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by Mrinmayee Bhoot Sep 03, 2025
Speaking with STIR, the event director of FIND Design Fair Asia discusses the exhibits for this year, design forecasts for Asia and the value of design in the global market.
by Bansari Paghdar Aug 25, 2025
The upcoming edition looks forward to offering a layered, multidisciplinary series of presentations and dialogues examining Pan-Asian design within a transnational landscape.
by Bansari Paghdar Aug 12, 2025
The rigorously researched counter-proposal to the state’s replacement plans for the Vyšehrad Railway Bridge prioritises preservation and cultural coexistence.
by Bansari Paghdar Apr 21, 2025
Sodomka Sodomková Architekti transforms a dilapidated railway warehouse into a hybrid public space, integrating reused shipping containers for a contextual belonging.
by Preciosa Lighting Apr 08, 2025
The Czech company debuts Crystal Links at Salone del Mobile.Milano’s Euroluce, alongside a cutting-edge generative visualisation tool, Preciosa Signature Design Generator.
by Anushka Sharma Mar 12, 2025
The Czech architecture practice introduces a new residential design in the Černošice’s villa district: an experimental villa resting atop two monolithic concrete pillars.
by Almas Sadique Feb 18, 2025
Titled The Virtues and Vices of Our Time, Chochola’s 3D-printed pieces are inspired by the sculptural allegorical cycle of virtues and vices by erstwhile artist Matthias Bernard Braun.
by Bansari Paghdar Jan 22, 2025
Overlooking the Nesvačilka village and surrounded by swathes of natural landscape, Our Lady of Sorrows Chapel utilises traditional construction techniques and material.
by Bansari Paghdar Nov 23, 2024
The concrete residence in the Czech Republic's suburbs has seven levels connected by a central staircase, prioritising space efficiency and minimalist design.
by Bansari Paghdar Nov 16, 2024
The modest, compact and off-the-grid respite is located in a mature garden in the heart of Prague for the clients to rest, lounge, stay overnight and store plants.
by Akash Singh Sep 28, 2024
Located in Aš, Czech Republic, a former graveyard turned public park helps visitors experience the turbulent history of the city through minimal intervention.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Aug 10, 2024
The concert hall designed by the New York-based Steven Holl Architects for the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra in the Czech Republic is a sublime architectural insertion within an existing historic context.
by Alisha Lad Jul 30, 2024
A 100-year-old grain silo conversion in the Czech Republic finds renewed cultural purpose, deposing its industrial roots in function.
by Anushka Sharma Jul 06, 2024
The Prague-based architecture firm designs a new residential block that pays homage to the urban fabric of Karlin while experimenting with integration of sculpture in architecture.
by Holly Howe Jun 06, 2024
STIRring 'Everywhere' in Venice: Poland, Panama, Saudi Arabia and Serbia are among those presenting immersive acoustic installations at the 60th Venice Biennale.
by Manu Sharma Jun 02, 2024
The Notes on Us curator Barbora Ropková discusses American artist John Sanborn's queer-positive video installation V+M, in an interview with STIR.
by Anmol Ahuja May 24, 2024
On the heels of celebrating their ‘London Landing’, CHYBIK+KRISTOF architects expand on their aspirations behind the move and the kind of architecture they wish to create on new turf in a candid conversation with STIR.
by Aatmi Chitalia May 07, 2024
Expanding Ostrava's cultural landscape, the PLATO Contemporary Art Gallery sports giant rotating walls and a biodiverse park in its revitalisation scheme.
by Manu Sharma Apr 28, 2024
Co-curator Dávid Fehér discusses the Hungarian master’s haunting human portraiture and focus on mass-media with STIR.
by Anmol Ahuja Jan 09, 2024
Exploring the liminal space between modern and modernist, Aquapark Sport and Relaxation Centre delineates its newer interventions and older remnants through fluid thresholds.
by Manu Sharma Jan 04, 2024
Curator Iva Polanecká joins STIR to discuss Lunchmeat Studio's exhibition, which is currently on display at Kunsthalle Praha in the Czech capital Prague.
by Aarthi Mohan Dec 28, 2023
STIRred 2023: Exploring the evolution of educational architecture, where each structure tells a story of empowerment, resilience and community development.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Dec 23, 2023
STIRred 2023: A look at some adaptive reuse projects that reimagined dysfunctional factories as vibrant cultural hubs.
by Almas Sadique Dec 20, 2023
STIRred 2023: A list of all elusively located cabins and residences built and renovated in Norway, Mexico, Estonia, and the Czech Republic.
by Manu Sharma Nov 21, 2023
Elle Anastasiou, the director of the 0xCollection, discusses the digital art sculpture Dvořák Dreams that the initiative commissioned to coincide with the Dvořák Prague Festival.
by Jincy Iype Sep 01, 2023
The temporary wooden intervention on the banks of the Češký Těšín dam in the Czech Republic is a quaint, contemporary take on traditional Japanese architecture.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Aug 12, 2023
U / U studio has designed an urban renewal project in which sports and art intersect to create a vibrant community space for all.
by Anushka Sharma Jun 29, 2023
Based in Kurdějov, Czech Republic, the winery is fitted with a green undulating roof that blends into the lush landscape of the village while unassumingly making a statement.
by Manu Sharma Jun 15, 2023
South Korean multimedia artist Jena Jang discusses her craft that stands at the centre of several creative disciplines.
by Almas Sadique Apr 01, 2023
The kindergarten school in Prague, Czech Republic, comprises large classrooms, an influx of abundant light, and views stretching outwards to the playground and street.
by Almas Sadique Mar 29, 2023
Vltavská Underground is an underground space for sports, recreation and food in Prague, Czech Republic.
by Akash Singh Mar 17, 2023
Employing principles of adaptive reuse, Studio Atakarchitekti designs the IGI Library, in a Czech Republic neighbourhood, as a democratic public space.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Mar 13, 2023
The architects unveil their competition winning proposal that will transform an old textile factory into the Pearl Gallery—a contemporary art gallery.
by Dhwani Shanghvi Mar 03, 2023
The immersive exhibition in Czech Republic is a record of place, time and transformation that engages its users in an immersive understanding of Moravia's history.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Jan 07, 2023
The 130-year cabin is transformed by the addition of a glistening glass extension that links the old cabin to the future.
by Sunena V Maju Nov 11, 2022
WeWantMore design studio brings Czech Republic's beer spa concept to Brussels, unifying it with Belgium’s famous beer-brewing tradition for the design of Bath & Barley.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Oct 21, 2022
Swedish photographer and visual artist Erik Johansson with his rich body of work brings together disparate situations and objects together to keep the viewers attentive.
by Dhwani Shanghvi Oct 10, 2022
The Family House in Rašovka is the manifestation of a functionalist concept that is composed of an iron framework and free facades.
by Pallavi Mehra Jul 02, 2022
The Institute of Natural Medicine, Cellularium, is a tranquil haven featuring colour-coded treatment rooms, replete with a stylish industrial vibe.
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.
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