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by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jun 10, 2025
The Alloa Hills weekend home, designed by the Ahmedabad-based studio, adopts a pavilion-like form to create a seamless connection between the house’s terracotta interiors and nature.
by Dhwani Shanghvi Mar 17, 2025
Shaped by Bangalore’s pub culture yet rooted in Kolkata’s addas, Jollygunj reflects shifting rituals of gathering wherein spaces must be versatile, immersive and visually compelling.
by Anmol Ahuja Mar 04, 2025
The Chinese architect’s work received commendations on its enduring imperfections and the pursuit of a truth in material, often coming alive in perceived contradictions.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Feb 25, 2025
Shanmugam Associates uses light, materials and spatial play to create a contemporary spiritual learning centre in Pondicherry, India.
by Dhwani Shanghvi Jan 27, 2025
The residence in Surat, Gujarat, facilitates a retreat from urban environments with an open courtyard, airy volumes, visual connection to greens and contextually rooted elements.
by Sunena V Maju Jan 14, 2025
Bhoomija Creations’ new church design in Kerala, India, is where simplicity and light converge to create a space of profound peace and reflection.
by Dhwani Shanghvi Dec 17, 2024
The Girl’s College & Hostel for Model Education Trust by the Surat-based studio lies at the intersection of bureaucratic utilitarianism and post-colonial functionalism.
by Akash Singh Nov 15, 2024
Built by Ingenieure ohne Grenzen e.V, the Rising Star School Buildings in Hopley demonstrate resourcefulness and enable the right to education with resilient learning practices.
by Simran Gandhi Nov 12, 2024
The private residence in Valencia, Spain, preserves the site’s inheritance with an ochreous colour palette, sabulous textures and exposed brickwork.
by Dhwani Shanghvi Nov 11, 2024
The exhibition spotlights D.C.'s monumental Brutalist architecture, examining its history, impact and reimagined future as envisioned by leading architects.
by Almas Sadique Sep 23, 2024
The private residence in Tamil Nadu, India, is conceived by STO.M.P as a docked ship with scattering references to regional architecture.
by Almas Sadique Aug 08, 2024
Onebulb Architecture Studio derives inspiration from vernacular architecture and Laurie Baker’s works to design and make Brick Veedu in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Aug 05, 2024
The community centre designed by Dellekamp Arquitectos in one of Mexico City’s poorest neighbourhoods hopes to carve out a space for community engagement and education.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Aug 02, 2024
The housing complex in Malling, Denmark, designed by CEBRA on the site of a former steam mill creates pockets of greenery through an irregular star-shaped plan.
by Akash Singh Jul 13, 2024
Restored by a team led by Design Agency Fyra and JKMM Architects, the building has been revitalised with contemporary elements while retaining its architectural spirit.
by STIRworld Jun 24, 2024
Embodying "furniture as structure" methodology, the Prepared Rehmannia Root Crafts Exhibition Hall features a spiralling wooden roof and exposed brick walls.
by Aatmi Chitalia Apr 08, 2024
A bulbous form enhanced by an undulating copper roof, the church designed by Italian architect Benedetta Tagliabue embeds Ferrara’s local history within its sacred walls.
by Zohra Khan Mar 30, 2024
A pared down architectural scheme constituting domes, vaults, and exposed brick walls, the 5200 sqft restaurant serving authentic Andhra cuisine is a collision of worlds.
by Almas Sadique Mar 07, 2024
The community centre, located in the Kaggalipura village in Karnataka, is an undulating structure accommodating adjacent rooms and courtyards for multifunctional usage.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Feb 20, 2024
The structure designed by Shanghai-based practice reimagines vernacular materials with an experimental approach to construction, with an intriguing result.
by Aarthi Mohan Dec 22, 2023
STIRred 2023: STIR spotlights the transformative journey of retail in the past year, delving into the best designs that redefine shopping environments.
by Aarthi Mohan Nov 04, 2023
Veja Madrid, a shoe store by Plantea Studio, blends the best of the past and present in an immersive retail experience in Spain.
by Sneha Shah Aug 08, 2023
Betsaida Curto Reyes and Ander Bados Sesma collaborate on an elementary school project that is context and sustainability-driven, in a settlement in the Peruvian desert.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky Jun 16, 2023
Vladimir Belogolovsky speaks with Morris Adjmi, an architect who built his career on a romance with the New York City street grid.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Apr 17, 2023
Indonesia-based Aaksen Responsible Aarchitecture breaks down parts of an old structure to re-establish it as a modern cafe space.
by Dhwani Shanghvi Apr 14, 2023
The spatial organisation of the residence, on the outskirts of Maharashtra, typifies the Manduva Logili courtyard house—assembled around a central open space.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Mar 29, 2023
Indonesia-based Ismail Solehudin Architecture creates a modern residence rooted in function and religious tradition, taking elements from traditional Indonesian architecture.
by Jincy Iype Feb 27, 2023
With the celebration of craftsmanship at its core, The Brick House by The Purple Ink Studio in Mangalore responds to a tropical climate with its brick materiality and passive strategies.
by Sunena V Maju Dec 02, 2022
With an aim to uplift the communities of the Kampala region, Kéré Architecture’s Kamwokya Community Centre enhances the public and free character of the site and its surroundings.
by Dhwani Shanghvi Nov 28, 2022
The project exemplifies traditional construction methods, both in planning as well as in materiality.
by Sunena V Maju Nov 21, 2022
China-based HCCH Studio has transformed the ruins of Pudong Hoffman Brick Kiln in Nanhui, China, into a public space, renovating it to generate a greater social value.
by Sunena V Maju Nov 16, 2022
Peris+Toral Arquitectes designed a social housing with 54 dwellings in Bon Pastor, Barcelona, transforming the horizontal living of the community into a five-storey building.
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 Zohra Khan Oct 26, 2022
Abandoned since 1970, the Argo Brewery in downtown Tehran gets a new identity as an arts incubator for the Iranian city, featuring age-old exposed brickwork and new floating roofs.
by Dhwani Shanghvi Sep 29, 2022
Kabelovna Studios, located in a suburb of Prague, is a cohesive amalgamation of a 20th century factory building and contemporary inserts, both celebrated individually.
by Jerry Elengical Sep 21, 2022
This brick and concrete home by Santiago Viale and Associates, on a site formerly under the city’s green belt, circumvents existing trees to minimise its environmental impact.
by Devanshi Shah Aug 27, 2022
STIR speaks with Yilmaz Dziewior, the curator of German Pavilion at the Venice Art Biennale 2022, about how remembrance, relocation and removal define Eichhorn's intervention.
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 Jerry Elengical Jun 24, 2022
Situated in a former warehouse within the arts district of the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, the newly-opened museum and archive offers an intimate look into Dylan’s artistic evolution.
by Jerry Elengical May 25, 2022
Designed by Francisco Cadau Oficina de Arquitectura, this housing complex in Campana, near Buenos Aires has a stereotomic façade with alternating apartments and terraced patios.
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