•make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
by Chahna Tank Dec 16, 2025
STIR speaks with the French ceramic artist about her exhibition at the Twenty First Gallery, New York, exploring her vibrant palette, tartan motifs and the role of joy in her practice.
by Chahna Tank Nov 06, 2025
Drawing inspiration from the anatomy of a circus tent, the design exhibition by Jacqueline Sullivan Gallery x BRUISES presents works reflecting on structure and balance.
by Anmol Ahuja Oct 24, 2025
STIR presents an exclusive video essay with Renzo Piano Building Workshop, journeying across its studios, spaces and methods in Paris and Genoa, and its projects worldwide.
by Bansari Paghdar Aug 25, 2025
The upcoming edition looks forward to offering a layered, multidisciplinary series of presentations and dialogues examining Pan-Asian design within a transnational landscape.
by Jincy Iype Aug 06, 2025
STIR speaks to Niklas Bildstein Zaar of sub on how their exhibition design and AI exhibition guide for VAB reframes ‘intelligence’ as something architecture can live and perform.
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 Bansari Paghdar May 27, 2025
Politecnico di Torino and Coutan Architects transform a former military barracks into an artist residency and communal space, establishing a hybrid architectural identity.
by 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.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot May 13, 2025
The current show at Canadian Cultural Centre in Paris, curated by Léa-Catherine Szacka, unravels the stories of three women, Gae Aulenti, Ada Louise Huxtable and Phyllis Lambert.
by Anushka Sharma May 12, 2025
From climate-responsive design to long-term urban experiments, this year's awards reflect a shifting architectural discourse rooted in ecology, collaboration and systems thinking.
by Bansari Paghdar Apr 30, 2025
STIR engages with the curators of the Togo, Azerbaijan, Oman and Qatar pavilions—debuting at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025—on representation, access and shared histories.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Apr 26, 2025
STIR lists the best of projects curated by Carlo Ratti for his exhibition, national participations, special projects and collateral events as a guide to navigating this year’s expansive biennale.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Apr 18, 2025
STIR speaks to the Italian architecture studio about their distinctive approach to design, balancing sustainability with contextual vitality and the gestures of grounding in place.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Apr 07, 2025
The Venice Architecture Biennale 2025 confers the prestigious honour on the American philosopher and Italian architect for their contributions to architectural thinking and design.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Apr 04, 2025
Through the lens of diverse designs for country pavilions at the upcoming World Expo in Osaka, STIR presents an overview of its themes and sustainability commitments.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Apr 03, 2025
The design platform expands to two new locations in Varedo, exploring themes of decay and reclamation by nature, and ensuring the showcase is an immersive treat for visitors.
by Bansari Paghdar Feb 24, 2025
Designed by Giovanni Vaccarini Architetti, the multi-storey residential building features extruding terraces stacked on one another to create a porous exterior shell.
by Bansari Paghdar Feb 13, 2025
Designed by tissellistudioarchitetti, the Italian penthouse preserves its historic architectural character while introducing sculptural forms of coloured mirrors and glass.
by Bansari Paghdar Dec 27, 2024
STIRred 2024: A round-up of the best of the year’s architectural narrativisation through books and exhibitions that capture the possibilities and realities of built environments.
by STIRworld Dec 13, 2024
This photo essay accompanies two excerpts from the book published by Prestel, which "responds to the need to evaluate Scarpa's work within the history of architecture".
by Bansari Paghdar Nov 27, 2024
The 'radical' 85-unit, timber-framed modular social housing in Barcelona designed by Peris + Toral Arquitectes caters to the ever-changing dynamics of human relationships.
by Bansari Paghdar Nov 02, 2024
Alvisi Kirimoto studio creates a nature-inspired pavilion in Italy, with a central oval music laboratory and other activity areas for young patients to learn, play and connect.
by Bansari Paghdar Oct 21, 2024
ADI Design Museum and Cirulli Foundation showcase a century of radio designs and their impact on society and politics in Milan and Bologna.
by Aarthi Mohan Oct 02, 2024
The Italian designer’s latest exhibition at the 21_21 Design Sight in Tokyo invites people to rethink their relationship with the spaces “in-between” them and the environment.
by STIRworld Sep 17, 2024
The film festival dedicated to architecture and design spotlights topics ranging from sustainability to cultural impact and the power of space from September 25 - 28, 2024.
by Akash Singh Sep 11, 2024
Tisselli Studio Architetti's Sidera Building in Forli rejects orthogonality and symmetry while providing an identity to a context otherwise devoid of architectural language.
by Zohra Khan Jul 03, 2024
The weekend retreat for a client in Arzignano abolishes the use of a corridor and alignments along walls and ceiling, unravelling new meanings on what a home has been and can be.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jun 24, 2024
The exhibition at Crac Occitanie in France, featuring works by a pioneer of the Radical movement in Italian architecture, hopes to rethink the body’s relationship with the environment.
by Zohra Khan Jun 07, 2024
A travelling exhibition and a talk at the STIR Gallery converged intriguing perspectives on the presence of women in architecture and the meaning of critical practice today.
by Kiranmmayie S May 20, 2024
Built over two hectares of existing ruins and rugged terrain in Italy, the villa is a unicum of tradition and technology conceived by Alvisi Kirimoto.
by Eleonora Ghedini May 09, 2024
Curator Carlo Ratti underlines the collective value of intelligence while investigating the dialogue between natural and artificial, as well as between disciplines.
by Salvatore Peluso Apr 19, 2024
As we approach the event's final weekend, STIR curates and presents an on-ground report of observations from the writer's visits to Salone del Mobile.Milano and Fuorisalone 2024.
by Devanshi Shah Mar 28, 2024
The co-founder of Fuorisalone speaks to STIR about the intimate curation of the event this year, its emphasis on conscious design culture and its devoted annual presence in Milan.
by Akash Singh Nov 29, 2023
Creating a contemporary counterpoint that provokes a conversation between iconic works of global design masters, Arches and Patterns by PLUS ULTRA is a vivid home for a design-loving couple.
by Dhwani Shanghvi Nov 02, 2023
A look into the paper architecture of the Italian radicalist and the act of drawing architecture as a proliferation of visionary ideas.
by Zohra Khan Oct 27, 2023
In conversation with STIR, the Chief Design Officer of the luxury car brand talks about his reverence for drawings, the value of his architectural education, and how it impacts his role.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Oct 10, 2023
The visionary designer who founded Archizoom, and constantly pushed the boundaries of contemporary design thinking, passed away at the age of 84.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky Aug 30, 2023
Vladimir Belogolovsky speaks with Michele De Lucchi who believes in placing a narrative in his projects to make them memorable and emotional, and to stimulate our imagination.
by Aarthi Mohan Aug 03, 2023
Celebrating the unwavering vision of a rationalist architect and mastermind of Italian design, Rodolfo Dordoni, who passed away at the age 69 on August 1, 2023.
by Turri Jul 27, 2023
The Italian brand collaborates with Toan Nguyen, Paola Navone, and Monica Armani to conceive creations that interpret aspects of daily life through a new lens.
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