•make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
by Bansari Paghdar Jan 20, 2026
Located in a mountainous landscape of Karjat, Maharashtra, the giant cocoon-like home features a 100-feet-long suspension bridge, covered in thatch and mud.
by Zohra Khan Mar 19, 2024
Architect Vinu Daniel-led atelier has designed a perforated earthen home in Vadakara, Kerala, that unravels stories of memory and play.
by Zohra Khan Jan 30, 2024
The pavilion presents an ingenious solution to building riveting architecture in arid regions like the UAE while needing no means for active cooling.
by Anmol Ahuja Dec 14, 2023
The theoretical backing of the Sharjah Architecture Triennial’s sophomore edition, curated by Tosin Oshinowo, structuralises an antithesis to colonial architectural remnants.
by Keziah Vikranth Dec 06, 2023
The art hub is a modern take on local architecture, designed by Wallmakers for a music-loving family that hosts the community for performances at their contemporary villa.
by Anushka Sharma Aug 18, 2023
With STIR as the Curatorial Partner, Lexus India announces the call for entries for the seventh edition of Lexus Design Award India with an aim to foster talent and creativity.
by Jerry Elengical Jan 14, 2023
Blending into a rocky inhospitable site, in Tamil Nadu, India, the home is a collection of whirling forms in precast mud and waste, offering up a model for building in harsh contexts.
by 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.
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 Vladimir Belogolovsky Oct 08, 2022
Vladimir Belogolovsky speaks with Vinu Daniel of Wallmakers who tries not to be an architect; he says, "unlearning is as necessary as learning.”
by Sunena V Maju Sep 30, 2022
Indian architecture firm Wallmakers, led by Vinu Daniel, received the Royal Academy Dorfman Award 2022 for its creativity and willingness to take risks while creating sustainable buildings.
by Vinu Daniel Apr 01, 2022
On the 15th anniversary of the late architect's passing, Vinu Daniel reflects on the enduring impact of a fortuitous run-in with the man known as the 'Gandhi of Architecture'.
by Jerry Elengical Dec 09, 2021
Speaking with STIR, the Kerala-based architect explains the innovative design of his latest project, while sharing his views on sustainability and extruding buildings from their context.
by Jerry Elengical Jun 23, 2021
'Small is Beautiful' presents solutions against climate change put forth by leading Indian designers across the domains of cleanAir, cleanEarth, cleanEnergy, cleanWater, and Forest.
by Nivedita Jayaram Pawar Mar 24, 2021
Wallmakers, an architectural firm based in Kerala, India, experiments with waste cloth hung from the ceiling to aesthetically delineate different areas inside a space starved café.
by Zohra Khan Oct 14, 2020
The Ernakulam-based studio sculpts free-flowing brick walls in this ‘inward-looking’ home whose design revives a construction technique that has faded in the sands of time.
make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
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