•make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
by Sunena V Maju Dec 06, 2025
Celebrated architect Frank Gehry, whose dynamic forms and cultural landmarks shifted the direction of postmodern architecture, dies at 96, leaving an unparalleled global legacy.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot May 13, 2025
The current show at Canadian Cultural Centre in Paris, curated by Léa-Catherine Szacka, unravels the stories of three women, Gae Aulenti, Ada Louise Huxtable and Phyllis Lambert.
by Bansari Paghdar Mar 28, 2025
In a conversation with STIR, Canadian studio Zenga Bros talks about skateboarding, design and community, showcasing furniture designs that transform into skating equipment.
by Bansari Paghdar Feb 15, 2025
Embracing environmental stewardship, the West Don Ravine Passive House by Poiesis Architecture receives the PHIUS Passive House certification.
by Aarthi Mohan Jan 27, 2025
A tribute to the Wabanaki people, the contact station by Saunders Architecture stands as a testament to decolonisation and ecological balance.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Jan 24, 2025
The Canadian studio addresses the derelict water pumping station's historical character and its nature as urban artefact to turn it into a vibrant mixed-use development in Winnipeg.
by STIRworld Aug 16, 2024
The BRUJ 'habitable creative laboratory' evokes subliminality with fluid interactions between spaces and surfaces, evincing the brutalist and industrial terrain of Québec City.
by Akash Singh May 08, 2024
The climate-driven design project by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects in the United States holds the materiality of a barn and the form akin to a spaceship.
by Anushka Sharma Mar 05, 2024
The Canada-based architecture firm renovates a barely usable old house into a residence for art lovers and their families, reducing the carbon footprint of the project considerably.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Feb 07, 2024
Partisans create a pixelated and undulating façade that turns the Toronto house into a living, functioning work of art.
by Keziah Vikranth Sep 25, 2023
The gently curved structure accommodates a studio at ground level and private quarters above, with black upholstery and silhouettes to contrast the predominant wooden flavour.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky Sep 22, 2023
Vladimir Belogolovsky discusses the iconoclastic Frank Gehry’s house in Santa Monica, California, with architects and critics who were liberated by it.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Sep 05, 2023
The Winnipeg-based firm creates a home that treads the fine balance between privacy, connection, playfulness, and mystique.
by Zohra Khan Aug 18, 2023
The Canada Pavilion conceived by the Architects Against Housing Alienation (AAHA) highlights the ongoing housing crisis in Canada and its capitalist and colonialist roots.
by STIRworld Nov 12, 2022
The black exterior of the MEV Cabin nestled deep in the Laurentian Forest in Canada contrasts cinematically with its kaleidoscopic insides that pay homage to the colourful ethos of Memphis.
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 Jincy Iype Sep 13, 2022
Conceived by 5468796 Architecture and Kasian Architecture, Interior Design and Planning, the elliptical parking facility in Calgary, Canada, boasts a flexible, “future-proof” design.
by Jincy Iype Jul 12, 2022
gh3* discusses the stainless-steel covered Kathleen Andrews Transit Garage capped by “roof lanterns”, meant "to set new standards for an often-overlooked building type.”
by ABB May 09, 2022
Safdie Architects create a landmark building in China’s Yuzhong district where the Yangtze and Jialing rivers converge.
by Jincy Iype Apr 21, 2022
For 62M, Canadian practice 5468796 Architecture arranged pie-shaped suites in its radial form, raised on 11m high columns and crowned it with a “glass box jewel” penthouse.
by Jincy Iype Apr 05, 2022
A liberated sense of light and space carries the renovation of the Berkley House by RSAAW, where simple, clean living, and a monumental bookshelf connect its all-white interiors.
by Jincy Iype Jan 22, 2022
Treating urban run-off from two Torontonian neighbourhoods, the Stormwater Facility designed by gh3* is a concrete monolith with a gently inclined roof and geometric openings.
by Jincy Iype Jan 30, 2021
The Fold House reveals a dramatic, wavy roof that dips into the ground before curving back up toward a two-storey guesthouse, its surfaces clad in compression bent wood.
by Jincy Iype Dec 09, 2020
A charred wood façade and a 13m tall symbolic tower adorn the restrained form of South Haven Centre for Remembrance, rising from a snowy cemetery in Edmonton, Canada.
by STIRworld Nov 11, 2020
The contemporary home by Toronto-based studio follows the site's natural contour and topography, connecting with the forest and lake through awe-inspiring moments.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky Jul 31, 2020
Vladimir Belogolovsky speaks with Douglas Cardinal about why he feels it is important that the buildings must be part of nature and be in harmony with nature and us, the human beings.
make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
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