•make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
by Pranjal Maheshwari May 22, 2026
The Czech-based designer talks to STIR about honing material craft by blending intuition, manual tools and digital workflows with folklore to create objects that are ‘grown, not made’.
by Srishti Ojha May 20, 2026
The 2026 edition of the sā Ladakh Biennale, themed Signals from Another Star, will feature site-specific art that emerges from the communities, culture and ecology of Ladakh.
by Pranjal Maheshwari May 05, 2026
The architecture of Serenity tempers a creative retreat in the wilderness of Sethumadai using natural materials and passive cooling techniques for natural and contextual harmony.
by Srishti Ojha May 01, 2026
As fascism and censorship rise, for how long can the art world avoid politics? At the 61st Venice Biennale, ‘neutrality’ towards controversial pavilions sparks mass protest.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Apr 30, 2026
At the Goa Open Arts and Museo Camera’s show What Remains, 10 visual artists presents what they hold on to amid times of uncertainty, movement and perpetual change.
by Jincy Iype Apr 29, 2026
In Sharing public spaces, the fourth category of BRICK AWARD 26, shortlisted projects reveal how brick shapes access, memory and collectivity across civic and cultural contexts.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Apr 28, 2026
The Indian architects’ project in Valuna, Gujarat, is conceived as a collaborative space, engaging with the local community throughout its planning and construction.
by Chahna Tank Apr 24, 2026
The novel by Indian writer and journalist Rahul Pandita traces exile, dispossession and belonging through contested landscapes and lived realities, affronting architecture.
by Srishti Ojha Apr 22, 2026
Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum’s solo exhibition of the German composer’s video works reveals the challenge of translating contemporary art for general audiences.
by Srishti Ojha Apr 20, 2026
The Indian artist’s landmark exhibition at NMACC in Mumbai is a collage of dreams, memories, aspirations, histories and futures created with ordinary objects.
by 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.
by Chahna Tank Mar 30, 2026
Raghubir Singh: Bombay presents the Indian photographer's work from the 1970s – 90s, capturing the contemporary city in colour, through its people and streets.
by Ranjana Dave Mar 20, 2026
In a conversation with STIR, Kallat and Munroe reflect on the instability of knowledge and what it means to stage a tightly argued exhibition inside an imperfect building.
by Bansari Paghdar Mar 19, 2026
Designed by New Delhi-based Architects Collaborative, the Noida home is inspired by the traditional Rajasthani Kavad, featuring an array of three monolithic volumes.
by Jincy Iype Mar 16, 2026
A banana-leaf inspired canopy shelters this school campus in Chennai, wherein porous planning and climate-responsive design rethink the educational built typology.
by 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.
by Bansari Paghdar Mar 11, 2026
Conceived by Pentaspace Design Studio, this cuboidal volume of exposed concrete and glass pegs movement as integral to the learning experience.
by Sunena V Maju Mar 05, 2026
At the Art Institute of Chicago, Bruce Goff: Material Worlds moves beyond architecture to reveal the curiosity and cultural influences that shaped the American architect’s work.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Mar 03, 2026
Timber from shipyards, wool from local shepherds and indigenous knowledge systems together create the new dining space for Agrocel Industries in the White Desert of India.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Feb 27, 2026
Prioritising atmosphere over spectacle, the landscape design of this weekend home in Alibaugh is a lesson in restraint and subtle discoveries.
by De Beers Feb 27, 2026
The immersive installation by De Beers, featuring artist Lakshmi Madhavan, framed natural diamonds through art, nature and human expression at India Art Fair 2026.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Feb 25, 2026
Examining the shortlisted projects in the BRICK AWARD 26 category Feeling at home unravels the entanglements between contextuality, resourcefulness and craftsmanship in contemporary architecture.
by Srishti Ojha Feb 20, 2026
In an interview at ADFF:STIR Mumbai 2026, London-based architectural poet LionHeart talks about changing systems and architecture as a form of worldbuilding.
by Aarthi Mohan Feb 18, 2026
Compartment S4 transforms a neglected colonial-era cemetery into a public landscape shaped by ecological continuity, restraint and an open-ended experience.
by Jincy Iype Feb 17, 2026
Indian designers, including Ashiesh Shah, Gunjan Gupta and Vikram Goyal, reflect on scale, craft and why collectible design now demands its own space at the art fair.
by Samta Nadeem, Srishti Ojha Feb 16, 2026
STIR spoke with the renowned contemporary artist on the occasion of his first solo exhibition in India.
by Ranjana Dave Feb 13, 2026
Speaking with STIR, the curator elaborates on the pavilion’s thematic focus and the five artists chosen to represent India at the “Olympics of the contemporary art world”.
by Bansari Paghdar Feb 11, 2026
The experiential product gallery at the recent Architecture & Design Film Festival staged a series of encounters including culinary experiences and other cultural programming.
by Srishti Ojha Feb 11, 2026
The multimedia artist enters a new chapter in his work on mining and extraction economies in Lone Runner’s Laboratory at Experimenter, Colaba.
by Srishti Ojha Feb 10, 2026
India Art Fair 2026 presented a series of special projects by artists from diverse backgrounds, created in collaboration with local and international institutions, galleries and events.
by Bansari Paghdar Feb 10, 2026
Described as the studio’s ‘first 100 per cent indigenous home’, the Salt Pan House articulates a deeply contextual narrative rooted in a familiar Indian domestic sensibility.
by Bansari Paghdar Feb 07, 2026
The inaugural Aranyani Pavilion in New Delhi, Sacred Nature, features a spiral walkthrough composed of a canopy of indigenous plant species in contrast with invasive lantana wood.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Feb 06, 2026
Organised by the Gujral Foundation, a centenary showcase repositions the artist's work in dialogue with the contemporary context.
by Akash Singh, Zohra Khan Feb 06, 2026
At Pinakin Patel’s 50-year retrospective at the Nilaya Anthology in Mumbai, STIR spoke to the polymath about a journey spanning decades, disciplines and daring ideas.
by Srishti Ojha Feb 04, 2026
As the India Art Fair 2026 draws art lovers from around the world to Delhi, we recommend the best exhibitions, fair booths and events the city has to offer in the coming weeks.
by Aarthi Mohan Feb 04, 2026
Using Mangalore tiles, hand-finished cement and local stone, Taliesyn’s House by the Grove responds directly to its terrain, climate and patterns of occupation.
by Zohra Khan Jan 30, 2026
An embodied response to the exhibition Designing Motherhood: Things That Make and Break Our Births examines how design shapes care, access and maternal experience.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jan 28, 2026
The second chapter of the ~log(ue) programme, powered by JSW, expanded its scope to move beyond conversations to reconceive spatial hierarchies through porous exchanges.
by Bansari Paghdar Jan 27, 2026
A linear mass with large overhanging slabs embedded in a quiet greenscape, this office space in Kerala offers a seamless shift between personal and professional realms.
by STIRworld Jan 23, 2026
Backed by 65 years of trust, PPS uses a ‘sketch to site’ approach to enable bold design executions with comprehensive support across the entire lifecycle of the project.
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