Digital Legacies: Climate Change
Oct 12, 2021by Julius Wiedemann Oct 12, 2021
Julius Wiedemann discusses the transformation of attitudes towards man-made climate change with improved climate modelling and increase in extreme weather phenomena.
climate change
Total : 51 result(s)
Carolina Caycedo’s multidisciplinary works call for a check on energy consumption
Oct 04, 2021by 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.
Envisioning a ‘Clean environment for a healthy world’ on World Architecture Day
Oct 04, 2021by Jerry Elengical Oct 04, 2021
On the occasion of World Architecture Day, STIR presents a selection of projects that reflect the concerns of public space, housing, and climate change highlighted this year.
Ilulissat Icefjord Centre by Dorte Mandrup in Greenland contemplates climate change
Sep 23, 2021by Jincy Iype Sep 23, 2021
Dorte Mandrup’s climate research and visitor centre sits light on a glacial and rugged Greenlandic bedrock, its twisting form like “a snowy owl’s flight through the landscape”.
Richard Mosse’s 'Displaced' breathes new life into documentary photography
Sep 13, 2021by Dilpreet Bhullar Sep 13, 2021
Irish photographer Richard Mosse's retrospective exhibition, Displaced, is a visual walkthrough of the difficult terrains to talk about migration, conflict, and climate change.
STIRring Together: Sebastian Behmann and Paola Antonelli on Future Assembly
Jul 30, 2021by Devanshi Shah Jul 30, 2021
A special presentation at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2021, Future Assembly is an exhibition within an exhibition that explores the collaborative nature of design.
Climate care and planet love inform the Vienna Biennale for Change 2021
Jul 12, 2021by Aastha D. Jul 12, 2021
STIR speaks with Elisabeth Falkensteiner and Baerbel Mueller, the curators for Ecologies and Politics of the Living at the Vienna Biennale that aims to inspire alternative imaginations.
India Pavilion at LDB 2021 forges vision for Indian architecture across its five elements
Jun 23, 2021by 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.
Lemvig Klimatorium by 3XN in Denmark is an effort to fight climate change
Jun 21, 2021by Jincy Iype Jun 21, 2021
3XN’s Lemvig Klimatorium is a waterfront climate centre designed with a limited budget and ecological footprint, made distinct with a wavy wooden pocket on its skin.
Es Devlin’s ‘Forest for Change’ overtakes Somerset House courtyard with 400 trees
Jun 07, 2021by Jerry Elengical Jun 07, 2021
As the Global Goals Pavilion at the 2021 London Design Biennale, the interactive installation featuring birdsong and music invites visitors to learn and engage with the UN Goals for 2030.
Sonia Mehra Chawla’s works explore ideas of cohabitation of all life forms on Earth
Jun 04, 2021by Rahul Kumar Jun 04, 2021
At a solo presentation titled (Un) Containable Life, at 1x1 Art Gallery in Dubai, artist Sonia Mehra Chawla showcases a transmedia practice that included her works from 2013-2020.
J Mayer H prioritises weather to understand, intervene in, and build for space
Jun 02, 2021by Aastha D. Jun 02, 2021
From installations to public buildings, the Berlin-based J. Mayer H. experiments with interventions that perform a new kind of design responsive engagement.
Neyran Turan urges architecture to propose a new planetary imagination
May 19, 2021by Aastha D. May 19, 2021
Can architecture act as a measure in which the simultaneity of the planetary and the quotidian are read together?
This ultra-white paint could help solve excessive reliance on air-conditioning
May 05, 2021by Jerry Elengical May 05, 2021
Reflecting 98.1% of sunlight and deflecting harmful infrared heat, this paint developed by researchers at Purdue University, USA is the ‘whitest white’ and the coolest shade recorded.
Stefan Sagmeister on thinking long-term and the positive side of human evolution
Apr 27, 2021by Rahul Kumar Apr 27, 2021
Sagmeister presents the idea of long-term thinking and a positive outlook to world events through his art in a solo exhibition, Beautiful Numbers, at Thomas Erben Gallery in New York.
In conversation with Lenka Petráková on award-winning ocean cleaning facility
Mar 16, 2021by Nivedita Jayaram Pawar Mar 16, 2021
The ‘8th Continent’, a floating station prototype, won the 2020 Grand Prix Award for Architecture and Innovation of the Sea for offering a unique solution to the environmental crisis.
Taipei Biennial 2020 encourages conversations on the ecological crisis
Feb 24, 2021by Dilpreet Bhullar Feb 24, 2021
Political struggles and ecological issues are dovetailed for the curators of Taipei Biennial 2020, titled ‘You and I don’t live on the same planet— New Diplomatic Encounter’.
‘Rhe: everything flows’ emphasises connection between humans and nature
Feb 10, 2021by Dilpreet Bhullar Feb 10, 2021
The 'water' theme at the core of Rhe: everything flows draws a parallel between water movement across borders and culture’s ability to permeate human life despite distances.
Ellie Davies’ forest photography evokes the world of fulfilment and wonder
Jan 08, 2021by Dilpreet Bhullar Jan 08, 2021
Photographer Ellie Davies, who has been living in Dorset for the last five years, has forest as a recurring motif in her photography to retrace the coexistence of human life and nature.
Nuru Karim's Rain Water Catcher highlights water conservation and climate change
Oct 31, 2020by Meghna Mehta Oct 31, 2020
The tower design by NUDES opens collaborative opportunities with the Silicon Valley in US to address water harvesting and place-making through architecture and engineering.
In conversation with Rahul Mehrotra on practice, theory and academia
Oct 31, 2020by Devanshi Shah Oct 31, 2020
STIR speaks exclusively with the recently appointed Chair of Department of Urban Planning and Design at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
Baca Architects elevate residences above flood-risked site in Stratford, UK
Oct 24, 2020by STIRworld Oct 24, 2020
London-based Baca Architects have utilised their expertise in flood resilient architecture to employ site-specific mitigation measures in a brownfield residential project.
‘Our Glacial Perspectives’ by Olafur Eliasson is a solar installation on ice in Italy
Oct 16, 2020by Anmol Ahuja Oct 16, 2020
Located on Mt. Grawand in South Tyrol, Olafur Eliasson’s latest permanent installation is a steel and glass structure that merges structural architecture, optics and astronomy.
Creativity of Blane De St. Croix’s expansive sculptural art meets climate science
Oct 08, 2020by Dilpreet Bhullar Oct 08, 2020
The exhibition How to Move a Landscape by Blane De St. Croix at MASS MoCA showcases monumental sculptures to reiterate the dire effects of climate decline.
Studio Weave’s ‘The Hothouse’ at LDF 2020 raises awareness on climate change
Sep 16, 2020by Devanshi Shah Sep 16, 2020
Architecture firm Studio Weave’s pavilion at the London Design Festival, designed by Tom Massey, addresses climate change and our relationship with the natural world.
Revisioning inclusive tomorrows through the art of 'ecofeminism(s)'
Sep 07, 2020by Jones John Sep 07, 2020
Monika Fabijanska’s exhibition at the Thomas Erben Gallery in New York examines the evolution of ecofeminist art to help us imagine alternate models for the future.
Multi-sensory experience of ‘Down to Earth’ underlines efficacy of collective action
Sep 03, 2020by Dilpreet Bhullar Sep 03, 2020
Against the shadow of pandemic crisis, Down to Earth, the sixth exhibition in the Immersion series, forges novel ways to evaluate climate changes with participatory practice.
Cosmic relationalism in the sculptures of Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury
Aug 03, 2020by Utkarsh Aug 03, 2020
The Bangladeshi artist speaks about his trans-disciplinary practice while discussing the works The Place Where the Sun Has Another Name and Love Letter for the Last Sun.
Phantome Palette: a brand new colour chart for the post-coronavirus world
May 15, 2020by Meher Varma and Harshyla Singh May 15, 2020
EXCLUSIVE: COVID-19 has changed the way we view the world, and in this lens, lies a fresh life for colour. Meher Varma and Harshyla Singh chart the new shades and meanings being born.
Climate vs. COVID-19: Experts probe into Neoliberalism as the pandemic of our times
Apr 20, 2020by Abhilasha Srivastava and Aseem Hasnain Apr 20, 2020
Part 3: In our Climate vs. COVID-19 series, experts tell us what the coronavirus can teach us about the environmental crisis, and why prudence, not panic, is the solution.
Vibha Galhotra’s ‘Beyond the Blue’ in New York explores the ideas of cycle of evolution
Apr 17, 2020by Rahul Kumar Apr 17, 2020
Artist Vibha Galhotra employed traditional processes and urban media at her solo show in New York that referenced the impact of human actions on the ecology.
Climate vs. COVID-19: Are we ready for the transformation, asks activist Medha Patkar
Apr 17, 2020by Medha Patkar Apr 17, 2020
Part 2: In our Climate vs. COVID-19 series, experts tell us what the coronavirus can teach us about the environmental crisis, and why prudence, not panic, is the solution.
Climate vs. COVID-19: Wildlife filmmaker Malaika Vaz on four lessons from the crisis
Apr 10, 2020by Malaika Vaz Apr 10, 2020
In our Climate vs. COVID-19 series, experts tell us what the Coronavirus can teach us about the bigger environmental crisis, and why prudence, not panic, is the solution.
21,39 Jeddah Arts urges us to show some love for the environment, urgently
Apr 02, 2020by Sukanya Garg Apr 02, 2020
STIR speaks to Maya El Khalil, the curator of the 7th edition of 21,39 Jeddah Arts taking place in Saudi Arabia, which is a call to action in response to the environmental crisis.
The US-based new media art collective Breakfast switches bricks with ‘brixels’
Mar 31, 2020by Dilpreet Bhullar Mar 31, 2020
Art studio Breakfast, located in Brooklyn, has successfully broadened the horizon of digital technology from glowing pixels to brixels to create artwork and sculptures.
Immersive exhibition ‘Arcadia Earth’ inspires New Yorkers to save the environment
Mar 17, 2020by Shraddha Nair Mar 17, 2020
Artist Valentino Vettori brings to life a pop-up exhibition, collaborating with 12 artists to raise positive awareness about climate change, on view till April 2020 in New York City.
Visual artist Shahzia Sikander’s artworks find many faces to feminism
Mar 12, 2020by Dilpreet Bhullar Mar 12, 2020
New York-based Shahzia Sikander celebrates womanhood and oneness with nature through her practice spanning three decades.
Roca London Gallery showcases projects focusing on flood resilient architecture
Feb 24, 2020by Meghna Mehta Feb 24, 2020
Sea Change: Flood Resilient Architecture for the 21st Century explores projects by firms such as ZHA, BIG and White Arkitekter, that are adapting climate resilience strategies.
‘Countryside, The Future’ exhibition by Rem Koolhaas opens in New York
Feb 22, 2020by Vladimir Belogolovsky Feb 22, 2020
Vladimir Belogolovsky reviews architect Rem Koolhaas’ latest provocation Countryside, The Future, not a typical art or architecture show, at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, USA.
Jitish Kallat showcases ‘Terranum Nuncius’, an immersive solo exhibit in Mumbai
Jan 15, 2020by Rahul Kumar Jan 15, 2020
The contemporary Indian artist’s new show at the Famous Studios in Mumbai constitutes two significant works that revolve around the theme of the unknown and alien.
Human Flow by Ai Weiwei addresses the issue of migration and the plight of refugees
Jan 04, 2020by Shraddha Nair Jan 04, 2020
The documentary film by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei takes the audience to 23 countries as it delves into the reality of the refugee crisis we face today.
Haegue Yang exhibits solo show In the Cone of Uncertainty at The Bass, Miami Beach
Dec 26, 2019by Shraddha Nair Dec 26, 2019
The massive exhibition featuring old and new artworks by the South Korean artist reflects on our myriad identities as humans and contemplates the future.
Yto Barrada and Bettina explored responses to disaster for exhibition in New York
Nov 30, 2019by Sukanya Garg Nov 30, 2019
The two artists collaborated for The Power of Two Suns at the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s Arts Center at Governors Island, reflecting on reactions to the onset of disaster.
Danish group SUPERFLEX takes visitors on a journey into the dark future at Cisternerne
Oct 16, 2019by Georgina Maddox Oct 16, 2019
The exhibition It is not the end of the world by SUPERFLEX, at Cisternerne in Copenhagen, illustrates that future climate change may be the end of humanity, but not the world.
Anthropocene and climate change through the lens of photography and film in Italy
Oct 12, 2019by Sukanya Garg Oct 12, 2019
Artist and filmmaker Armin Linke presents Blind Sensorium. Il Paradosso dell’Antropocene, a culmination of his 10 years inquiry into the politics of climate change.
Es Devlin’s Memory Palace in London maps evolution of thought over 75 millennia
Sep 30, 2019by Zohra Khan Sep 30, 2019
At London’s Pitzhanger Manor, artist Es Devlin creates a mammoth 3-dimensional atlas, tracing critical events from as early as first human imprints to the recent FridaysForFuture.
Michael Pinsky’s Pollution Pods at the UN stirred dialogue on climate change
Sep 26, 2019by Zohra Khan Sep 26, 2019
Visual artist Michael Pinsky’s immersive Pollution Pods that imitate the air of five global cities, were recently hosted by WHO during the UN Climate Action Summit in New York.
Green Warriors – artists fighting for a change
Aug 31, 2019by Georgina Maddox Aug 31, 2019
A new generation of artists are picking up the cudgels to fight for the environment, a battle that has been raging in art galleries, public art projects and now online.
José Luis Torres' public art projects are effective activist works, yet fun
Aug 28, 2019by Georgina Maddox Aug 28, 2019
José Luis Torres talks about his art installations constructed from every-day objects and how they send a deeper message.
New Designers 2019: the next-gen creatives with a conscience
Jul 29, 2019by Naomi Davenport Jul 29, 2019
At New Designers exhibition in London’s Business Design Centre, the next generation of creative talent explored the potential of design as a powerful tool for change.
LOAD MORE
see more articles
google
