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Unexpected encounters at L’Aquila’s ‘Panorama’ show
Nov 09, 2023by Hili Perlson Nov 09, 2023
The four-day event, organised by a network of Italian galleries, aims to spotlight cultural treasures off the beaten path.
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Fabian A Wagner’s 'Black Pavilion' is tailored to administer many functions
Sep 23, 2023by Almas Sadique Sep 23, 2023
The wooden pavilion is portable and can be customised to serve the functions of an exhibition space, recreational retreat, dwelling, bar, dinner table, and more.
Villa Medici Festival des Cabanes 2023 rethinks the question of sustainable habitats
Aug 14, 2023by Almas Sadique Aug 14, 2023
Seven cabins and fixtures installed in the Villa Medici in Rome, Italy, offer a chance to experience architecture that leaves its natural habitat unsullied.
The cabinet of chromatic curiosities: India Mahdavi at Villa Medici
Jun 24, 2023by Eleonora Ghedini Jun 24, 2023
The second chapter of the project, Re-enchanting Villa Medici puts in dialogue the Iranian-French designer with interiors from the 16th century in Rome.
Discovering Riccardo Malleo and his multifaceted digital arts practice
Apr 17, 2023by Manu Sharma Apr 17, 2023
Italian artist Riccardo Malleo talks about practice and purpose, and where his digital craft originates from.
For Expo 2030 Roma, Carlo Ratti Associati imagines “world’s largest urban solar farm”
Jan 19, 2023by Jincy Iype Jan 19, 2023
Developed by CRA, Italo Rotta, and Richard Burdett, Rome’s bid for Expo 2030 provides a blueprint for temporary events to transform as a model for sustainable urban development.
With illuminated drones, DRIFT speculates how famous ruins would look completed
Dec 16, 2022by Jincy Iype Dec 16, 2022
Ruin value of monumental architecture: Dutch artist duo DRIFT envisages 'speculative architecture' with drone technology, to sustainably restore or complete ruins.
Notes from the seething underground: Inside 'The World of Banksy'
Nov 28, 2022by Soumya Mukerji Nov 28, 2022
An immersive retrospective of the graffiti god's 100 most powerful works travels through Europe, in a first such democratic showcase installed at central public junctures.
What Am I Reading: Mario Cucinella
Nov 02, 2022by STIRworld Nov 02, 2022
STIR looks into the reading habits of leading creatives – Italian architect Mario Cucinella reveals his favourite bits from his recent read, Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar.
American photographer William Klein dies, leaves behind a legacy
Sep 21, 2022by Vatsala Sethi Sep 21, 2022
As the iconic photographer passes away, we reflect on his recent work at ICP, NY - William Klein: YES - his life as an artist, his career as a photographer, and the impact he made.
Poetics, beauty and process: a look at Samira Rathod’s design exhibition in Mumbai
Aug 25, 2022by Dhwani Shanghvi Aug 25, 2022
The design exhibition, Dismantling Building = A Kit of Parts showcases the idea of a fundamental figure-ground representation through formal explorations as seen in the plan.
Visual design for a world without borders
Aug 20, 2022by Bhawna Jaimini Aug 20, 2022
A conversation with art director and production designer Hashim Ali on his work on the viral hit Pasoori for Coke Studio Season 14.
Grand Prix XII celebrates the architectural sensations in stoneware
Jun 02, 2022by STIRworld Jun 02, 2022
The twelfth edition of the Casalgrande Padana Grand Prix announces its winners in an award ceremony at MUDEC in Milan,Italy.
Neri&Hu interprets Carlo Scarpa’s rich architecture of thresholds at MAXXI, Rome
Feb 03, 2022by Zohra Khan Feb 03, 2022
Traversing Thresholds, an exhibition by the Chinese practice at MAXXI museum, presents six installations that discover a world of crossing, of pause and space.
Digital Legacies: Holidays
Jan 04, 2022by Julius Wiedemann Jan 04, 2022
Julius Wiedemann contemplates the digital tools and new rules of engagement that have come to the fore during another holiday season overshadowed by the ongoing pandemic.
Lorenzo Quinn on his practice and source of inspiration for his sculptural works
Sep 14, 2021by Rahul Kumar Sep 14, 2021
In a candid chat, artist Lorenzo Quinn talks about growing up in the Hollywood, and finding his way into the arts, making monumental sculptures using the human hand as his muse.
Cristina Celestino: weaving new typologies with emotion, tradition and scale
Aug 13, 2021by Nitija Immanuel Aug 13, 2021
From retro-futuristic movies to Salone Del Mobile, the visionary designer walks us through her decade-long career steeped in Italian history and extraordinary meanings.
The Colosseum’s new arena floor is a web of mechanically controlled wooden slats
Jun 03, 2021by Anmol Ahuja Jun 03, 2021
In an intervention unbound by scale and innovation, sophisticated technology meets reverent conservation practices for an amiable solution to restore the historical arena’s hypogeum.
Foster + Partners turns home of artist Filippo Marignoli in Rome into Apple store
Jun 01, 2021by Zohra Khan Jun 01, 2021
London-based Foster + Partners restores historic Palazzo Marignoli as it transforms the 17th century structure's artistic assets into a stunning retail destination for Apple.
STIRring Together: Venice Architecture Biennale awards Special Golden Lion
Apr 12, 2021by Devanshi Shah Apr 12, 2021
The Italian-born Brazilian architect was awarded the Special Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in memoriam, at the Venice Biennale 2021.
Gucci Décor’s Souvenir from Rome collection brings alive history in luxury
Apr 02, 2021by STIRworld Apr 02, 2021
The powerful home collection recreates a memoir of the city of Rome, weaving in threads of legacy and strings of new hope.
Lazzarini Design Studio’s ‘Pagurus’ is a ‘crab-shaped’ amphibious catamaran
Jan 21, 2021by Anmol Ahuja Jan 21, 2021
Designed by Italian designer and visualiser Pierpaolo Lazzarini, the ‘Pagurus’ is the latest in a series of nature inspired yacht concepts developed by the studio.
Rome announces plans for restoring the Colosseum, with a retractable floor
Jan 14, 2021by Anmol Ahuja Jan 14, 2021
The Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities, Italy, has announced a call for bids to conserve and restore the hypogeum of the Colosseum, and enclose it with a “reversible solution”
Playful, theatrical colours set stage in Retroscena by La Macchina Studio
Dec 10, 2020by Jincy Iype Dec 10, 2020
Retroscena is a renovated 1950s Italian residence which retains its original Venetian flooring, its interiors defined by blue arches and yellow accents against white surfaces.
Gio Ponti’s retrospective at MAXXI in Rome celebrated the modern Italian architect
Oct 10, 2020by Meghna Mehta Oct 10, 2020
The exhibition Gio Ponti. Loving Architecture examined the works of the late architect, who created some important examples while working with spaces, volumes, façades and decoration.
Francesca Torzo and Lucy Styles win the first Italian Architecture Prize 2020
Jul 10, 2020by STIRworld Jul 10, 2020
The two women architects win the first Italian Architecture Prize held at the MAXXI in Rome, while Renzo Piano receives the Career Prize, and Cino Zucchi an honourable mention.
Exhibition dedicated to Maria Lai at MAXXI in Rome unveils the unwritten
Dec 28, 2019by Sukanya Garg Dec 28, 2019
The exhibition Holding the Sun by the Hand, at the National Museum of 21st Century Arts in Italy, displays more than 200 works of the late Italian artist on her birth centenary.
Sandeep Biswas provides a peek into reflected realities of four cities
Oct 15, 2019by Georgina Maddox Oct 15, 2019
Photographer Sandeep Biswas travels through reflected and refracted imagery in the New York, Rome, Bangkok and China, and takes us along on this journey of visual poetry.
In Residence: Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas
Aug 30, 2019by NOWNESS Aug 30, 2019
Step inside the Paris apartment of the first couple of Italian architecture.
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