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Crossing lines: Queer artists on borders, belonging and nationhood
Jun 12, 2026by Agnish Ray Jun 12, 2026
Queer and migrant identities intersecting at this year’s Venice Art Biennale highlight the normative exclusions of the nation-state.
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Nieuwe Instituut x STIR explore dialects as the language of design in Design Drafts 4
Apr 17, 2026by Zohra Khan Apr 17, 2026
With the theme Design Dialects, the open call invites submissions that write from within design’s dispersed grammars as sites of ongoing transformation.
Women Writing Architecture situates writing and reading as architectures in between
Apr 17, 2026by Mrinmayee Bhoot Apr 17, 2026
An edited volume of essays, Women Writing Architecture 1700 – 1900: Expanding Histories, considers the role women played in shaping the built environment through their writing.
Civilisation, remixed: experimental cinema in the age of simulation
Mar 13, 2026by Srishti Ojha Mar 13, 2026
As media culture is transformed by the social internet and AI tools, the filmmakers of ‘Low Signal Feedback Loops’ adopt a new visual language to critique and interrogate it.
Spatialising absence, silence and resistance in Hajra Waheed’s Hum II at Fragmentos
Feb 06, 2026by Andrea Zarza Canova Feb 06, 2026
Waheed’s archive of hummed songs of resistance reframes the experience of Doris Salcedo's counter-monument, bringing regeneration through sound to its ruins.
Glenn DeRoche on architecture that lets you move freely across thresholds
Dec 18, 2025by Zohra Khan Dec 18, 2025
Speaking with STIR, the founder of Accra and New York based DeRoche Projects discusses the intention of abstracting personal memories to invite shared experiences in his works.
ADFF:STIR Mumbai 2026 promises a radical vision connecting cinema, space and city
Dec 15, 2025by Jincy Iype Dec 15, 2025
From engaging films to cinematic pavilions and curated talks, STIR unveils what’s in store ahead of the second edition of the Architecture and Design Film Festival in Mumbai.
What we talk about when we convene for climate action: COP30 and the way ahead
Dec 11, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot Dec 11, 2025
Amid several controversies surrounding the UN's annual COP held in Belém this year, a critical exploration of the delegation’s climate action objectives is tantamount.
We sinful women have always been here
Oct 20, 2025by Vamika Sinha Oct 20, 2025
We Sinful Women: The Library Project charts refusals and transgressions by leading women artists from South Asia and the Middle East, around an Urdu feminist poem.
Architecture Hunter Awards 2025 winners champion social and environmental impact
Oct 16, 2025by Bansari Paghdar Oct 16, 2025
For its sophomore year, the awards announced winners across 28 categories that forward a contextually and culturally diverse architectural ecosystem.
The Bihar Museum Biennale: Whose stories shape a biennale of museums?
Sep 04, 2025by Vasudhaa Narayanan Sep 04, 2025
In its drive to position museums as instruments of cultural diplomacy, competing histories and fragile resistances surface at the Bihar Museum Biennale.
The African Flow School by Urbanitree grounds education in land, craft and care
Sep 01, 2025by Aarthi Mohan Sep 01, 2025
Built with local materials and geographic metaphors, the kindergarten in Cameroon provides a learning environment shaped by the climate, culture and community.
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.
M HKA in Belgium explores the affect and politics of infrastructure
Aug 14, 2025by Srishti Ojha Aug 14, 2025
The Geopolitics of Infrastructure. Contemporary Perspectives examines the power of infrastructure through experimental multimedia installations.
Building through fragility: The making of a Pan-African Architecture Biennale
Aug 08, 2025by Aarthi Mohan Aug 08, 2025
In a contemplative conversation with STIR, Somali-Italian architect Omar Degan outlines a biennale shaped not by spectacle, but by resistance, pedagogy and presence.
Philippe Rahm on reconsidering the tools of the discipline with climatic architecture
Jul 04, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jul 04, 2025
STIR speaks to the Swiss architect on his curation for BAP! 2025 in Versailles, his studio's research prerogatives and adapting to global warming as a central strategy for architecture.
Tosin Oshinowo on informal urbanisms in Lagos and the correct end of progress
Jun 27, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jun 27, 2025
The Nigerian architect speaks to STIR about her project at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025, touching on informality and resourcefulness as an alternative to hyperconsumerism.
“Temporality has a presence,” says Marina Tabassum on the Serpentine Pavilion 2025
Jun 03, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jun 03, 2025
STIR interviews the Bangladeshi architect on her commission for the 25th Serpentine Pavilion, probing its parallels with her studio's work and its contextual and ephemeral ethos.
In Minor Keys: Venice Biennale 2026 reveals its curatorial theme
May 27, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot May 27, 2025
The biennale's organisers acknowledged the passing of curator Koyo Kouoh, reiterating their support for her curatorial vision of "a collective score composed together with artists".
Are canal espressos and dubious robots the legacy of this year's Biennale Architettura?
May 23, 2025by Anmol Ahuja May 23, 2025
The genealogy of a showcase relying as heavily on technology as the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025 as both medium and usher for a future architecture is seldom without biases.
Triennale Milano dwells on the spaces and traces of 'Inequalities' in the modern world
May 16, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot May 16, 2025
STIR speaks to Stefano Boeri, president of the institution, on its 24th International Exhibition, elaborating on marginalised perspectives and alternative design strategies.
Art Dubai 2025 honours collective identity, spotlighting eco-social urgencies
May 07, 2025by Samta Nadeem May 07, 2025
This year’s edition of Art Dubai platformed multivocal histories and cultures with a roster of artists from the Middle East, South Asia and their diasporas. STIR distils key insights from the fair and its collateral events.
Middle Eastern Pavilions at Venice Biennale 2025 beckon emergent regional pedagogy
May 03, 2025by Aarthi Mohan May 03, 2025
From vernacular knowledge to modern sustainability, the pavilions of UAE, Oman, Türkiye, Qatar and others at La Biennale 2025 serve as living archives of alternative architectures.
‘Soleil.s’ at mudac spotlights various approaches to potential solar futures
Apr 29, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot Apr 29, 2025
The design biennale, initiated to promote clean energy, is hosted in Switzerland this year, with a focus on the power of the sun to imagine a sustainable future for humanity.
Local voices, global reach: Latin American art fairs gain ground
Apr 28, 2025by Mercedes Ezquiaga Apr 28, 2025
From Brazil to Chile and Peru, Latin American fairs embrace local voices and practices while expanding their reach and reshaping the future of contemporary art.
A summer fair: Art Dubai foregrounds contemporary art from the Global South
Apr 14, 2025by STIRworld Apr 14, 2025
The Contemporary and Bawwaba sections of Art Dubai 2025 anchor artistic inquiries into ecology, migration and identity through context-rich, geographically informed works.
What Design Can Do Live New Delhi centres radical collaboration for climate action
Mar 12, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot Mar 12, 2025
The South Asian debut of the design event at India Habitat Centre brought together 30 designers, innovators and changemakers to underscore the role design can play in inspiring action.
Al Borde: An Ecuadorian practice 'on the edge' of architectural archetypes
Mar 11, 2025by Almas Sadique Mar 11, 2025
In conversation with STIR, David Barragán shares the collaborative processes that shape Al Borde’s understanding and implementation of local traditions in contemporary contexts.
What Design Can Do Live New Delhi debuts in South Asia as a beehive of innovation
Feb 27, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot Feb 27, 2025
Taking place at India Habit Centre in New Delhi on March 8, 2025, the multidisciplinary design event will platform conversations on climate action to combat climate change.
South Asian art in focus: Key conversations from the India Art Fair Talks Programme
Feb 14, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot Feb 14, 2025
At India Art Fair 2025, speakers like Naomi Beckwith, Manuel Rabaté and Sangita Jindal discussed building access and community in the arts,
Delhi delivers on art: The India Art Fair 2025 Parallel Programme and more
Jan 30, 2025by Manu Sharma Jan 30, 2025
Early February will see a slew of captivating shows presented in Delhi in conjunction with the art fair, and here are some standout picks.
Learning from Chaal.Chaal.Agency's quiet drive for equity & self-sufficiency via design
Jan 30, 2025by Almas Sadique Jan 30, 2025
In a conversation with STIR, Chaal.Chaal.Agency’s founders, Kruti Shah and Sebastián Trujillo-Torres, delineate the studio’s ethos, inspirations, intentions, processes and learnings.
2024 in art: Exhibitions, ecosystems and economies
Dec 31, 2024by Ranjana Dave Dec 31, 2024
STIRred 2024: This year, STIR’s art coverage mapped key events, defined trends and studied the intricate evolution of arts ecosystems and market dynamics.
‘One Must Be Seated’ by Rita Mawuena Benissan recontextualises ancestral bond
Dec 30, 2024by Niren Tolsi Dec 30, 2024
The solo exhibition by the Ghanaian artist at Zeitz MOCAA centres on Asante customs and memorialises traditions in Ghana through textile design, film and photography.
Less is More: Projects in 2024 examining construction through the lens of frugality
Dec 25, 2024by Mrinmayee Bhoot Dec 25, 2024
STIR reflects on the nature of reuse and repair in architecture through the projects that STIRred 2024 with their nuanced handling of material and maintenance.
Stories from the Global South expanding the purview of modernism(s)
Dec 23, 2024by Mrinmayee Bhoot Dec 23, 2024
STIR lists the events, projects and exhibitions that looked beyond occidental boundaries to reveal and unravel otherwise unknown or little explored stories of modernity’s legacy.
‘Three Tired Tigers’ unpacks shared relationships between animals and humans
Dec 21, 2024by Dilpreet Bhullar Dec 21, 2024
Through the lens of politics, history, economics and urbanism, this Dubai exhibition proposes a four-legged perspective of human life and urban landscapes.
Art Mill Museum’s ‘MANZAR’ offers a complex view of modernity in Pakistan
Nov 29, 2024by Ranjana Dave Nov 29, 2024
MANZAR: Art and Architecture from Pakistan 1940s to Today surveys over eight decades of creative practice in an exhibition at the National Museum of Qatar in Doha.
Embodied responses to climate emergencies at the Lahore Biennale 2024
Nov 14, 2024by Maliha Noorani Nov 14, 2024
The third edition of the Lahore Biennale engaged in unpacking the climate crisis from the frontlines of the Global South.
mudac illustrates subcultures of the prepper movement with 'We Will Survive'
Oct 28, 2024by Almas Sadique Oct 28, 2024
The exhibition in the Switzerland-based museum presents projects that demonstrate processes of prepping for climatic, financial and nuclear emergencies.
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