MRK Architecture Office delivers outstanding administrative building
Apr 15, 2022by Afra Safa Apr 15, 2022
Tehran-based MRK Architecture Office pays homage to cypress trees in an administrative building for Arka Factory.
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Graphic design in Iran: A journey of evolution and practices shaping the future
Apr 06, 2022by Afra Safa Apr 06, 2022
A review of the outstanding graphic design studios in Iran whose works are enriched by the country’s long visual history and diverse contemporary life.
Tehran’s Hooba Design on creating architecture as sanctuary
Mar 19, 2022by Afra Safa Mar 19, 2022
Tehran-based studio, Hooba Design, celebrates 15 years of remarkable practice with the reception of RIBA Emerging Architect 2021 Prize.
In conversation with Tehran-based architect Firouz Firouz
Feb 21, 2022by Afra Safa Feb 21, 2022
From lost heavens to ecological values of the Iranian vernacular architecture, context-oriented architect Firouz Firouz talks about how architecture needs to redefine itself.
Ákaran Architects' Tehran building is a confluence of tradition and experimentation
Feb 12, 2022by Afra Safa Feb 12, 2022
Bricks on the move: Mobile panels made with handmade bricks create an interactive experience of light and life for the users of a cutting-edge office building in Tehran, Iran.
New Wave Architecture’s Turbosealtech Office boasts a stunning, cantilevered form
Jan 31, 2022by Jerry Elengical Jan 31, 2022
In the Pardis Technology Park near Tehran, Iran, the Turbosealtech New Incubator and Office Building unites landscape, function, and technology in a dramatic aesthetic statement.
Jadgal Elementary School by DAAZ Office is wrapped in a perforated annular wall
Jan 28, 2022by Anmol Ahuja Jan 28, 2022
Manifesting education as a key to emancipation, this school by DAAZ Office is placed on a vast field in rural Iran and radically rethinks the sociopolitical concept of a 'boundary'.
Minoudar House: a piece of paradise in the heart of the desert in Yazd, Iran
Jan 25, 2022by Afra Safa Jan 25, 2022
In an adaptive reuse project, Harandi & Harandi Architects has turned a 400-year-old house into a heavenly boutique hotel in the historic city of Yazd, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Nazgol Ansarinia’s sculptures are sprinkled with the flecks of memory and desire
Jan 02, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Jan 02, 2022
The sculptural works of the Tehran-based artist, Nazgol Ansarinia, revisit the capital of Iran to underscore the ironies of urban development.
Farshad Mehdizadeh builds Shahgholi Villa in Tehran as a dwelling within a garden
Dec 23, 2021by Afra Safa Dec 23, 2021
Finding solutions in the geographical and social context, architect Farshad Mehdizadeh creates a new lifestyle with Shahgholi Villa in the town of Damavand near Tehran, Iran.
Gilak Villa: climatic architecture in the north of Iran
Dec 17, 2021by Afra Safa Dec 17, 2021
With a look towards the past, Iran-based Team Design Group has designed a villa in the northern region of Iran to be an answer to the unique local climate.
Katoozian House in Tehran offers tranquility in the presence of others
Dec 06, 2021by Afra Safa Dec 06, 2021
Designed by Mohammad Reza Marashi, The Katoozian House in Lavasan near Tehran, a finalist in Iran's Memar Prize 2020, offers the possibility of an active social life and privacy.
A tale of two towers: 50 years of Tehran's Azadi Tower, as the Milad Tower stands tall
Nov 16, 2021by Afra Safa Nov 16, 2021
Which structure is the symbol of Tehran - the Āzādi Tower, a memorial of the time of individual freedoms, or the Milad Tower that is ever present in photographs? A study.
Behnaz Farahi: critical making at the intersection of computer-driven art
Nov 03, 2021by Manu Sharma Nov 03, 2021
Iranian critical maker Behnaz Farahi explores their cutting-edge creative practice along with the theoretical grounding that it is built upon.
A walk to remember in Tehran
Oct 06, 2021by Afra Safa Oct 06, 2021
A unified urban project has turned a massive abandoned area to an enjoyable walk, through greenery, culture and unique architecture in a capital yielded to cars and highways.
Areez Katki discusses craft, heritage and memory in his text and textile
Oct 03, 2021by Shraddha Nair Oct 03, 2021
New Zealand-based Katki talks about his diaspora, multi-faceted identity, and its translation into art as he prepares for his project to be presented at Colomboscope’s seventh edition.
Indian-Iranian collaboration Maze Collective presents ‘Project Blink’
Sep 18, 2021by Shraddha Nair Sep 18, 2021
Experimenter Grant awardee Project Blink, based in Delhi, India, looks to expand the way we look at image and text communication in a pandemic world state.
Art & Voices Matter: Shadi Ghadirian’s witty take on the key concerns of everyday life
Jul 19, 2021by Dilpreet Bhullar Jul 19, 2021
Iran-based photographer Shadi Ghadirian talks about the issues of censorship, modernity and sectarian politics that have found resonance far and beyond her home-nation.
Living on the edge with Iranian architect and designer, Milad Eshtiyaghi
Jun 19, 2021by Jincy Iype Jun 19, 2021
Suspended between hills or jutting off cliffs, these five conceptual homes by Milad Eshtiyaghi provide slices of escapism and inspiration for cinematic, imaginary architecture.
‘Kujdane’ by Shomali Design is a modern take on typical A frame houses
Jan 14, 2021by Zohra Khan Jan 14, 2021
Avoiding the uniformness and rigidity of A frame structures, the Iranian practice envisions a small contemporary home in the forested region of Iran.
ZAV Architects designs a community cluster of crayon-like homes in Hormuz, Iran
Dec 15, 2020by Anmol Ahuja Dec 15, 2020
Officially named ‘Presence in Hormuz 02’, the project is a truly democratic community intervention in troubled lands, with bulbous and round domes popping in primary colours.
Mohammad Hassan Forouzanfar imagines a ‘new field’ of Iranian architecture
May 06, 2020by Zohra Khan May 06, 2020
Speaking with STIR, the Iranian architect discusses the concept behind Retrofuturism – a series of photomontages that formulate a new definition around restoration in Iran.
Hamid Ebrahimnia covers iconic structures as an action for COVID-19 prevention
Apr 28, 2020by 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.
Remen Chopra W. Van Der Vaart’s solo show in Delhi revolves around the idea of home
Mar 28, 2020by Rahul Kumar Mar 28, 2020
The Gujral Foundation presented an experiential exhibit of artist Remen Chopra W. Van Der Vaart as she explores personal memories and family history of migration.
Yasaman Esmaili on addressing crises through her community-oriented projects
Feb 19, 2020by Meghna Mehta Feb 19, 2020
STIR @ Women in Design 2020+: The Iranian architect discusses her work in Afghanistan, Iran and Niger, and how architecture can be employed for public’s benefit.
Projects on architectural drawing boards that STIRred 2019
Dec 30, 2019by 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.
Curatorial project, Ilâj, by Yasaman Tamizkar focuses on art as a cure
Aug 21, 2019by Sukanya Garg Aug 21, 2019
Works of Iranian artists highlighting issues of violence, petrification and consumerism formed the curatorial project Ilâj, which was exhibited at Playlist of Propositions, New Delhi.
Traditional Iranian roots become an architectural identity for Next Office
May 25, 2019by Meghna Mehta May 25, 2019
The design of the Civic Centre in Sadra, Iran, is an example of how cultural evaluation can be used to develop a renewed image that can uplift the architectural fabric of an area.
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