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by Bansari Paghdar Sep 23, 2025
The hauntingly beautiful Bunker B-S 10 features austere utilitarian interventions that complement its militarily redundant concrete shell.
by Bansari Paghdar Sep 11, 2025
With London at the heart of architectural enquiry again, the shortlist aims to tackle Britain's most pressing urban issues, but has a concerning geographic and functional concentration.
by Srishti Ojha Aug 29, 2025
The art gallery’s inaugural exhibition, titled after an ancient mnemonic technique, features contemporary artists from across India who confront memory through architecture.
by Aarthi Mohan Aug 26, 2025
The Italian designer’s moss-covered brutalist models condense the gradual takeover of nature into a tangible display of coexistence.
by Dhwani Shanghvi Aug 21, 2025
Photographer Dmytro Soloviov documents Soviet-era structures that embody Ukraine’s cycles of ambition, suppression and cultural resilience.
by Anushka Sharma Aug 19, 2025
Blending solidity with openness, the multidisciplinary practice crafts an adaptable space in Bangalore where materials, proportion and restraint nurture artistic expression.
by Anushka Sharma Jul 26, 2025
The New Delhi-based studio crafts a sculptural residence in which raw materials, geometric precision and a slanted column transform the home into a living gallery.
by Anushka Sharma Jul 21, 2025
Nina+Co and ROAR partner on the regenerative retrofitting of a South Tottenham house, prioritising performance over footprint.
by Bansari Paghdar Jul 16, 2025
In Venice, the newly opened San Marco Art Centre's inaugural exhibition posits a retrospective look at the socio-political impacts of Seidler's polarising works in Australia.
by Aarthi Mohan Jul 14, 2025
The recent architectural exhibition offered an intimate lens on five studios of the Chinese artist, shaped by necessity and defiance at the Aedes Architecture Forum, Berlin.
by Zohra Khan Jul 11, 2025
The book by Stefano Perego and Roberto Conte chronicles a side of Italian architecture that was “built and tested – with courage, perhaps with madness, often in the pursuit of utopia”.
by Aarthi Mohan Jul 08, 2025
Rooted in Slovak culture, the Banánka House is an architectural narrative of family, culture and the seamless embrace of nature.
by Visionnaire Jul 03, 2025
The Italian brand’s new architectural landmark blends Italian craftsmanship, lower impact materials and contemporary elegance on the Ibiza coastline.
by Aarthi Mohan May 19, 2025
The cemetery's landscape is transformed with the addition of the towering mausoleum, a 100 feet-tall landmark merging functionality, history and sustainability for a modern era.
by Dhwani Shanghvi May 17, 2025
The dense, mixed-use, co-living scheme blends housing and workspaces through developer-led planning and a disciplined material language.
by Aarthi Mohan May 12, 2025
The USB prototype by Holcim and ELEMENTAL integrates a carbon-sequestering technology and incremental design to address the global housing crisis.
by Almas Sadique Apr 25, 2025
In conversation with STIR, Dominique Petit-Frère, co-founder of Limbo Accra, discusses the studio’s overarching motivations, ethos, intent and disparate outputs.
by Simran Gandhi Apr 02, 2025
The hotel architecture features an intimate courtyard in the heart of Jingdezhen, preserving the relics of a historic warehouse and a network of age-old camphor trees.
by Bansari Paghdar Apr 01, 2025
Inspired by the Ugalde House and Monsanto townhouses, the residential architecture dominates the rocky landscape with its cuboidal forms and exposed concrete walls.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Mar 29, 2025
A renovation exercise of a textile production facility in Surat, Gujarat, incorporates natural light by carving out courtyards and skylights within a tight building footprint.
by Simran Gandhi Mar 29, 2025
Premised within a cobbled thoroughfare in Notting Hill, the Mews House is redesigned by Arcola Studio to infuse cool industrial hues with warm, earthy tones of nature.
by Almas Sadique Mar 25, 2025
The Dining Room, one of the six public pavilions designed by i/thee for the ARTocka Trail Loop, invites the changing atmosphere to alter the morphology of its rammed earth walls.
by Aarthi Mohan Mar 24, 2025
Portuguese studio OODA Architecture's cylindrical design merges flexibility, efficiency and community in Porto’s student housing landscape.
by Bansari Paghdar Mar 11, 2025
Designed by Paul Dragicevic, the couples' getaway is characterised by its exposed concrete structure, featuring an expansive balcony and terrace as vantage points.
by Almas Sadique Mar 06, 2025
The Mumbai-based architecture firm collaborated with the NGO Learning Space Foundation and village residents to build Saraswati Vidyalaya, utilising local materials and techniques.
by Nikitha Sunil Mar 03, 2025
Where geometry meets organic beauty, the Beijing-based practice's elevated retreat becomes an observatory of light, shadow and the rhythms of the forest
by Akash Singh Feb 27, 2025
Built in the upscale suburbs of Pilar, Bueno Aires, next to a Polo field, Nirvana House's brutal and untamed aesthetic stands out from its context.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Feb 25, 2025
Shanmugam Associates uses light, materials and spatial play to create a contemporary spiritual learning centre in Pondicherry, India.
by Simran Gandhi Feb 19, 2025
The residence atop Guatapé in Colombia transitions between the solidity of a cave, the amiability of a forest cabin and the elusive sensation of being underwater.
by Almas Sadique Feb 18, 2025
Titled The Virtues and Vices of Our Time, Chochola’s 3D-printed pieces are inspired by the sculptural allegorical cycle of virtues and vices by erstwhile artist Matthias Bernard Braun.
by Anushka Sharma Feb 12, 2025
The Swedish architecture firm conceives a sculptural concrete water tower in Varberg that pays tribute to the city’s deep connection to the sea through its unique form.
by STIRworld Feb 08, 2025
Bolivia-based architect Samuel Hilari reimagines tradition with a rammed earth design that breathes life into Indigenous knowledge, material heritage and sustainable design.
by Ranjana Dave Feb 07, 2025
'Becoming Lim Tze Peng' at the National Gallery Singapore presents an expansive body of work by the Singaporean artist, who passed away earlier this week.
by Aarthi Mohan Feb 05, 2025
A courtyard-centred retreat by Kiasma Studio fuses Japanese traditions with Indian sensibilities for a tranquil living experience in Hyderabad.
by STIRworld Jan 30, 2025
Light, space and a personal narrative converge to craft a highly personalised living environment in this poetic residential transformation in Beijing, China.
by Aarthi Mohan Jan 29, 2025
Paul Tulett’s latest book challenges Brutalism’s harsh stereotypes, revealing the diverse and resilient nature of the style in Japan.
by STIRworld Jan 24, 2025
A square pyramid form by the Japanese architecture studio reinterprets Okinawan traditions, offering a luminous, introspective retreat within a secluded urban valley.
by Almas Sadique Jan 18, 2025
The multi-use building by Yemail Arquitectura integrates cultural and commercial zones around residential units and emulates the artistic evolution of the locality it is placed in.
by Sunena V Maju Jan 14, 2025
Bhoomija Creations’ new church design in Kerala, India, is where simplicity and light converge to create a space of profound peace and reflection.
by Kwame Aidoo Jan 13, 2025
The Ghana-based artist speaks to STIR about his open studio exhibition Beyond Rubber, on view at Afrobutylism Studio in Accra.
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