•make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
by Bansari Paghdar Jan 16, 2026
Returning for its second edition, the festival featured an array of internationally acclaimed films, architectural pavilions, talks, workshops and eminent discourse at NCPA, Mumbai.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Dec 19, 2025
With over 30 films to be screened for edition II, the Architecture and Design Film Festival returns to Mumbai with unique perspectives on creatives, creativity and creation.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Nov 10, 2025
The design exhibition in Colombo employs interactive formats to question how we interact with and understand our natural surroundings, with Bawa’s estate as its narrative spine.
by Dhwani Shanghvi Apr 05, 2025
The exhibition by Phantom Hands and the Geoffrey Bawa Trust explores how collective authorship and material evolution shape the reinterpretation of Bawa’s iconic designs.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Dec 26, 2024
The Architecture and Design Film Festival's South Asia debut will showcase over 20 renowned films exploring vantages and intersections from architecture, design, fashion and the arts.
by Chintan Girish Modi Dec 18, 2024
With her solo exhibition, Photo Lies on view at JNAF, Mumbai, Singh talks about the deceptive potential of photography that makes the medium a joy to play with.
by Dhwani Shanghvi Nov 14, 2023
The Ray, a plantation retreat by Architecture Brio and Kunal Maniar Associates in Alibag, India, nurtures paradoxes through architecture that is expressive as well as contextual.
by Zohra Khan Sep 06, 2022
The German photographer who's been documenting Geoffrey Bawa’s works for a decade, discusses his unmethodical approach to his craft and the feeling of Bawa’s architecture.
by Anmol Ahuja Aug 10, 2022
In a sensitive conversation with STIR, the Sri Lankan architect speaks about his studio, the deliberately small scope of their projects, and an invariable anchorage to site and context.
by Zohra Khan Apr 15, 2022
It is Essential to be There is the first major showcase hosted by the Geoffrey Bawa Trust that brings together previously unseen archival material from the Sri Lankan architect’s practice.
by Meghna Mehta Feb 16, 2021
Five creatives including architect Kengo Kuma, artist Lee Mingwei and photographer Dayanita Singh create installations to observe Bawa's centenary at Lunuganga Estate.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky Oct 01, 2020
Vladimir Belogolovsky reviews the 1980 seminal Modern Architecture: A Critical History, arguably the most authoritative architectural treatise undertaken by a single author.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky Jul 23, 2020
Vladimir Belogolovsky discusses Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa’s work and explains why his name remains to be discovered by practicing architects around the world.
by Meghna Mehta Sep 26, 2019
The British architect, speaking with STIR at the Frame Conclave 2019, discusses the state of architecture, our cities, and his frank opinions about making way for the ‘new’.
by David Robson Sep 17, 2019
In this exclusive article for STIR, based on his talk at the Frame Conclave 2019 in Goa, David Robson traces the journey of famous Sri Lankan architect, Geoffrey Bawa.
make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
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