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by Anushka Sharma Sep 02, 2025
From climate-responsive housing in Bangladesh to cultural infrastructure in Palestine, the 2025 award recipients celebrate architecture that honours heritage and inspires hope.
by Anushka Sharma Jul 02, 2025
Internalities: Architectures for Territorial Equilibrium at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025 rethinks sustainability via local materials, traditional trades and territorial balance.
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 Aarthi Mohan May 12, 2025
The USB prototype by Holcim and ELEMENTAL integrates a carbon-sequestering technology and incremental design to address the global housing crisis.
by Almas Sadique Mar 19, 2025
The Mudhouse, located in Uttara in Bangladesh, comprises three lounging structures, a kitchen and a washroom made of bamboo, mud and wood.
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 Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Mar 05, 2025
NOD (Natural Organic Design) Studio blends bamboo, chukum plaster and volcanic stone into a sustainable luxury retreat in Mexico.
by Akash Singh Feb 27, 2025
Built in the upscale suburbs of Pilar, Bueno Aires, next to a Polo field, Nirvana House's brutal and untamed aesthetic stands out from its context.
by Almas Sadique Feb 14, 2025
The book, associated with the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam, explores an understanding of architectural evolution in the context of climate change.
by Aarthi Mohan Dec 14, 2024
Melbourne-based practice Breathe's installation at the NGV Architecture Commission challenges the size, sustainability and values of modern housing in the continent nation.
by Aarthi Mohan Dec 10, 2024
The exhibition at the Aedes Architecture Forum in Berlin explores architecture's potential to transform the countryside into hubs of ecological and social progress.
by Bansari Paghdar Nov 19, 2024
The sustainable compact residence in Australia takes inspiration from neighbouring factory lofts and church halls, featuring tactile surface treatments and three staircases.
by Anmol Ahuja Oct 18, 2024
A contemplative look at and visit to the "world’s most sustainable design festival" yields reflections on the idea of sustainability and scale in design programming and beyond.
by Almas Sadique Oct 07, 2024
The architectural festival hosts exhibitions, symposiums, installations and satellite programmes that explore and illustrate novel ways of building with repurposed materials.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Sep 18, 2024
In an interview with STIR, Kobayashi and collaborator Steve Webb break down the pavilion’s design inspired by traditional Japanese structures and championing a circular economy.
by Alisha Lad Sep 10, 2024
Embracing environmental preservation and cultural sensitivity, this floating deck offers a unique approach to public space design, balancing leisure and education amid nature.
by Almas Sadique Aug 20, 2024
The residence in Leipzig, Germany, designed for a family of four, features two melded gabled structures that satisfy and attenuate contextual aesthetic references.
by STIRworld Aug 05, 2024
Marking a blueprint in sustainable earth affordable housing, the 100 sqm 3D-printed building prototype is situated in the Natural Park of Collserola in Barcelona.
by Dhwani Shanghvi Jun 15, 2024
Rattan pods at Kempegowda Airport’s international terminal embody the integration of natural materials with advanced technology to challenge traditional notions of shelter and sustainability.
by Almas Sadique May 31, 2024
At FAB Conclave 2024, STIR interacted with the Nepal-based architect, to understand the potential of vernacular architecture and the constraints that mark this vocation.
by Dhwani Shanghvi May 16, 2024
Speaking with STIR, DeRoché Strohmayer studio discusses the process of enhancing an existing surf club into a vibrant community space in a fishing village in Ghana.
by Dhwani Shanghvi May 06, 2024
The House of Reclaimed Gold in Maharashtra revives a lost craft and a forgotten appreciation for sustainable architecture practices in the country.
by Aarthi Mohan Mar 23, 2024
Explore the fusion of tradition and technology with Tor Alva, a groundbreaking 3D-printed building towering over the picturesque village of Mulegns in the Swiss Alps.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Mar 09, 2024
Industry experts, young professionals and students came together to discuss India's way forward in energy efficiency and decarbonisation.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Mar 04, 2024
gh3* architects, with prime consultant S2 Architecture, pair patterned brickwork and a mountain-like form to tie in history and context.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Jan 09, 2024
The founding principal of REX, Joshua Ramus, joins STIR and elucidates on the center’s cutting-edge design and adaptability at Brown University.
by Almas Sadique Nov 18, 2023
The UK-based studio designed and built a gymnasium, a bee home, and a yoga studio in the midst of The Newt, a luxury boutique hotel in Somerset.
by Aarthi Mohan Oct 24, 2023
STIR provides a glimpse into Seoul's architectural and urban transformation at the 4th Biennale, where creativity shapes the city’s future.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Oct 19, 2023
Built from sunflower fibres, salt, and even algae, the French design program’s adaptive reuse of an abandoned railway workshop presents a radical prototype to rethink how we build.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Sep 14, 2023
Hanif Kara, Pooja Agrawal, POoR Collective, and Magdalene Odundo have been announced as the winners of the 2023 London Design Medals, hosted by the London Design Festival.
by Anushka Sharma Jul 14, 2023
Calling for radical change in practices, the President of Congress highlights 10 principles that strive towards achieving the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
by Almas Sadique Jul 01, 2023
The art studio, designed by 11.29 Studio, is built using locally sourced and scavenged materials, as a free-flowing space for artistic ventures.
by Almas Sadique Jun 08, 2023
Wang Chong discards the white cube aesthetic to build an art museum in China informed by vernacular architecture and geography.
by Jincy Iype Jan 23, 2023
The Valle San Nicolás - Clubhouse designed by Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos is articulated as a low circular volume made of sustainably sourced wood, ‘like a boat anchored in the water.’
by Jerry Elengical Nov 18, 2022
Uniting minds such as Alejandro Aravena, Tatiana Bilbao, and Peter van Assche, the event probed into how cities of the future can tackle rampant urbanisation and housing demand.
by Jerry Elengical Nov 17, 2022
Set to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup ceremony on November 20, and the event’s opening match, the 60,000-capacity stadium has a tent-like design inspired by nomadic dwellings.
by 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.
by Zohra Khan Sep 07, 2022
Empowering the space with a sustainably-oriented approach, the London-based studio designs a lightweight and adaptable community complex in London’s South Park.
by Anmol Ahuja Aug 10, 2022
In a sensitive conversation with STIR, the Sri Lankan architect speaks about his studio, the deliberately small scope of their projects, and an invariable anchorage to site and context.
by STIRworld Jul 23, 2022
By realising a design entry by Kristian Talvitie from the 2021 Polestar Design Context, the EV company branches to reimagine sustainable travel through architecture in Finland.
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