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Humanity as practice: The 36th Bienal de São Paulo
Sep 23, 2025by Mercedes Ezquiaga Sep 23, 2025
Curated by Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, the Bienal in Brazil gathers 120 artists exploring migration, community and what it means to “be human”.
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Louis Vuitton: Visionary Journeys gives the Maison’s trunk a spatial presence
Sep 09, 2025by Aarthi Mohan Sep 09, 2025
OMA partner Shohei Shigematsu stages the Maison’s codes and crafts as a sequence of inhabitable spaces at the Nakanoshima Museum of Art in Osaka.
Spaces of flux and mutability as presence in architecture: TAELON7 on practises of care
Aug 14, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot Aug 14, 2025
Juergen Benson-Strohmayer speaks to STIR about his studio’s urban interventions in Kumasi, highlighting porous, ephemeral ways of building and engaging with local contexts.
Latent AI and the makings of sub’s Spatial Intelligens at Biennale Architettura 2025
Aug 06, 2025by Jincy Iype Aug 06, 2025
STIR speaks to Niklas Bildstein Zaar of sub on how their exhibition design and AI exhibition guide for VAB reframes ‘intelligence’ as something architecture can live and perform.
Nous, le Climat at BAP! Île-de-France: sensing climate at the table
Aug 05, 2025by Aarthi Mohan Aug 05, 2025
French landscape collective TER’s installation at the Potager du Roi coalesced architecture and environmental data, making sensors like heat, water and wind part of the experience.
There Is Nothing to See Here (except the many afterlives of architecture)
Jul 09, 2025by Jincy Iype Jul 09, 2025
A deserted studio, ex-architects and a timeline from ‘Less is more’ to ‘No is more’: Hungary's national pavilion at the Biennale Architettura explores alternative post-architecture merits.
Kenya Hara sketches out his design career and creative impulses in Draw
Jul 03, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jul 03, 2025
In a recent book, Hara reproduces sketches of projects from a career spanning almost 40 years, revealing his belief in the potential of sketching as an answer to the ‘what ifs’ of life.
OMA envisions Dior’s 'Designer of Dreams' as a rhythmic journey of spaces and concepts
Apr 30, 2025by Anushka Sharma Apr 30, 2025
In its fifth collaboration with the luxury brand, the OMA-designed exhibition at DDP, Seoul, evokes the experience of "walking on a Parisian street, inside a skirt or a jar."
Probing ‘Intelligens’ in architecture: A guide to the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025
Apr 26, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot Apr 26, 2025
STIR lists the best of projects curated by Carlo Ratti for his exhibition, national participations, special projects and collateral events as a guide to navigating this year’s expansive biennale.
Bêka & Lemoine's city-matographic odyssey in the freewheeling 'Homo Urbanus' project
Feb 21, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot Feb 21, 2025
STIR speaks with the filmmaker and artist duo about their ongoing project, which trains an unrelenting eye on the everyday life of the city and how people negotiate public spaces.
‘Hard Graft’ presents stories of the undocumented and underrepresented
Dec 19, 2024by Mrinmayee Bhoot Dec 19, 2024
The art exhibition on view at the Wellcome Collection in London shows the relationship between labour conditions, workers’ health and labour rights through artworks and installations.
Weaving a language beyond abstraction: Olga de Amaral in Paris
Dec 02, 2024by Giulia Zappa Dec 02, 2024
The Colombian artist, a pioneer of fiber art, is the focus of a major retrospective at the Fondation Cartier in Paris, challenging misconceptions about textile's expressive power.
Richard Peduzzi's 'Perspective': A total work of art between design and theatre
Dec 02, 2024by Giulia Zappa Dec 02, 2024
At the Galerie des Gobelins in Paris, the manifesto exhibition on designer and scenographer Richard Peduzzi honours 50 years of his career marked by a holistic approach to decorative arts.
Kim Lim and Teo Eng Seng: A study in contrasts
Oct 29, 2024by Louis Ho Oct 29, 2024
Large-scale surveys of Kim Lim and Teo Eng Seng at the National Gallery Singapore highlight divergent sensibilities, exhibition aesthetics and cultural politics.
10 art exhibitions you must see in Fall 2024
Sep 14, 2024by STIRworld Sep 14, 2024
As we near the end of 2024, STIR presents its list of 10 exhibitions to look forward to, offering ruminations on horror and technology to contemporary looks at history and heritage.
Mapping 'An Atlas of Es Devlin' at Cooper Hewitt, New York
Jul 10, 2024by Sunena V Maju Jul 10, 2024
The British artist and stage designer's first monographic museum exhibition reveals an immersive journey through her origins, rigour and creative depth.
Debt in Venice: Christoph Büchel’s quietly monumental show 'Monte di Pietà'
Jul 04, 2024by Huma Kabakci Jul 04, 2024
STIRring 'Everywhere' in Venice: The Swiss-Icelandic artist’s exhibition brings together a failing pawnshop, live-streamed wars, NFTs and a room for sex work in a historic palazzo.
Choreographing spaces: Martino Gamper on design, art and light
Jul 04, 2024by Aarthi Mohan Jul 04, 2024
The Italian designer speaks with STIR in an exclusive interview about his Sitzung project, the importance of public engagement and his evolving design philosophy.
Moments of community and conversation peak at 3daysofdesign 2024
Jun 20, 2024by Sujata Burman Jun 20, 2024
A dreamlike expansion of the 3daysofdesign festival sparks a continued discussion around what makes a great design fair – from locality to learning.
Fossils from a recent past: Pino Pascali at Fondazione Prada in Milan
Jun 01, 2024by Eleonora Ghedini Jun 01, 2024
The major retrospective reconstructs the brief and luminous career of the Italian artist, showing the constant relevance of his sculptural research.
Armani/Casa's 'Echoes from the World' stages a cross-cultural dialogue in Milan
Apr 30, 2024by Armani/Casa Apr 30, 2024
The Italian brand, during Milan Design Week 2024, unveiled its new collection that interweaves inspirations from different cultures and geographies.
Sung Hwan Kim’s sprawling artist-designed show is on view at Van Abbemuseum
Apr 27, 2024by Manu Sharma Apr 27, 2024
Co-curators Yolande Zola Zoli van der Heide and Chala Itai Westerman discuss the Korean artist’s dreamlike films with STIR.
Evocative design and the poetry of spaces at Milan Design Week 2024
Apr 04, 2024by Salvatore Peluso Apr 04, 2024
From the best of the Salone del Mobile to the problem of housing costs in Milan during the event and beyond, STIR reflects on the upcoming Milan Design Week.
Discovering the grandeur at Milan Design Week with 10 large-scale installations
Apr 02, 2024by Salvatore Peluso Apr 02, 2024
From Ingo Maurer’s site-specific work at Base Milano to Studio dotdotdot’s interactive installation exploring AI’s dark sides, STIR picks 10 immersive installations from Salone del Mobile.Milano 2024.
Witness the future of design at Milan Design Week 2024, one district at a time
Mar 29, 2024by Ria Jha Mar 29, 2024
Explore the diverse landscape of Milan Design Week 2024 through its vibrant districts and innovative exhibitions, showcasing the transformative potential of thoughtful design.
‘The Masterplan’ at IAF 2024 investigates the role of an architect in nation-building
Feb 23, 2024by Jincy Iype Feb 23, 2024
The exhibition by CP Kukreja Foundation for Design Excellence, curated by Vishal K Dar, celebrated the legacy of the Jawaharlal Nehru University, 50 years after its inception.
Imagining enhanced 'Futures of the Architectural Exhibition'
Jan 25, 2024by Almas Sadique Jan 25, 2024
The book condenses critical discussions about pedagogical, collaborative and inclusive approaches that can be taken to enhance the representation of spaces in galleries and museums.
MAS Context welcomes all to learn how to create and build 'A Lot With Little'
Jan 20, 2024by Almas Sadique Jan 20, 2024
For the exhibition in Chicago, curator Noemi Blager brings together works by ten architects hailing from both the Global North and the Global South.
With 'Hand and Machine,' architects revert to analogue forms of expression
Jan 08, 2024by Jincy Iype Jan 08, 2024
Hand and Machine. Architectural drawings at Norway's National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design investigates the roles of drawing in architecture, and of architecture in society.
UHA upholds persistence and growth with their retrospective 'Reflection—Projection'
Dec 15, 2023by Jincy Iype Dec 15, 2023
UHA's founding director Jonas Upton-Hansen and director Ricardo Mateu recall a decade of learning, purpose, and planning with their retrospective held at the STIR Gallery, New Delhi.
Designing the exhibition experience: A study through contemporary Indian exhibitions
Nov 10, 2023by Kadamboor Neeraj Nov 10, 2023
Three exhibitions in Indian city of Bengaluru take the exhibition experience beyond viewing by focusing on conscientious design.
Exploring Treatment’s work 'Reframe: The Residency Exhibition' at Southbank Centre
Aug 29, 2023by Manu Sharma Aug 29, 2023
Sam Pattinson of Treatment and Roula Carroll of Southbank Centre discuss their approach to space design with STIR.
Stark red monoliths define Oppenheim Architecture's design for the Besa Museum
Aug 02, 2023by STIRworld Aug 02, 2023
Oppenheim Architecture secures the contract to design the Besa Museum, embodying Albania's philosophy of unconditional hospitality and respect.
Centre Pompidou, Paris to host the largest retrospective exhibition on Norman Foster
May 02, 2023by Jincy Iype May 02, 2023
With the participation of Foster + Partners and the Norman Foster Foundation, the ‘Norman Foster’ retrospective exhibition dedicates itself to the leader of the ‘high-tech’ architectural trend.
Plaid Studio brings the ‘Tartan’ exhibition to life at Victoria and Albert Dundee
May 01, 2023by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar May 01, 2023
The London based designer-duo Brian Studak and Lauren Scully amplify the spirit of tartan through the exhibition design.
SI.SA reimagines museum design to highlight Yoruba culture and heritage
Apr 25, 2023by Akash Singh Apr 25, 2023
The John Randle Centre for Yoruba Culture and History in Nigeria goes beyond the idea of a museum as a historical archive, immersing visitors in a multisensory experience.
Examining the intersection of robots and humans with curator Amelie Klein
Mar 04, 2023by Almas Sadique Mar 04, 2023
Hello, Robot. Design between Human and Machine inspects extant examples of technology and ponders on the ethics of utilising robots.
Radical & creative thinking motivates the installations of 'The Future is Present'
Feb 04, 2023by Dilpreet Bhullar Feb 04, 2023
The exhibition The Future is Present at the Design Museum, Denmark, curated by Pernille Stockmarr, has four key themes Human, Society, Planet+ and Imagining the Future.
Lesia Topolnyk wins 2022 Prix de Rome for Architecture with ‘No Innocent Landscape’
Dec 10, 2022by STIRworld Dec 10, 2022
Granted to architects under the age of 35 in the Netherlands, this year’s prize was centred on the theme of Healing Sites, with 53 unique proposals in the pool of submitted entries.
Dezeen Awards 2022 highlights flexibility, reuse, and sustainability in design
Nov 30, 2022by Jerry Elengical Nov 30, 2022
The fifth edition of the awards highlights pertinent questions on the future of the global creative economy, with winners selected from among 5,400 entries received from 90 countries.
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