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by Bansari Paghdar Sep 06, 2025
Featuring Ando’s distinctive ‘pure’ spatial expression and minimal forms in concrete, the museum reflects the nation’s cultural identity with a contemporarily resonant design.
by Zohra Khan Jul 11, 2025
The book by Stefano Perego and Roberto Conte chronicles a side of Italian architecture that was “built and tested – with courage, perhaps with madness, often in the pursuit of utopia”.
by Anushka Sharma Jun 18, 2025
The Mumbai-based architecture and design practice redesigns a home in Lonavala, introducing a contrasting steel expansion that dialogues with the house’s original essence.
by Dhwani Shanghvi May 31, 2025
Architects Office and Triptyque Architecture’s housing tower in Brazil integrates a sculptural form and biophilic design, reshaping Ecoville’s skyline with elevated wellness amenities.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot May 26, 2025
Part of a larger scheme for upgrading facilities at the premiere tech institute in Hyderabad, Christopher Benninger’s design clusters lecture halls around a central circulation spine.
by Bansari Paghdar Apr 16, 2025
Structural design and bare architectural expression collide to form this robust residence in Córdoba, Argentina, featuring natural light and arrays of beams as stylistic devices.
by Bansari Paghdar Apr 01, 2025
Inspired by the Ugalde House and Monsanto townhouses, the residential architecture dominates the rocky landscape with its cuboidal forms and exposed concrete walls.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Mar 29, 2025
A renovation exercise of a textile production facility in Surat, Gujarat, incorporates natural light by carving out courtyards and skylights within a tight building footprint.
by Bansari Paghdar Mar 11, 2025
Designed by Paul Dragicevic, the couples' getaway is characterised by its exposed concrete structure, featuring an expansive balcony and terrace as vantage points.
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 Mrinmayee Bhoot Feb 25, 2025
The design for the private residence by Madrid-based studio MUKA Arquitectura takes modernist materials like concrete and glass with a contemporary take on residential architecture.
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 Simran Gandhi Feb 19, 2025
The residence atop Guatapé in Colombia transitions between the solidity of a cave, the amiability of a forest cabin and the elusive sensation of being underwater.
by Bansari Paghdar Feb 15, 2025
Embracing environmental stewardship, the West Don Ravine Passive House by Poiesis Architecture receives the PHIUS Passive House certification.
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 STIRworld Jan 24, 2025
A square pyramid form by the Japanese architecture studio reinterprets Okinawan traditions, offering a luminous, introspective retreat within a secluded urban valley.
by Bansari Paghdar Jan 16, 2025
A 145-year-old traditional Japanese townhouse in Kyoto is transformed by Schemata Architects into a retail store, presenting a fusion of cultural and visual identities.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Jan 09, 2025
JSa and MTA+V transform urban living in Mexico City with organic architecture, community focus and sustainable design.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Dec 31, 2024
STIRred 2024: STIR lists the showcases, books and projects that rethink the legacy of Brutalist architecture through a contemporary context and lens.
by STIRworld Dec 26, 2024
Vector Architects' design for Wulingshan Eye Stone Spring emphasises architectural strength while minimising ecological disruption through a minimal brutalist form.
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 Bansari Paghdar Dec 12, 2024
The Swiss practice Berrel Kräutler Architekten renovates and expands a former chancery building to accommodate 30 workspaces around a central courtyard.
by STIRworld Nov 25, 2024
Nuijiang Grand Canyon Bookstore of Librairie Avant-Garde by the Beijing-based studio in rural China is a collage of fragmented events, with the Gaoligong Mountains as its backdrop.
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 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 Dhwani Shanghvi Oct 21, 2024
The brutalist architecture of the building in Mazatlán, whose form draws on Neo-plasticist aesthetics, creates a dialogue between geometry and nature.
by Simran Gandhi Oct 15, 2024
IKSOI's design for Mallcom Factory in Ahmedabad, India, fosters an efficient and humane working environment while addressing the practical demands of industrial processes.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Sep 21, 2024
The revitalisation project by Porcuna-based Pablo Millan restores the Spanish archaeological site by creating a visitor centre for better public access to the area.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Sep 11, 2024
The Martires housing complex in Portugal by the French artist-architect uses material contradictions to shape spaces that redefine the notion of privateness in residential design.
by Nikitha Sunil Sep 05, 2024
Featuring exposed concrete, wooden accents and a single-volume layout, Casa PZ by mf+arquitetos blends materiality and landscape to create a dynamic living space.
by Simran Gandhi Aug 21, 2024
Imposing angular structures in pigmented concrete gives shape to a porous sports facility in Jalpa de Méndez, México, designed by Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónica.
by Almas Sadique Aug 20, 2024
The residence in Leipzig, Germany, designed for a family of four, features two melded gabled structures that satisfy and attenuate contextual aesthetic references.
by STIRworld Aug 16, 2024
The BRUJ 'habitable creative laboratory' evokes subliminality with fluid interactions between spaces and surfaces, evincing the brutalist and industrial terrain of Québec City.
by Jerry Elengical Aug 15, 2024
Created by Olivia Broome, the photo book published by Hoxton Mini Press features a vast selection of images documenting the organic synergy between béton brut and nature.
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 Dhwani Shanghvi Jul 27, 2024
Derived from an empirical understanding of the microclimate and local craftsmanship, the architectural language accommodates a region-specific lifestyle.
by Hili Perlson Jul 22, 2024
An exhibition at the Bourse de Commerce highlights Kimsooja’s thrust towards universality and her ability to entwine experiences across space and time.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jun 27, 2024
Tokyo-based Hiroyuki Ito Architects' design for the apartment complex is a direct response to site and context, bringing lightness through an ingenious courtyard design.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot May 18, 2024
A result of its client’s fascination for Japanese modernist Tsutomu Abe’s residence, the project is conceived as a permeable concrete shell that frames an inner courtyard.
by Dhwani Shanghvi May 01, 2024
Lea Shell rejuvenates the scope for social interactions with a variety of open recreational spaces, allowing diverse communities to embrace interconnectedness through urban design.
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