•make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
by Aarthi Mohan Sep 24, 2025
An exhibition by Ab Rogers at Sir John Soane’s Museum, London, retraced five decades of the celebrated architect’s design tenets that treated buildings as campaigns for change.
by Anushka Sharma Jul 07, 2025
London-based initiative County Hall Pottery unveils a group show with eight ceramic artists recasting wood-fired ceramics as innovative and experimental entities.
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 Samta Nadeem Mar 20, 2025
Presented by the Dia Art Foundation, Light into Space at NMACC in Mumbai challenges rigid perceptions of reality and art, offering an unconventional spatial experience.
by STIRworld Feb 18, 2025
Located on the grounds of Aina Retreat in Hyderabad, India, the restrooms repurpose the legibility of small-scale interventions through material authenticity and contextual grounding.
by STIRworld Jan 30, 2025
Light, space and a personal narrative converge to craft a highly personalised living environment in this poetic residential transformation in Beijing, China.
by 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.
by STIRworld Dec 28, 2024
STIRred 2024: From cinematic whimsy to biophilic harmony, these café designs explore how immersive storytelling and innovative architecture elevate the dining experience
by Bansari Paghdar Nov 16, 2024
The modest, compact and off-the-grid respite is located in a mature garden in the heart of Prague for the clients to rest, lounge, stay overnight and store plants.
by Lee Daehyung Sep 22, 2024
Artist Suh Do Ho and architect Suh Eul Ho offer a fresh look at their father Suh Se Ok’s ink paintings at Frieze Seoul, in a multigenerational showcase of Korean art.
by Giulia Zappa Sep 20, 2024
Stepping away from the focus on localism of recent years, the French design week embraces a renewed aspiration for universalism, echoing the Olympic spirit that recently captivated the world.
by STIRworld Aug 28, 2024
The project, featuring a striking staircase and a reconfigured floor plan, aims to infuse a distinct Australian influence and maximise natural light in the residence.
by STIRworld Aug 16, 2024
The BRUJ 'habitable creative laboratory' evokes subliminality with fluid interactions between spaces and surfaces, evincing the brutalist and industrial terrain of Québec City.
by Jincy Iype Jul 11, 2024
Via strategic interventions, the windowless dwelling in Okinawa, Japan, balances the client’s request to disconnect from their dense context and have sufficient light and ventilation.
by Nikitha Sunil Jul 10, 2024
Capitalising on its verdant orchard setting in Chandigarh, the retreat by Design i.O ingeniously juxtaposes contemporary Indian aesthetics with lush natural avenues.
by Anmol Ahuja Apr 12, 2024
Streaming on MUBI, the film is an ode to slow living and creative passions. STIR dissects the film's larger architectural character and cultural commentary.
by Kiranmmayie S Mar 21, 2024
Designed by Norm Architects, the beachside holiday home preserves the rustic Danish barn typology while incorporating contemporary innovations in terms of materiality.
by Anmol Ahuja Feb 23, 2024
Erecting a town in the middle of the desert, years of research, and turning “naivety” into a Christopher Nolan epic—all in a riveting conversation with Oscar-nominee Ruth De Jong.
by Almas Sadique Jan 14, 2024
The Indian studio shapes the cafe in the image of a subterranean sculptural art gallery, where the experience of drinking coffee is at the forefront.
by Keziah Vikranth Nov 20, 2023
The First Light Visitors Pavilion adjoining the Lovell Telescope opens up the heritage site for space enthusiasts underneath a grass-covered dome.
by Afra Safa Oct 11, 2023
Marlim D. João IV building restored by the Portuguese studio is a beautiful mix of modern restoration and a nostalgic spirit just like Porto.
by Manu Sharma Sep 02, 2023
STIR discovers London-based artist M Lohrum's fascinating multidisciplinary practice that sits in the middle of drawing and performance.
by Jincy Iype Aug 10, 2023
The Luna House, a fortress-like dwelling and workspace of the Chilean architect duo is an aggregate of 12 concrete buildings in an expanded square grid arranged around four courtyards.
by Jincy Iype Jun 12, 2023
At 89, Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza unveils Lebond Siza, a mechanical automatic watch inspired by the sleek square shape of his 1966 project, the ‘Leça’ Swimming Pools complex.
by Preciosa Lighting May 23, 2023
The Czech decorative lighting brand conceives a new innovative lighting design, dubbed Crystal Grid that exudes the magic of crystal and light.
by Sunena V Maju Apr 17, 2023
A31 Architecture's Latypi Residence creates a contemporary intervention within the landscape of Mykonos, drawing from contextual features of the Cycladic terrain.
by Manu Sharma Feb 23, 2023
In a conversation with STIR, digital artist Artem Grigorov talks about how a scientific research-based path led him to his growing artistic success.
by Jerry Elengical Feb 15, 2023
Overlooking the River Isumi near Chiba, Japan, this rental villa is a safe haven for guests to experience nature without any barriers, inside a space tinged with an air of rustic charm.
by Vatsala Sethi Feb 08, 2023
STIR curates a list of parallel events at the India Art Fair 2023, that will allow visitors to connect with art and ideas, while supporting the Indian art community.
by Visionnaire Jan 28, 2023
Standing tall in the heart of Warsaw, the Zlota 44 skyscraper apartments emulate Visionnaire's home philosophy.
by Jincy Iype Jan 09, 2023
VAUST founders Joern Scheipers and David Kosock revisit the raw interiors of JIGI Poke, and how they intentionally abjured the typically vibrant schemes of Poke restaurants.
by Jerry Elengical Jan 04, 2023
The home, comprising three staggered volumes that connect at their vertices to emulate a terraced walkway, carve a path that zig-zags through the landscape before it.
by Jerry Elengical Jan 03, 2023
On a hillside overlooking the city of Medellín, Colombia, this residence channels tropical modernism with restrained materiality, terminating in an infinity pool with pristine views.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Dec 17, 2022
ReFiguring, one painting at a time by Dona Nelson at Thomas Erben Gallery in New York underscores how the painter incessantly follows the labour of effort to sustain her artistic oeuvre.
by Jincy Iype Dec 17, 2022
Best of 2022: STIR's selection of sculptural concrete architecture built this year, that created contemporary forms of fancy, at once poetic, fluid, theatrical, and powerful.
by Sunena V Maju Dec 15, 2022
Best of 2022: STIR looks back at seven retail stores of the post-pandemic 2022 economy, transfiguring principles of retail design into artistic experiences of stories and brand ethos.
by Rahul Kumar Dec 10, 2022
An experimental format of curation by Jacob Fabricius and co-curator Mikkel Elming presents a show that communicates the role of the viewer in art across 4 acts.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Dec 07, 2022
The multidisciplinary artist Sizhu Li constructs immersive kinetic installations with digital control systems and motorised mechanisms to appreciate life and nature.
by STIRworld Nov 04, 2022
The exhibition at Ikon Gallery unravels the relation of horror and modern architecture through works by 20 contemporary artists from across the world.
by Jincy Iype Oct 24, 2022
Giulia Frittoli (BIG), and Ragnar Hjartarson (Georg Jensen) on the 50 Queens installation and the custom necklace designed to mark Queen Margrethe II’s 50th Jubilee.
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