•make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
by Sunena V Maju May 20, 2023
The Golden Lion was awarded to the Brazil Pavilion and DAAR under the National and International Participation for their exhibitions Terra and Borgo Rizza respectively.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar May 12, 2023
Carpenters Workshop Gallery opens the doors to its new location in London with solo exhibitions dedicated to contemporary art and design.
by STIRworld May 11, 2023
Celebrating 150 years, Kohler presented The Creator’s Journey at Milan Design Week 2023 featuring a limited-edition global collection beneath an aerial sculpture by Janet Echelman.
by Georgina Maddox Apr 19, 2023
The Sculpture Park at 19th century Madhavendra Palace in 17th century Nahargarh Fort, Jaipur, launched its third edition with an evocation of the everyday.
by Jerry Elengical Mar 20, 2023
In São Paulo, the famed museum's renovation has introduced a new concrete and steel core with an underground addition that redefines its relationship to the landscape surrounding it.
by Jincy Iype Mar 02, 2023
Designed as a 'house within a house,' Casa Vista by Studio MK27 rests atop a 46m tall cliff in the seaside town of Trancoso in Brazil, made conspicuous with its theatrical horizontality.
by Jerry Elengical Feb 24, 2023
As a simple concrete block stretching 36.5 metres, with rope brise-soleil dressing its exterior, this home by mf+arquitetos in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, hovers over the site.
by Jerry Elengical Feb 03, 2023
At the highest point of an uneven site near São Paulo, Brazil, the house by Felipe Caboclo Arquitectura has massing composed of alternating solids and voids to conserve privacy.
by Vatsala Sethi Dec 26, 2022
Best of 2022: STIR looks at art galleries, art collectives, and movements that supported LGBTQ artists, people of colour, and diverse life forms.
by Sunena V Maju Oct 12, 2022
In São Paulo, Studio Guilherme Torres etches cuboidal volumes for a country home that aims to reconnect with nature amid the Atlantic Forest.
by STIRworld Oct 03, 2022
Along the UIA’s chosen theme of “Architecture for well-being,” STIR highlights innovative global projects that make use of evidence-based design to promote health in buildings and cities.
by Zohra Khan Sep 19, 2022
A lush garden atrium nestles the medical core of the Albert Einstein Education and Research Center in Brazil, creating channels of surreal invitation and discovery.
by Jerry Elengical Aug 10, 2022
Perched atop stilts that blend in with the surrounding tree trunks on a sloped site in the Minas Gerais region, this concrete and glass shelter conforms to the flow of its context.
by Sukanya Deb Jun 30, 2022
STIR explores the possibilities and limitations of participatory art that is highly political in nature, and can the original context and idea of public space be retained?
by STIRworld Jun 01, 2022
Delving into the transgender artist Daniel Lie's first solo exhibition Unnamed Entities, that involves organic material, at the New Museum in New York City.
by Jincy Iype May 17, 2022
Architect Gustavo Penna brews tales of coffee with the new CarmoCoffees Headquarters, placed within the coffee plantations in Brazil, and made distinct by a huge concave skylight.
by Jerry Elengical May 03, 2022
Designed by Brazilian practice Marcos Bertoldi Arquitetos, this residence blurs divisions between interior and exterior with a decidedly tropical and contemporary aesthetic.
by STIRworld May 02, 2022
The Oscar Niemeyer Pavilion at Château La Coste in Aix-En-Provence is the last of the architect’s modernist works in France.
by André Aranha Corrêa do Lago Apr 21, 2022
The Brazilian Ambassador to India, André Aranha Corrêa do Lago pens an account of Brazil’s now global architectural identity, and the exhibitions in Delhi commemorating the bicentennial.
by Jerry Elengical Apr 19, 2022
STIR visits the Building Brazil 1822-2022: 200 Years of Independence photo exhibition at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi, charting a course through the country’s rich architectural history.
by Jerry Elengical Mar 18, 2022
Designed to have minimal impact upon its site, this residence allows its inhabitants to remain in constant contact with nature, with an open layout that eschews excessive enclosure.
by Zohra Khan Feb 22, 2022
This villa located in the picturesque setting of Trancoso in Northeast Brazil attempts to transcend the functional idea of a dwelling to that of a sensorial machine.
by Divya Menon Feb 19, 2022
Form and Matter highlights the idiosyncratic liaison between art and design. STIR explores the exhibition through a conversation with Salles and curator Waldick Jatoba
by Julius Wiedemann Feb 09, 2022
Julius Wiedemann delves into the union of technology and conservation in sustainable reforestation, through the eyes of Brazilian projects Symbiosis Investimentos and Coomflona.
by Zohra Khan Jan 21, 2022
Brazilian architect Fernando Campana talks about his curiosity for space and cinema, and his journey of becoming a designer who trusts creative chaos and an unprogrammed life.
by Julius Wiedemann Jan 12, 2022
Julius Wiedemann dives into the vibrant world of online gaming, its increasing accessibility to people across borders, and the potential benefits of gamification in other fields.
by Jerry Elengical Dec 25, 2021
This residence in São Paulo, Brazil, employs dramatic contrasts in spatial volume alongside a restrained material palette to craft an assortment of experiences that astound and awe.
by Julius Wiedemann Dec 21, 2021
Julius Wiedemann anticipates that dropping out of universities will become normal in the coming years and that the future professions will need more skills than degrees and diplomas.
by Julius Wiedemann Nov 09, 2021
Julius Wiedemann examines the emergence of on-demand delivery services, with regards to their exponential growth, strong market allure, and grand designs for global expansion.
by Rahul Kumar Oct 26, 2021
Curator Jacopo Crivelli Visconti speaks with STIR about the overarching theme of the 34th Bienal de São Paulo and making of the exhibition during the ongoing pandemic.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Oct 15, 2021
Brazil-born, now settled in Spain, Vitor Schietti’s painting-photography is created with the technique of long exposures to conjure up the fantastical world around nature.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Oct 12, 2021
Rio-based Catalan artist Daniel Steegmann Mangrané deploys elements that are organic and technology-driven as a way to bridge the gap running between the subject and the object.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Oct 04, 2021
The art practice of London-born Colombian multidisciplinary artist, Carolina Caycedo, certainly speaks to the world of art, but also raises a protest against exploiters of environment.
by Jincy Iype Sep 22, 2021
Ortiz’s architectural concept draws from the indigenous ‘Taperá style’ to emerge as a glass walled, modern Brazilian house topped by a green oblique roof that merges with its lush site.
by Zohra Khan Sep 01, 2021
STIR speaks with Mariana Schmidt about the core idea of her interventions at (Entre) Tempos – an exhibition in São Paulo dedicated to late Brazilian modernist, Jorge Zalszupin.
by Julius Wiedemann Aug 24, 2021
Julius Wiedemann discusses dramatic recent advances in mobility resulting from the onset of location tracking alongside the introduction of autonomous and airborne vehicles.
by STIRworld Aug 16, 2021
The World Heritage List sees the addition of 34 new cultural and natural sites, spanning from antiquity to mid 20th century architecture and natural landscapes.
by Devanshi Shah Jul 29, 2021
Located in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the home ambience of Dois Tropicos is conceptulised to encourage visitors to experience the slow passage of time.
by Julius Wiedemann Jul 27, 2021
Julius Wiedemann analyses the merits and drawbacks of constant information exchange in a perpetually connected world, and the blurring lines between real and virtual experiences.
by Julius Wiedemann Jul 20, 2021
Julius Wiedemann explores the various manifestations of deceit and the threats we expose ourselves to while living in a technologically integrated society.
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