•make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
by Anushka Sharma May 30, 2025
Talks, installations, screenings and interactive pavilions await as London hosts a city-wide dynamic celebration of design, innovation and the forces that guide them.
by Aarthi Mohan May 12, 2025
The USB prototype by Holcim and ELEMENTAL integrates a carbon-sequestering technology and incremental design to address the global housing crisis.
by Aarthi Mohan May 05, 2025
From capturing fleeting moments to uncovering universal truths, the 2025 edition reveals the depth of visual storytelling across cultures, eras and disciplines.
by Aarthi Mohan May 03, 2025
From vernacular knowledge to modern sustainability, the pavilions of UAE, Oman, Türkiye, Qatar and others at La Biennale 2025 serve as living archives of alternative architectures.
by Mercedes Ezquiaga Apr 28, 2025
From Brazil to Chile and Peru, Latin American fairs embrace local voices and practices while expanding their reach and reshaping the future of contemporary art.
by Aarthi Mohan Apr 03, 2025
A conversation between STIR and curator Rachele de Stefano discussed key offerings of the upcoming edition of the biennial architecture exhibition by ECC-Italy.
by Simran Gandhi Jan 18, 2025
Casa Pyr emulates pyrite’s incisive, cubic geometry in a lakeside retreat uniting family, landscape and sustainable architecture.
by Akin Oladimeji Oct 24, 2024
Chilean artist Patricia Dominguez speaks with STIR about her film project Three Moons Below, installed at Cecilia Brunson Projects in London.
by Jincy Iype Jun 19, 2024
The austere grey home conceived by Iván Bravo with Martín Rojas has two of its faces split in half, sectioning its spatiality to suit the preferences of its separately co-habiting owners.
by Jincy Iype May 18, 2024
In an interview, the Chilean firm’s founders expound on pavilion ROSA, a "deceivingly simple" concrete structure that synergises with its bucolic, rugged Chilean context.
by Manu Sharma May 08, 2024
Co-curator Bettina M. Busse discusses Matta's emotional "inscapes" and his artistic oeuvre in an interview with STIR.
by Almas Sadique Dec 28, 2023
STIRred 2023: A list of pavilions and public installations constructed to honour cultural heritage, revive public spaces and showcase material and structural innovations.
by Almas Sadique Dec 06, 2023
The concrete pavilion, partitioned by a horizontal platform, functions as a watchtower in the area, while also serving as an elevated spot that overlooks the natural landscape.
by Jincy Iype Aug 10, 2023
The Luna House, a fortress-like dwelling and workspace of the Chilean architect duo is an aggregate of 12 concrete buildings in an expanded square grid arranged around four courtyards.
by Rosalyn D`Mello May 20, 2023
Describing herself as a mother, art educator, and feminist, the New Delhi-based artist’s subjectivity straddles all her different states of being.
by Jincy Iype Oct 26, 2022
Commissioned by Molonglo, LESS pavilion comprises 36 concrete columns and a circular ramp with a viewing platform, existing as part public art work and part public space.
by 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.
by STIRworld Apr 09, 2022
German artist Katharina Fritsch and Chilean artist Cecilia Vicuña win the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement of the 59th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia.
by Zohra Khan Mar 29, 2022
The Alcántara Housing by the Chilean studio features rows of two storied, eight residential units divided by a 'green void'.
by Sukanya Deb Feb 26, 2022
The Chilean-born, New York-based artist talks about the project and self-contained digital marketplace that challenges the speculative nature of decentralised capital.
by STIRworld Jul 01, 2021
Ini Archibong’s Pavilion of the African Diaspora receives the Best Design Medal for its remarkable design, acting as a platform for people of the African Diaspora to be seen and heard.
by Anmol Ahuja Apr 17, 2021
Materialised over eight years, the institutional edifice by Pezo Von Ellrichshausen in Chile comprises reductive ocular openings within a relatively simple cuboidal volume.
by Avantika Shankar Mar 15, 2021
Chilean architect Matías Zegers talks about his prolific career, his passion for earthy concrete, and his belief that the essence of architecture is not form, but feeling.
by STIRworld Oct 31, 2020
The founder and executive director of ELEMENTAL as well as a prior recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, Aravena welcomes the new honour to felicitate the 2021 winner.
by Meghna Mehta Jun 22, 2020
Alejandro Aravena, born on this day in 1967, believes he was lucky to have been saved from Post-modernism. STIR brings you little known facts about the Chilean architect on his birthday.
by Georgina Maddox Sep 06, 2019
Chilean artist Gonzalo Rabanal talks about universality of performance art, one that does not need translation.
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