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The future of energy must be designed
Mar 24, 2023by 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.
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Why there never will be a next Droog
Mar 24, 2023by Jeroen Junte Mar 24, 2023
Droog, that changed the perspective of design, returns to Milan for the very last time with the show Droog30: Design or Non-Design? at the Triennale di Milano.
Danshuis by MAD Architects: A multi-use studio fostering dance culture
Mar 14, 2023by STIRworld Mar 14, 2023
The ambitious project in Rotterdam involves the adaptive reuse of the Provimi warehouse into Danshuis or dancing house, celebrating the beauty of movement and performing arts.
Powerhouse Company transforms Bunker Tower, the loved brutalist icon
Mar 02, 2023by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Mar 02, 2023
The Rotterdam-based architects breathe a new life into Dutch architect Hugh Maaskant’s brutalist icon Bunker Tower, keeping the soul of the original bunker intact.
London Design Biennale announces first exhibitors for its 2023 edition
Feb 27, 2023by STIRworld Feb 27, 2023
Under the theme The Global Game: Remapping Collaborations, London Design Biennale 2023 curated by Aric Chen and Het Nieuwe Instituut will showcase global pavilions.
Amsterdam Light Festival welcomes all to ‘Imagine Beyond’
Jan 07, 2023by Almas Sadique Jan 07, 2023
With light installations that hint towards a more dynamic future, the festival presents a 53-day experience along the canals of Amsterdam.
Immersive public art redefining our relationship to public spaces
Dec 30, 2022by Vatsala Sethi Dec 30, 2022
Best of 2022: STIR looks back at public artwork from around the world that captivated viewers through light, augmented reality, scale, and more.
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.
Taking an action: reinventing the role of renewable energy in architecture
Dec 22, 2022by Sunena V Maju Dec 22, 2022
Best of 2022: STIR probes into five architectural projects that manoeuvred the potential of renewable energy in design.
Centraal Museum Utrecht curates the old with the new for the exhibition ‘Double Act’
Dec 18, 2022by Shraddha Nair Dec 18, 2022
Curator Bar Rutten brings together his love for 17th century painting and new media artwork into a unique exhibition, in a significant showcase of the Kramlich Collection.
Lesia Topolnyk wins 2022 Prix de Rome for Architecture with ‘No Innocent Landscape’
Dec 10, 2022by STIRworld Dec 10, 2022
Granted to architects under the age of 35 in the Netherlands, this year’s prize was centred on the theme of Healing Sites, with 53 unique proposals in the pool of submitted entries.
EUROPARC Design Collective reimagines the European Parliament building in Brussels
Nov 29, 2022by Sunena V Maju Nov 29, 2022
EUROPARC Design Collective’s winning proposal for SPAAK building’s renewal hopes to be an architectural manifestation of the political, social, and cultural identity of Europe.
VoyagerCo. charts a modular future for electric mobility with the SOLID CRS-01
Nov 28, 2022by Jerry Elengical Nov 28, 2022
Centred on modularity and material efficiency, the electric vehicle concept, designed for SOLID EV, exhibits a brutalist aesthetic in its reinterpretation of a café racer.
Civic Architects transforms a historic building into a new-age shoe museum
Nov 25, 2022by Pallavi Mehra Nov 25, 2022
Located in the shoe capital of the Netherlands, the museum is a forward-looking campus that celebrates the past.
Catharijnesingel by OKRA Landscape Architects unites ecology, recreation, traffic
Oct 05, 2022by Dhwani Shanghvi Oct 05, 2022
The restoration of the Catharijnesingel, an urban public project in Utrecht by OKRA Landscape Architects, has been shortlisted for the European Prize for Urban Public Space 2022.
An angular, multi-pitched roof crowns the waterfront Villa K2 in the Netherlands
Sep 29, 2022by Nadezna Siganporia Sep 29, 2022
Wrapped in wood, the single-level home was designed by Francois Verhoeven Architects as a contemporary interpretation of a gabled roof home typical to the Dutch village.
Job Smeets’ ‘Embrace’ dips the rear façade of KunstKerk in ironies and iconography
Sep 12, 2022by Zohra Khan Sep 12, 2022
The Dutch artist has transformed the rear side of a disused 19th century Dordrecht church into a bronze and glass sculpture that piques you to see more the longer you look.
Sabine Marcelis to enliven London's St Giles with her 'directionless' public seating
Sep 08, 2022by Zohra Khan Sep 08, 2022
For London Design Festival 2022, the Dutch designer will be juxtaposing the grey commotion of St Giles with the polychromatic vibrance of an urban furniture collection.
Luminaries of our Times – Lidewij Edelkoort
Aug 16, 2022by Sonal Shah Aug 16, 2022
STIR speaks with some of the greatest icons of our times – Dutch trend forecaster Lidewij Edelkoort dares to give voice to her convictions as one of the world’s foremost forecasters.
MVRDV’s Next500 pavilion is a bridge that links the past and the future of the Fuggerei
Aug 12, 2022by Sunena V Maju Aug 12, 2022
MVRDV and Fugger Foundations create the Next500 pavilion as a platform to discuss the future of social housing, in preparation for the 500-year anniversary of the Fuggerei.
ECHO, TU Delft’s new campus addition is driven by human-centric spatial design
Aug 08, 2022by 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.
Originator of soft sculptures, Claes Oldenburg passes away
Jul 21, 2022by STIRworld Jul 21, 2022
The Swedish-born artist who died at the age of 93, has left behind a legacy of his larger-than-life pop art sculptures.
BIG and Barcode Architects unveil double cantilevered 'Sluishuis' housing complex
Jul 19, 2022by 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.
MVRDV and StudioPOD transform an underutilised underpass into a public space
Jul 14, 2022by STIRworld Jul 14, 2022
MVRDV collaborated with StudioPOD for the One Green Mile project, which reuses the abandoned space in Mumbai as a playful public space with amenities for the community.
Gabriele Cavallaro discusses the genesis and curation of the Isola Design District
Jul 02, 2022by Zohra Khan Jul 02, 2022
Co-founder of the Isola Design District, Gabriele Cavallaro talks about his journey and the idea of doing something for small design studios in this exclusive conversation with STIR.
Making design actionable with Beatrice Leanza at Milan Design Week 2022
Jun 10, 2022by Jincy Iype Jun 10, 2022
As one of the three compelling curators for the Talks programme at Salone 2022, Beatrice Leanza speaks to STIR about contemporary design as a crucible of societal empowerment.
‘No Space for Waste’ to present everyday objects created from environmental debris
Jun 02, 2022by Zohra Khan Jun 02, 2022
This showcase from the upcoming Milan Design Week will bring together a series of products that illustrate the possibilities of using waste to create a sustainable future.
Gijs Van Vaerenbergh stacks hundreds of corten steel tubes for Waterline Monument
May 26, 2022by Jincy Iype May 26, 2022
Solid yet porous, the Waterline Monument in Utrecht is made of open, weathered steel tubes, its lock-like form referencing the Dutch site and its architectural history.
'Calder Now': contemporary artists reimagine Alexander Calder's legacy
May 06, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar May 06, 2022
A constellation of artists at the exhibition Calder Now at Kunsthal Rotterdam reinterprets the oeuvre of the modernist sculptor to build multisensory experience for the audience.
MVRDV creates a symbiosis of city and landscape for Floriade Expo 2022 at Almere
May 05, 2022by STIRworld May 05, 2022
For the ongoing Floriade expo at Almere in the Netherlands, MVRDV takes a ‘green dip’ to create a masterplan focused on sustainability and immersion in greenery.
Beyond Space is inspired by Amsterdam's scenic IJ river for an office's interior
Apr 25, 2022by Pallavi Mehra Apr 25, 2022
The Dutch design studio covered the inside of Siersema Interieur, an office-cum-showroom, with one kilometre of rippling fabric in blue-green hue, forming cave-like spaces for working.
When men portrayed women in their art
Mar 07, 2022by Rahul Kumar Mar 07, 2022
On International Women’s Day, we look at significant works by male artists from across the globe that depict the femininity and womanhood over the years.
MVRDV designs The Podium for Het Nieuwe Instituut for Rotterdam Architecture Month
Mar 04, 2022by Jincy Iype Mar 04, 2022
MVRDV will install The Podium, a bright pink stage accessed by 143 steps atop the Het Nieuwe Instituut, aiming to educate the public about the potential of rooftops in urban design.
Inspired and inspiring: a look at the visual language of Walt Disney
Mar 01, 2022by Devanshi Shah Mar 01, 2022
The dual exhibitions at The MET, NY, and the HNI in Rotterdam illustrate a narrative that connects Disney’s inspiration and his continued influence on contemporary design.
Powerhouse Company's Tilburg University Lecture Hall is an austere, mass-timber cube
Feb 17, 2022by Anmol Ahuja Feb 17, 2022
Touted to be the Netherlands’ first university building constructed in mass timber, this cubical edifice aims for energy neutrality and a contemplative calm for its users.
Atelier Nomadic designs distinctive bamboo treehouses for a luxury resort in Mexico
Feb 12, 2022by Pallavi Mehra Feb 12, 2022
The Dutch studio has added six treehouses to Playa Viva resort, blurring the boundaries between indoors and outdoors and offering guests the opportunity to be one with nature.
In conversation with Aric Chen on the role of cultural institutions
Jan 14, 2022by Devanshi Shah Jan 14, 2022
STIR speaks with Aric Chen on decolonising cultural terminology, his new role as the General and Artistic Director of Het Nieuwe Instituut (HNI) in Rotterdam, and working with an asterisk.
The Hague in the Netherlands gets 'a space age airport for cyclists'
Jan 13, 2022by Zohra Khan Jan 13, 2022
Reinforcing the urban mobility network of The Netherlands, Bicycle Garage The Hague is designed as 'a radical redefinition of the typology', featuring space for 8,000 two-wheelers.
Remarkable product designs of 2021 that champion innovation and sustainability
Dec 17, 2021by Jincy Iype Dec 17, 2021
Here is STIR’s round-up of the most inventive and functional product and industrial designs of 2021, from a dissolving soap container to lighting that sanitises public spaces.
The Way We Build creates cheery terrazzo floors for Nubis's new office in Amsterdam
Dec 13, 2021by STIRworld Dec 13, 2021
My Favourite Things, an understated, open office design for young programmers features an upcycled, colourful terrazzo floor and warm wooden walls, in true Dutch interior style.
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