and design of illustration as a discipline to narrate stories of the contemporary urban, created in digital and non-digital formats.
Michael Maltzan Architecture’s graceful arches crown new Sixth Street Viaduct
Jul 28, 2022by Jerry Elengical Jul 28, 2022
Realised in association with HNTB, the new 3,500 ft structure has been dubbed the ‘Ribbon of Light,’ and replaces its iconic predecessor over the Los Angeles River.
Matt King, co-founder of immersive art collective Meow Wolf, passes away
Jul 21, 2022by STIRworld Jul 21, 2022
Matt King as the creative director of Santa Fe-based Meow Wolf, through his immersive installations, created experiences that altered the way we perceive the world.
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.
Faulkner Architects clad a net-zero residence in California in corten steel
Apr 13, 2022by Anmol Ahuja Apr 13, 2022
A cubical harbinger of fortitude and contrast, the Miner Road Residence by Faulkner Architects expends a zero-maintenance materiality in the summer climate of Orinda, California.
Cassils' 'PISSED' - 200 gallons of urine tank - acquired by Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art
Mar 11, 2022by STIRworld Mar 11, 2022
Trans artist Cassils' conceptual work of art called PISSED, a tank of glowing urine to protest against the then Trump administration, has been acquired by Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art.
Science, art, and education meet at Olson Kundig’s Bay Area Discovery Museum
Feb 18, 2022by Devanshi Shah Feb 18, 2022
Using the latest research in childhood learning and the imagination of children’s drawing as inspiration, Alan Maskin talks to STIR about the spatial and experiential design of the project.
Remembering Wayne Thiebaud’s gentle legacy of cheer
Jan 06, 2022by Almas Sadique Jan 06, 2022
The reticent American artist, known for his cheerful portrayal of everyday life, passed away at his home in Sacramento, California, on December 25, 2021.
Digital Legacies: Business as Unusual
Nov 30, 2021by Julius Wiedemann Nov 30, 2021
Julius Wiedemann contemplates the boom and prevalence of tech-led start-ups over the world, fitting into our commercial and capitalist lifestyles with technology at the core.
STIRship Enterprise: a special series on space architecture and design
Nov 03, 2021by Susmita Mohanty Nov 03, 2021
In STIR’s new flagship series, spaceship designer and entrepreneur Dr. Susmita Mohanty travels the cosmos with an expert’s lens to decode the future of life in space through design.
A reusable rocket plane named VSS Unity
Nov 03, 2021by Susmita Mohanty Nov 03, 2021
In the first essay in our brand-new series on space design, STIRship Enterprise, our columnist and space expert Dr. Susmita Mohanty focuses on human space ferries made by government space agencies and private space companies.
Hookie launches 'Tardigrade', a drivable lunar exploration vehicle
Oct 21, 2021by STIRworld Oct 21, 2021
The prototype by German motorcycle builder uses latest innovation and technology to actualise humanity's utopian desires to explore the various cosmic surfaces of the solar system.
Apple’s new M1 Pro and M1 Max MacBook Pros are its most supercharged models yet
Oct 20, 2021by Jerry Elengical Oct 20, 2021
The new MacBook Pro line has been designed for enhanced professional workflows, with the return of ports in a classic form, alongside the best audio and camera in a MacBook till date.
Unagi and Yves Béhar collaborate on revolutionary Model Eleven electric scooter
Oct 18, 2021by Jerry Elengical Oct 18, 2021
As the successor to the company’s Model One scooter, the Model Eleven features a streamlined design that is lightweight, portable, and loaded with technological implements.
Reebok x Eames Club C sneaker collection salutes Ray and Charles Eames’ legacy
Oct 09, 2021by Jerry Elengical Oct 09, 2021
Developed in collaboration with the Eames Office, the Reebok x Eames Club C Monotone Pack and the Ray Eames Signature Pack subtly cite the duo’s works through versatile new designs.
Apple Watch Series 7 boasts enhanced durability and a robustly sleek profile
Sep 18, 2021by Jerry Elengical Sep 18, 2021
Armed with a redesigned interface, advanced fitness tracking, and a new OS, the latest addition to Apple’s flagship smartwatch line is a fitting upgrade of its predecessors.
OMA’s Audrey Irmas Pavilion is an adjunct to the Jewish Wilshire Boulevard Temple
Sep 04, 2021by STIRworld Sep 04, 2021
Designed by Shohei Shigematsu, Partner at OMA New York, the building is designed as a cultural extension to the 1929 Byzantine-Revival temple in California.
M-House by Michael Jantzen is an example in prefabricated modern living
Jul 31, 2021by STIRworld Jul 31, 2021
Based on reinventing prefabricated architecture, modular design and off-grid living, Jantzen’s M-House is a portable system where multiple iterations of a structure are possible.
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