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The fifth Bergen Assembly: A call to learn from differences
Oct 13, 2025by Shaunak Mahbubani Oct 13, 2025
Collective practices and live acts shine in across, with, nearby convened by Ravi Agarwal, Adania Shibli and Bergen School of Architecture.
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Non-Residency unpacks belonging and identity at the Jaipur Centre for Art
Sep 05, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot Sep 05, 2025
A showcase at the Jaipur Centre for Art, curated by Rajiv Menon, dwells on how the Indian diaspora contends with cultural identity.
Muziris Contemporary opens in Mumbai with the exhibition Memory Palace
Aug 29, 2025by Srishti Ojha Aug 29, 2025
The art gallery’s inaugural exhibition, titled after an ancient mnemonic technique, features contemporary artists from across India who confront memory through architecture.
Wedding photos, 'boterismo' and Korean film stars: Your guide to Art Basel Hong Kong
Mar 24, 2025by STIRworld Mar 24, 2025
STIR spotlights eight artists presented by galleries across the Asia-Pacific region at Art Basel Hong Kong 2025.
Workers of Art channels the materialisation of memory in ‘The House of Recollections’
Mar 13, 2025by Anushka Sharma Mar 13, 2025
The Kochi-based architecture studio contrives a reinterpretation of an ancestral home that harnesses legacy materials to morph spaces into a collection of stories.
Food for thought: 'The Gathering' brews subversive culinary experiences
Feb 24, 2025by Anushka Sharma Feb 24, 2025
The three-day immersive food festival at the Travancore Palace in New Delhi invited visitors to dine in nine unique pop-up restaurants conceived by leading culinary and creative voices.
'Monsoon in Farmhouse' is a meditative retreat shaped by the natural landscape
Feb 17, 2025by STIRworld Feb 17, 2025
In the i2a Architects Studio's farmhouse in Kerala, light, water and air move freely to dissolve boundaries, frame the landscape and turn shelter into an experience.
The Lord's House in Kerala is an octagonal sanctuary of minimalism
Jan 14, 2025by Sunena V Maju Jan 14, 2025
Bhoomija Creations’ new church design in Kerala, India, is where simplicity and light converge to create a space of profound peace and reflection.
Unpacking caste, lineage and labour: Sajan Mani at Shrine Empire
Jan 11, 2025by Ranjana Dave Jan 11, 2025
The Kerala-born and Berlin-based artist channels a family history of rubber tapping through performance, film and installations in an exhibition at Shrine Empire Gallery.
Nikhil Chopra on curating the 6th Kochi-Muziris Biennale with HH Art Spaces
Nov 20, 2024by Ranjana Dave Nov 20, 2024
Artist Nikhil Chopra shares his curatorial vision for the Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2025, contextualising art as a collective endeavour in a conversation with STIR.
Bose Krishnamachari blurs boundaries between art and design at 'DTale Archist (I)'
Oct 17, 2024by Jones John Oct 17, 2024
The launch of an art gallery in Whitefield by the veteran artist and curator at DTale’s third retail store in India reevaluates how design may be viewed alongside art.
La Casa de Papel in Kerala is a seaside cottage with an acute, origamied form
Oct 14, 2024by Simran Gandhi Oct 14, 2024
The private residence by Bhoomija Creations is framed between a verdant landscape and an expansive seascape, with a contrasting material palette of earthy textures & smooth hues.
Workers of Art on their penchant for tropical brutalism and the unexpected red theory
Oct 01, 2024by Alisha Lad Oct 01, 2024
To establish the design approach characteristic to Kerala-based Workers of Art, STIR maps commonalities across a residential and commercial project by the studio.
We don’t know Sosa Joseph’s girls
Sep 16, 2024by Maanav Jalan Sep 16, 2024
In her debut European solo show at David Zwirner, Indian painter Sosa Joseph draws figments from her girlhood onto canvas.
Studio Renesa traces the cultural memory of Kerala's roots in a Pune home
Aug 29, 2024by Alisha Lad Aug 29, 2024
Christened House of Gond, this home by the New Delhi-based studio situates itself in Pune’s urban landscape while capturing the timeless charm of Kerala’s visual vocabulary.
The Stoic Wall Residence is 'unapologetically modern yet profoundly regional'
Aug 13, 2024by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Aug 13, 2024
A humble fusion of tropical landscape design and an earthy material palette comprising laterite walls and terracotta screens deliver a stoic dwelling in Kerala by LIJO.RENY.architects.
The Wabi-Sabi House blends Kozhikode's traditional and colonial history
Jun 15, 2024by Dhwani Shanghvi Jun 15, 2024
For this private residence in Kerala, India, Aslam Sham Architects crafts a contemporary design aesthetic exhibiting elements from the Nālukettu alongside the colonial bungalow.
Studio Zero's Lantern House in Kerala intertwines domesticity with vegetation
May 22, 2024by Akash Singh May 22, 2024
Nestled within a site marked by a coconut plantation, the 5500 sqft house carries spacious interiors that scarcely employ opaque walls, making landscape an integral part of its identity.
Wallmakers' Toy Storey is a museum of a house preserving 6200 plastic toys
Mar 19, 2024by Zohra Khan Mar 19, 2024
Architect Vinu Daniel-led atelier has designed a perforated earthen home in Vadakara, Kerala, that unravels stories of memory and play.
Prabhul Mathew on taking responsibility for every line he draws
Mar 18, 2024by Vladimir Belogolovsky Mar 18, 2024
Vladimir Belogolovsky interviews the lead architect at Mindspark Architects about being a good listener, seeing architecture as a selfless act and selecting the right client.
Nisarga Art Hub is a residence crowned by a sloping roof that doubles as seating
Dec 06, 2023by Keziah Vikranth Dec 06, 2023
The art hub is a modern take on local architecture, designed by Wallmakers for a music-loving family that hosts the community for performances at their contemporary villa.
Introducing 'Trespassers': a young mural-making collective from Kerala
Oct 15, 2023by Manu Sharma Oct 15, 2023
Artist Jinil Manikandan of Trespassers explores the collective’s practice and purpose
Sketch Design Studio’s holiday home in Rajasthan celebrates slow living
Oct 02, 2023by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Oct 02, 2023
The Hybrid House in Alwar, India, blends architectural traditions of the south with the contextual requirements of the arid north.
Temple Town's New House embraces the traditional 'Nalukettu' architecture of Kerala
Aug 05, 2023by STIRworld Aug 05, 2023
Meera Pyarelal of the Thrissur-based studio reimagines the interiors of an ancestral home drawing cues from a seemingly disappearing architectural style of Kerala.
Ashiesh Shah’s 'STAMBH' stacks a continuum in craft, community and collaboration
May 19, 2023by Sunena V Maju May 19, 2023
STAMBH: Craft, Collaboration and Continuity by Ashiesh Shah celebrates indigenous living craft practices as a part of Sustain 2023 curated by G20 Culture Working Group.
Haegue Yang examines the bell as a medium and symbol at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale
Apr 10, 2023by Sukanya Deb Apr 10, 2023
Investigating the bell as a multidimensional and multicultural form, the artist creates an atmosphere of ritual through a site-specific installation—Sonic Droplets - Steel Buds.
Estate Plavu by Earthitects is a weekend home sequestered in the Wayanad forests
Mar 22, 2023by Almas Sadique Mar 22, 2023
Built on a forested hillside in Southern India, the architecture and interiors of Estate Plavu are designed following the principles of biophilic design.
Nathalie Muchamad explores the role of trade and commodity in colonialism
Mar 02, 2023by Sukanya Deb Mar 02, 2023
Non-Aligned, Non-Alienated by Nathalie Muchamad at Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2022, investigates familial history, spice trade in Asia and its significance in imperial history.
The Wendy House emerges as a vaulted brick mound in the natural terrain of Kerala
Feb 15, 2023by Sunena V Maju Feb 15, 2023
Earthscape Studio crafted a farmhouse in Kerala that disguises itself as an extension of its surrounding nature through the use of vernacular construction and local materials.
Investigating curated experimental and immersive works at the Students' Biennale
Feb 14, 2023by Rahul Kumar Feb 14, 2023
Running parallel to the Kochi Muziris Biennale 2022, STIR explores a curation of selected immersive works by emerging young artists and curators at the Kochi Students' Biennale.
Studio PROMADA offers a vision of a modular future with Amalgam Residence in India
Feb 13, 2023by Jerry Elengical Feb 13, 2023
Overlooking a paddy field in Thiruvankulam, Kerala, the house has been assembled on a prefabricated steel skeleton, which employs the grid as an organisational foundation.
Living in the lap of nature: ↄc House by 3dor Concepts in Kerala, India
Feb 10, 2023by Jerry Elengical Feb 10, 2023
The unassuming residence exhibits a dark naturalistic materiality that melts into the surrounding forest, allowing the context to become the protagonist of its design scheme.
'Bhumi' at Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2022 underlines coexistence of diversity
Jan 29, 2023by Dilpreet Bhullar Jan 29, 2023
Bhumi by Gidree Bawlee Foundation of Arts, with support from Durjoy Bangladesh Foundation, is a collaborative work between local village communities in Thakurgaon, Bangladesh.
Sanctum of Harmony: a sacred place linking Kerala architecture and performing art
Jan 06, 2023by Sunena V Maju Jan 06, 2023
In a small town in Palakkad, Archidobe weaves a sacred place, absorbing the relation between Kerala architecture and performing art with a series of arches in hurudees bricks.
Building future for a billion voices: the best of Indian architecture in 2022
Dec 30, 2022by Jerry Elengical Dec 30, 2022
Best of 2022: STIR celebrates recent Indian architecture which illuminated the multiplicity and sensitivity of the country’s practitioners across varied contexts and typologies.
Discussion, discourse, and creative insight through STIRring conversations in 2022
Dec 27, 2022by Jincy Iype Dec 27, 2022
Best of 2022: From Oscar-nominated production designers to trend forecasters, STIR recalls compelling conversations centred on the disciplines of architecture and design.
Kochi-Muziris Biennale brings immersive visual narratives to three venues in the city
Dec 24, 2022by Almas Sadique Dec 24, 2022
The fifth edition of Kochi Biennale opens its gates across Aspinwall House, Anand Warehouse, and Pepper House to an exposition of layered visual offerings.
Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2022: What’s up?
Dec 14, 2022by Rahul Kumar Dec 14, 2022
As the Biennale makes a postponement announcement at the 11th hour, STIR visits the grounds of selected shows that are on view.
Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2022: Taking a look at the art and unseen initiatives
Dec 10, 2022by Vatsala Sethi Dec 10, 2022
The biennale's fifth edition, titled Our Veins Flow Ink and Fire, features 200 works dispersed across Kochi, exploring conceptual underpinnings.
Fawaz Thengilan of studio Mitti designs a cottage with a seemingly invisible footprint
Oct 21, 2022by Zohra Khan Oct 21, 2022
The Kerala-based architect crafts an indigenous building technique using soil and granite waste to design Flintstone6 - a two-bed cottage in southern India.
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