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by Thea Hawlin Sep 18, 2025
An on-ground report in the final few weeks of the ECC’s showcase this year draws on its tenets and its reception, placing agency and action in the present over future travails.
by Aarthi Mohan Mar 14, 2025
Crafted with cross-laminated timber and geothermal systems, this lakeside retreat in Duchess County offers a vision of net-positive, low-impact living.
by Almas Sadique Mar 06, 2025
The Mumbai-based architecture firm collaborated with the NGO Learning Space Foundation and village residents to build Saraswati Vidyalaya, utilising local materials and techniques.
by Akash Singh Jan 02, 2025
Originally planned to be a dedicated scientific institution, the building by ZAV Architects evolves to accommodate communities in conservative Iran’s Gonbad-e Kavus.
by Akash Singh Dec 21, 2024
The low-impact Sinfonia Verde is an off-grid home that prioritises permeability to allow a harmonious co-existence with the surrounding jungle ecology.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Nov 04, 2024
The Mexico-based studio prioritises environmental respect and cultural heritage through sustainable design with this lakeside residence in Nayarit.
by Aarthi Mohan Nov 01, 2024
The sustainable architecture of this retreat inspired by the nature and resilient history of the archaeological sites of Jordon fosters introspection amid the rugged Mojave terrain in California.
by Anushka Sharma Jul 06, 2024
The Prague-based architecture firm designs a new residential block that pays homage to the urban fabric of Karlin while experimenting with integration of sculpture in architecture.
by Aarthi Mohan Apr 18, 2024
Discover the future of design at Tortona Rocks 2024, where innovative approaches and ecological responsibility shape a new era of artistic expression.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Mar 21, 2024
This 'Zero Carbon Libraray' by SAKO Architects fuses squares with functionality, aesthetics and sustainability setting a precedent for thoughtful architectural practices.
by Anushka Sharma Feb 26, 2024
The Malaysia-based design consultancy augments an existing residence with a new extension, centred around a courtyard and clad in a humble material palette.
by Aarthi Mohan Feb 17, 2024
Discover the ongoing revival of Shanghai’s urban landscape with MAD Architects' The Ark, a testament to the city’s resilience and forward-thinking ethos.
by Jincy Iype Feb 15, 2024
Designed collectively by Grimshaw, Andrew Burges Architects, and McGregor Coxall, PAC’s thoughtful design provides a recreational public asset as a vital part of daily Australian life.
by Jincy Iype Feb 05, 2024
The facility roisters with a concept combining the essence of apple cider, a bucolic context, and the classic geometries of the Scottish plaid and the traditional pitched roof.
by Zohra Khan Jan 26, 2024
The São Paulo-based studio’s Pacaembu House makes use of a sloping site and a seemingly forested neighbourhood by turning into a discrete social activator for its owners.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Jan 22, 2024
The Kazakhstan-based studio seamlessly blends tradition and innovation to adapt yurts for the evolution of nomadic culture.
by Zohra Khan Nov 25, 2023
A piece of land equivalent to the size of three soccer fields next to the Royal Danish Opera in Copenhagen is now a green oasis with six gardens, greenhouse and a café.
by Jeroen Junte Aug 04, 2023
With its dark mirroring facade this monolithic giant looks like an anomaly among the historic buildings. The interior however is a green oasis with plenty of playful retreats for its users. How does this filter of bubble architecture become schizophrenic?
by Sakhi Sobti Jul 11, 2023
Serpentine Gallery presents Argentinian artist Tomas Saraceno whose practice is built on the foundation of constructive environmental solutions and narratives.
by STIRworld Apr 22, 2023
Embodying the creative spirit of Mumbai, Apple BKC, India's first Apple flagship store, features a handcrafted timber ceiling with 450,000 pieces of wood.
by STIRworld Apr 18, 2023
The proposed design for the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development in Liberia is inspired by the architectural form of the palava huts.
by Salvatore Peluso Mar 24, 2023
Solar Futures: How to Design a Post-Fossil World with the Sun by designer Marjan van Aubel explores the past, present and future of solar energy.
by 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.
by STIRworld Jan 05, 2023
Remodelling the neighbourhood of El Terreno, MVRDV + GRAS’s Project Gomila is a vibrant and sustainable residential hub planned around the city's Mediterranean harbour.
by Sunena V Maju Dec 22, 2022
Best of 2022: STIR probes into five architectural projects that manoeuvred the potential of renewable energy in design.
by Jincy Iype Nov 01, 2022
PMA Madhushala attempts a sensitive take on vernacular Indian architecture with the Gadi House, its perforated brick and stone skin enveloping multiple petite courtyards inside.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Aug 27, 2022
The exhibition Episodes from the Pandemic at Kunsthalle Dessau presents the work of six artists who put up a resilient face in the trying times during the global pandemic.
by Sunena V Maju Aug 22, 2022
After winning the international competition for the design of the Novartis Pavillon, AMDL Circle's circular structure takes shape as a self-powered art installation in Basel, Switzerland.
by Jincy Iype Aug 08, 2022
UNStudio approached ECHO, TU Delft’s new energy generating, interfaculty teaching building in The Netherlands as an architectural and systemic case study in future flexibility.
by Jerry Elengical Jul 19, 2022
Boasting a jagged form that hovers over the IJmeer lake in Amsterdam, this 46,000 sqm housing development offers a contemporary take on classical courtyard buildings.
by STIRworld Jul 08, 2022
Generating solar energy efficiently, shingled PV panels garb nearly the entire sculptural form of Sun Rock conceptualised by MVRDV, Taipower’s new operational facility in Taiwan.
by Jincy Iype Jul 01, 2022
Casa Cosecha de Lluvia by Robert Hutchison Architecture and JSa Arquitectura is a series of three low forms featuring a catchment with a reservoir system that purifies harvested rainwater.
by STIRworld May 25, 2022
Designed by Herzog & de Meuron, RCA's new Battersea campus is a manifestation of the institute's transformation to a STEAM-focused post-graduate university.
by Anmol Ahuja May 23, 2022
With an airship hangar inspired aesthetic, Google’s first purpose-built HQ is a mammoth collaboration incorporating principles of sustainability and flexibility in workspaces.
by STIRworld Mar 25, 2021
Set against the urban fabric and the surrounding countryside of Bologna, the mass rapid transit system creates an ‘ecological ribbon’ with a modern aesthetic for its tracks and terminals.
by Shraddha Nair Oct 30, 2020
In a contemporary take on the culture of stone circles, British artist Haroon Mirza creates a technology driven intervention in the landscape of Marfa, Texas.
by Jincy Iype May 14, 2020
The Dune House will use wind and solar energy to power itself completely, and is an example of how hyper sustainable design can become commonplace in the architecture industry.
by Jincy Iype May 06, 2020
Soft edges inform the interiors while solar panels adorn the headquarters’ façade, all of which was remodelled by UNStudio while the building remained functional and occupied.
by Jincy Iype Dec 20, 2019
Located at Copenhagen's waterfront, a unit of the sustainable student housing hosts 12 apartments across two levels, created by stacking nine shipping containers in a circle.
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