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by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Mar 26, 2024
Epitomising the surrounding desert land, Istanbul-based Bilgin Architects create an oasis of architectural innovation to control the biggest solar farm in Europe.
by Sukanya Deb Feb 09, 2023
In a presentation by Galleria Continua, the artist is presenting a site-specific installation and two other works derived from an interaction between packing tape, light, and space.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Jan 31, 2023
The exhibition at JAX 03, Riyadh, part of the Noor Riyadh festival, narrates a three-part journey of technology, architectonics of light, and its role in shaping our consciousness.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Nov 10, 2022
The UK-based installation artist Bruce Munro plays with the elements of light to invite the viewers to take a pause and experience the invisible parts of the built environment.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Sep 05, 2022
The site-specific installation The Hop, a new commission by Jyll Bradley at the Hayward Gallery, reimagines the cultural history of the 20th century London.
by STIRworld Jul 23, 2022
Contesting for the honour of becoming UK’s best new building, the RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist presents ‘outstanding and welcoming architecture that lifts the spirit of all who engage with it’.
by STIRworld Jul 14, 2022
MVRDV collaborated with StudioPOD for the One Green Mile project, which reuses the abandoned space in Mumbai as a playful public space with amenities for the community.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Jul 08, 2022
The sculptural installations by Monroe Isenberg bring the elements of environment – dirt, light, rocks, and water – together to challenge the anthropocentric hierarchy.
by STIRworld Jul 04, 2022
Exploring contemporary artist, composer and director Boris Acket’s audio-visual large-scale installation transˈfɪɡə with design studio Beyond Space in Milan, Italy.
by STIRworld May 16, 2022
In pursuit of creating transformative spaces, PINES ARCH experiments with the concept of a wormhole for an exhibition space in the Golong Holding headquarters in Hangzhou, China.
by Zohra Khan Nov 29, 2021
Based on the idea that imagination is stimulated by dim light, the installation Context Reflections by ANARCHITECT invited visitors to contemplate their context.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Aug 23, 2021
New York-based Leo Villareal speaks with STIR about his recent project Illuminated River in London, his long association with the sequence of lights, and digital programming.
by Shraddha Nair May 04, 2020
Through her immersive art installation about interconnectedness that uses AI and spatial sound, in Sao Paulo, Petric asks viewers, ‘are you aware of the impact you leave on the universe?’
by Sourabh Gupta Apr 26, 2020
Sourabh Gupta, principal architect at Studio Archohm, reflects on his trysts with iconic Swiss architect Peter Zumthor and his architecture.
by Sukanya Garg Apr 13, 2020
German artist Mischa Kuball, the winner of STIR UP 2020 contest for his light art installation DYS(U)TOPIA, urges to rethink the future of society in these dystopian times.
by Jincy Iype Apr 10, 2020
STIR marks the birth anniversary of American architect Joseph Allen Stein, known for his ‘buildings in the garden’ such as the India International Centre and India Habitat Centre in Delhi.
by Shraddha Nair Apr 10, 2020
American artist Cate Woodruff works with light, space and colour to create vibrant photographs and installation artworks. Her work has also been featured in the outer space!
by Jincy Iype Mar 05, 2020
The Chinese architectural firm converts a former, abandoned church into an abode for poetry, housing 1000 books in various languages in its metallic, revamped interiors.
by Jincy Iype Feb 24, 2020
STIR in conversation with the award-winning architectural lighting designer on the challenges of illuminating the London Underground, and what makes for good design.
by Jincy Iype Feb 20, 2020
‘Miracles in Concrete’ at the Museum of Estonian Architecture honours the creative collaboration between architect Louis I. Kahn and structural engineer August Komendant.
by Jincy Iype Jan 21, 2020
‘Levenslicht’, or ‘Light of Life’, is a new monument in Rotterdam made of 104,000 glowing blue rocks, representing victims and the Jewish tradition of placing stones on graves.
by Mike Knowles Jan 10, 2020
In an interview for STIR at the American artist’s London studio, Mike Knowles discovers what drives his work and love for materials of the earth – ‘he is guided by greatness not by greed’.
by Sukanya Garg Nov 26, 2019
London-based artist Rana Begum speaks to STIR about her recently concluded solo exhibition at Jhaveri Contemporary in Mumbai, India.
by Mrinalini Ghadiok Nov 15, 2019
In conversation with mythologist and storyteller Seema Anand, who relates the tale of Mithra, the Sun God, whose sheer brilliance drives his wife to the dark respite of the forests.
by Meghna Mehta Nov 13, 2019
Architect and presenter Piers Taylor speaks to architect Gianni Botsford about his 25-year analytical journey of creating architecture shaped by the movement of the sun.
by Sukanya Garg Nov 11, 2019
The artist used grid-shaped lighting elements in various compositions to create patterns and effects for her installation at the Centre for International Light Art Unna, Germany.
by Sukanya Garg Nov 06, 2019
Martina Mrongovius curates exhibition Space:Light, of artists working with light art, optics, immersive technology and multi-dimensional imaging, on display till November 17, 2019.
by Meghna Mehta Nov 06, 2019
A unique dwelling with a copper-clad roof, House in a Garden by Gianni Botsford is designed in the rear garden of an 1840s Notting Hill villa in London.
by Sukanya Garg Oct 31, 2019
The sixth edition of Creek Show in Austin, United States, will display light-based art installations by six design teams, from November 7–17, 2019.
by Jincy Iype Oct 30, 2019
The Dutch artist’s solo exhibition Presence makes visitors part of the interactive artworks as they are compelled to actively co-design the installations, in a neon dreamscape.
by Vishal K Dar Oct 28, 2019
Architect-turned-artist Vishal K. Dar reflects on the life of Louis I. Kahn, the leading architect who personified architecture and light to define their intrinsic relationship.
by Sukanya Garg Oct 26, 2019
STIR speaks to the Japanese artist, who – inspired by Finland’s northern lights – works with numeric LED counters to evoke the infinite existence.
by Jincy Iype Oct 25, 2019
Created by renowned UK lighting design studio, the virtual reality experience examined how London’s public realm could be experienced after dark in the near future.
by Sourabh Gupta Oct 24, 2019
Architect Sourabh Gupta elucidates on the choreography between light and the built environment, and his tryst with the architectural works of Le Corbusier and Peter Zumthor.
by Sukanya Garg Oct 23, 2019
STIR speaks to the German artist about five planets, his recent light installation that represented the universe at the Museum der Moderne Salzburg, Austria.
by Dhruvajyoti Ghose Oct 19, 2019
Dhruvajyoti Ghose, Director of Lighting Design Partnership, provides insight on the perception of darkness, its cultural transformations in a historical context in Garbh to Griha.
by Sanjeev Panjabi Oct 17, 2019
The architect recounts his stay at Louis I. Kahn’s IIM-Ahmedabad, and later at Salk Institute - buildings that left him yearning for the exploration between light, space and experience.
by Martina Frattura Oct 07, 2019
Considering the personal idea of beauty as equally restorative as being outdoors, by tracking the physiological response the same effects are expected via light stimuli.
by Rahul Kumar Oct 03, 2019
Contemporary artists showcase paper sculptures, exploring the versatility and potential of this material, in a show titled Of Paper at Gallery Art Motif in New Delhi.
make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
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