•make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
by Niyati Dave Mar 31, 2023
STIR speaks with Soheila Sokhanvari about Rebel Rebel—her recently concluded show commemorating feminist icons from pre-revolution Iran at the Barbican Art Gallery.
by Afra Safa Mar 28, 2023
Conducted by a religious entity, urban development aims to expand a mosque site in Shiraz, Iran, threatening to flatten the ancient city’s old town, including 15th-century buildings.
by Sonia Bhatnagar Feb 25, 2023
Hair and Her at India Art Fair 2023 unravelled the history of a woman's hair and in doing so, revealed a history of subjugation that cuts across cultures, nations and generations.
by Afra Safa Feb 09, 2023
A.H.Office redefines an ordinary house, inspired by the arches and light shafts of traditional desert architecture, as a modern, elegantly designed café in Iran's desert city Kerman.
by Hili Perlson Dec 27, 2022
Organised by Furla Foundation and GAM, Moving in Space without Asking Permission is the American artist’s first solo show in an Italian institution.
by Sunena V Maju Dec 26, 2022
Best of 2022: STIR rounds up young creatives who redefined the design industry, putting forth radical new perspectives for the NEXT of design.
by Afra Safa Dec 23, 2022
Hosted in Lisbon, Portugal the three-day event brought together some of the biggest names in architecture under one roof, celebrating the best of architecture.
by Jerry Elengical Dec 21, 2022
Best of 2022: STIR picks six large scale adaptive reuse projects over the past year whose sheer scale, scope, and ambition have set new precedents for restorative interventions.
by Nadezna Siganporia Nov 12, 2022
In a spectacular showcase of old meets new, Ev Design Office looks to the past to inform the present and future of Green Mansion in Bushehr, Iran.
by Zohra Khan Oct 26, 2022
Abandoned since 1970, the Argo Brewery in downtown Tehran gets a new identity as an arts incubator for the Iranian city, featuring age-old exposed brickwork and new floating roofs.
by Afra Safa Oct 10, 2022
Iranian architects Alborz Nazari and Amin Hosseinirad carry out the reconstruction of Jee Gallery, turn an old residential house to a contemporary art gallery in the centre of Tehran.
by Sunena V Maju Sep 24, 2022
The winners of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2022 respond to social issues and extend an architectural responsibility toward communities, culture and environment.
by Afra Safa Sep 03, 2022
Logical Process Office won Iran's prestigious Memar Award for 'A House in Jolfa District', a gem hidden among the dense and ancient texture of the Christian district of Isfahan, Iran.
by Afra Safa Aug 12, 2022
STIR in conversation with Iranian curator and critique Behzad Hatam and master calligrapher Mohammad Ehsaei, about calligraphy and graphic design.
by STIRworld Jun 11, 2022
At the Milan Design Week 2022, Elham Nejati exhibits Tohi, part of her collection which celebrates imperfections, as part of the 5Vie Design District.
by Afra Safa Apr 15, 2022
Tehran-based MRK Architecture Office pays homage to cypress trees in an administrative building for Arka Factory.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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'.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
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 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.
by 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.
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