by Devanshi Shah Apr 05, 2021
Promoted by Teatro dell’architettura Foundation, chaired by Mario Botta, the award is presented every two years to practices that have made a significant contribution to contemporary architecture.
by Jincy Iype Mar 23, 2021
The series portrays urban cities such as Paris and Miami in the form of kaleidoscopic, geometric mandalas, featuring their distinct architecture and streetscapes.
by Anmol Ahuja Mar 19, 2021
Construed as a “blind date” between the speakers, and between art and architecture by extension, STIR facilitates a confluence between creatives searching for stillness.
by Devanshi Shah Mar 18, 2021
French architect Philippe Chiambaretta’s transformative 10-year plan for Paris’s most famous avenue aims to make it an inspiration for new models of urban living.
by Zohra Khan, Devanshi Shah Mar 17, 2021
The 2021 Pritzker Prize winners prove that radical transformation is possible without nostalgia, and familiarity, usefulness and beauty are the fundamentals of responsible living.
by Jincy Iype Mar 10, 2021
An orange steel framed rectangular gallery cantilevers out 27m in the Château La Coste vineyards; the project is Roger’s last before retiring from Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners.
by Jincy Iype Feb 22, 2021
Zyva Studio and Charlotte Taylor collaborate to imagine colour-pop, fictional houses that “seek to create a metaphysical relationship between architecture and its user”.
by Devanshi Shah Feb 12, 2021
The French designer contextualises the vivid colours and refined craftsmanship in Villa Noailles, a historic modernist building in Hyères, in the south of France.
by Nadezna Siganporia Feb 08, 2021
A Provencal villa on a Mediterranean island is transformed into a land of contemporary art for the Fondation Carmignac by Atelier Barani, GMAA agency and architect Louis Benech.
by Anmol Ahuja Jan 29, 2021
Perched on the heights of the French Alsatian village of Breitenbach, the 48° Nord landscape hotel seeks to reinterpret the traditional Scandinavian Hytte to evoke Hygge.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Jan 28, 2021
French visual artist Olivier Ratsi predominantly uses lights to let the audience experience the unseen layer of physical reality with his immersive works.
by Gautam Sen, Avik Chattopadhyay Jan 13, 2021
Gautam Sen and Avik Chattopadhyay continue their journey with the coachbuilders into a fresh new year and move into the age that witnessed the “art” of coachbuilders.
by Jincy Iype Dec 24, 2020
Le Monde’s new headquarters houses the French publishing group’s 1,600 employees under one roof, its open spaces and translucent façade symbolising freedom of speech.
by Gautam Sen, Avik Chattopadhyay Dec 14, 2020
Exploring automotive design in this STIR column, Gautam Sen and Avik Chattopadhyay cover the era of the creation of the modern motorcar, and the introduction of the ‘Coachbuilder’.
by Nadezna Siganporia Dec 08, 2020
In this STIR series, curated by Pramiti Madhavji, we take you behind the scenes of privately-owned museums, sharing their origin with chats with art collectors, curators and architects.
by Jincy Iype Oct 29, 2020
Dutch design studio Trsnfrm reveals an alternative concept for a stained glass roof that twists into a spire, to restore the summit of Notre Dame, Paris, damaged in fires last year.
by Gautam Sen, Avik Chattopadhyay Oct 15, 2020
In the first of a monthly column on automotive design, Gautam Sen and Avik Chattopadhyay trace the earliest inventions, from da Vinci’s designs in 1478 to the Benz Patent-Motorwagen.
by Anmol Ahuja Oct 13, 2020
Tadao Ando has restored and transformed the Bourse de Commerce with Lucie Niney and Thibaut Marca of NeM and Pierre-Antoine Gatier, to host François Pinault’s new art collection.
by STIRworld Oct 03, 2020
OMA’s winning design for the MEETT Toulouse Exhibition and Convention Centre in France works as an ‘urban machine’, fusing architecture, infrastructure, urbanism and landscape.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Sep 15, 2020
Experimental works by the 36° collective break the boundaries between art, science and technology to let viewers discover a layered virtual maze.
by Shraddha Nair Aug 29, 2020
Once an architect by profession, now an artist by vision, Cyril Lancelin creates inflatable structures of artificial landscapes and a novel experience for the viewer.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Aug 26, 2020
Art and science have seen overlap in terms of the presence of UV light exposure, whether used in the creation of alternative photographic process or to disinfect places.
by STIRworld Aug 10, 2020
‘Oasis’ designed for the plant-inspired theme park in Angers, France, is a seven meters tall self-supporting bamboo canopy, which relies on braiding and weaving techniques.
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.
by Utkarsh Jul 27, 2020
STIR explores the subject of isolation by delving into the works of three photographers. The third and the last part looks at a series of still life photographs by Vasantha Yogananthan.
by Georgina Maddox Jul 17, 2020
Galleria Continua is showcasing online Jean Rene’s huge painting of a child called Alain, peeking over the wall, created by the French artist for the 13th Havana Biennial in 2019.
by Jincy Iype Jun 08, 2020
Amelia Tavella Architects has transformed an abandoned 1950s residence in France, into an ivory coloured, light filled holiday home with serene views of the Mediterranean Sea.
by Dilpreet Bhullar May 26, 2020
Moroccan artist Mohamed Melehi’s art is rooted in the regional tradition of Casablanca Art School, yet never far from the spatial-temporal axis of a transnational network.
by Jincy Iype May 25, 2020
Christophe Gernigon Studio imagines a safe way to dine with Plex’eat - suspended, transparent visors that hang over a diner’s upper body, reducing risk of COVID-19 transmission.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Apr 28, 2020
The artist uses VFX and simulation to encourage people to visualise Milad Tower, Eiffel Tower and Leaning Tower of Pisa as equal bearers of the coronavirus pandemic burden as humans.
by STIRworld Apr 15, 2020
As the world battles the novel coronavirus, STIR draws a comprehensive list of design and architectural solutions that are helping fight and prevent the spread of the disease.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Apr 14, 2020
The immersive and colourful installation by the Tokyo-based French architect and artist at the NOW Gallery talks about the layers of time with the Japanese concept of ‘shikiri’.
by Shraddha Nair Mar 23, 2020
Speaking with STIR, Chevalier takes us through his artistic journey which grew alongside the development of technology through the turn of the century.
by STIRworld Mar 14, 2020
As museums and galleries shut doors and major events get suspended due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, STIR brings you a list of missed action in art, design and architecture.
by Meghna Mehta Mar 14, 2020
American architect Frank Gehry's Luma Tower, created to serve as the Arts Resource Centre in Arles, France, is inspired from the famous painter’s love for the French town.
by NOWNESS Feb 06, 2020
The French interior designer guides us through his seventeenth-century monastic chateau.
by Dan Hogman Jan 22, 2020
Artist and architect Dan Hogman takes us to Europe's cultural capital Paris where he sketches the Frank Gehry designed museum, dedicated to contemporary art.
by Shraddha Nair Jan 21, 2020
The Latvian artist is presenting her first solo exhibition in the US - What Eats Around Itself -a series of playful installations for viewers to walk through.
by NOWNESS Jan 09, 2020
A Day at the Bon Vivant’s Ettore Sottsass-Designed Pop Paradise
by Shraddha Nair Jan 07, 2020
The exhibition is the first look at Graham’s new installation Neo-Baroque Walkway, a piece that blurs the lines between art and architecture.
by Jincy Iype Jan 04, 2020
The Netherlands based photographer inspires fresh perspective with his stunning aerial shots of architectural and human landscapes around the world.
by STIRworld Dec 30, 2019
STIR rounds up 10 projects that were being worked on drawing boards across the world in 2019; those that chart out a sustainable, modern and technologically advanced future.
by Ronitaa Italia Dec 04, 2019
Monaco-based architectural firm Humbert & Poyet infuses contemporary chic into Ultimate Provence, a new wine estate in the heart of Provence, France.
by Jincy Iype Dec 04, 2019
The snowy white museum housing three exhibition galleries and a sweeping esplanade is a partnership between the West Bund Group, China, and Centre Pompidou Paris.
by Sukanya Garg Nov 08, 2019
Eleven artist collectives showcased immersive digital design installations at the recently concluded Immersive Art Festival 2019 in Paris.
by Meghna Mehta Oct 28, 2019
The thematic district at the Expo will feature a Mobility Pavilion by Foster + Partners, UAE Pavilion by Santiago Calatrava, and 10 other pavilions of countries like Belgium and Finland.
by Georgina Maddox Oct 21, 2019
While many think of lighting an artwork as a no-brainer, we look at trends in lighting that reveal that there actually is great science behind it.
by Georgina Maddox Oct 04, 2019
To commemorate the 500-year death anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci, the Musée du Louvre is holding a major retrospective of the painter’s career, starting October 24, 2019.
by Jincy Iype Sep 30, 2019
World Design Organisation (WDO) has named Valencia (Spain), and Lille Metropole (France), as the World Design Capitals for their effectual design usage that drives urban development.
by Zohra Khan Sep 27, 2019
In the historic landscape of Saint-Émilion in France, Foster + Partners reveals the design of a circular winery for the young label, Le Dôme.
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