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'One Island, One Museum', and 1004 stories
Mar 07, 2025by Lee Daehyung Mar 07, 2025
Korea’s artistic landscape expands to experimental galleries and a floating museum across quiet islands to emerge as a reservoir of creative expression.
Floating Architecture
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The pressing issues of water and ways to act to 'Water Pressure' at MK&G, Hamburg
Jul 25, 2024by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jul 25, 2024
STIR speaks with Jane Withers, the showcase curator, and Tulga Beyerle, Director of MK&G, to explore the intersection of design, science & activism in response to the water crisis.
A seemingly floating roof defines the Češča Vas Pool Complex
Feb 24, 2024by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Feb 24, 2024
Enota Architects blend nature and architecture to create a set of simple, yet experientially rich spaces topped with an unobtrusive roof in Novo Mesto, Slovenia.
H&P Architects creates climate-resilient floating bamboo homes for Mekong Delta
Jul 17, 2023by Zohra Khan Jul 17, 2023
The Hanoi-based studio has created two residential prototypes using vernacular materials to support livelihoods adapted to living with floods.
Adidas and Parley Ocean Plastic create a floating tennis court in Australia
Jan 27, 2022by STIRworld Jan 27, 2022
Australian sporting icons team up for a tennis match on a sustainable floating tennis court on the Great Barrier Reef, to raise awareness of the effects of single-use plastic.
B.L.U.E Architecture Studio creates a ‘floating' commune in theTANG Hotel, Aranya
Dec 11, 2021by Anmol Ahuja Dec 11, 2021
Delving into principles of modern, shared living, the Beijing-based studio introduces a community-oriented twist in the architecture of theTang Hotel in Hebei, China.
Analysing architectural typology: a twin tale of a Floating Church and a Chapel as a home
Nov 09, 2021by Devanshi Shah Nov 09, 2021
A parallel look at two RIBA's annual Stephen Lawrence Prize shortlisted projects by London-based Craftworks and Denizen Works.
Sou Fujimoto imagines an ethereal tower of 99 floating islands over Qianhai Bay
Jul 03, 2021by Jincy Iype Jul 03, 2021
Ninety-nine islands form this aerial tower visualised by Sou Fujimoto Architects, floating over Shenzen Bay in China. It is the winner of Qianhai’s New City Center Landmark competition.
Carlo Ratti Associati’s ‘Hot Heart’ is an archipelago of heat-storing floating islands
Apr 03, 2021by Anmol Ahuja Apr 03, 2021
Winner of the Helsinki Energy Challenge to decarbonise the Finnish capital’s heating systems by 2030, this cluster of artificial islands will be a massive heat-storing recreational hub.
Hayri Atak’s concept for an eco-friendly floating hotel channels swirling vortexes
Apr 01, 2021by STIRworld Apr 01, 2021
Designed for the coast of Qatar, the Eco-Floating Hotel generates clean energy by rotating in accordance with the aquatic currents while providing a moving panorama of views.
i29 Architects designs home for a eco-friendly floating community in Amsterdam
Jan 13, 2021by STIRworld Jan 13, 2021
The firm builds a three-storey house on a disused canal of Amsterdam as part of a neighbourhood of floating villas, with each house using low-impact circular materials.
The Floating Piers in Italy, by Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Jun 01, 2020by STIRworld Jun 01, 2020
On the death of revered artist Christo Vladimirov Javacheff, STIR remembers the man known for his monumental works of art, and the site-specific installation in Italy, The Floating Piers.
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