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by Bansari Paghdar Sep 25, 2025
Middle East Archive’s photobook Not Here Not There by Charbel AlKhoury features uncanny but surreal visuals of Lebanon amidst instability and political unrest between 2019 and 2021.
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 Mar 06, 2025
From cherry blossom festivals to public spaces, the Korean photographer uncovers the coexistence of personal escapes and shared human experiences in his recent book.
by Jincy Iype Mar 04, 2025
Published by Fisheye Editions, this book relays the Parisian photographer’s documentation of peculiar hotels shaped like UFOs and cruise ships, offering privacy for amorous activities.
by Aarthi Mohan Jan 15, 2025
From displacement to belonging, this exhibition at the Smithsonian Design Triennial examines how design creates new forms of home in a changing world.
by STIRworld Dec 13, 2024
This photo essay accompanies two excerpts from the book published by Prestel, which "responds to the need to evaluate Scarpa's work within the history of architecture".
by Jincy Iype May 16, 2024
With Sacred Modernity: The Holy Embrace of Modernist Architecture, Jamie McGregor Smith visually surveys the dramatic shift in ecclesiastical architecture across post-war Europe.
by Anmol Ahuja Dec 13, 2023
Returning with a host of new photographs in his second book of the same name, Romain Veillon continues his exploration of a post-human planet in the present.
by Keziah Vikranth Sep 27, 2023
Five prominent architectural photographers tell STIR about the buildings they most enjoyed shooting and the concealed adventure behind the images they produce.
by Jincy Iype Aug 25, 2023
STIR speaks to the Norwegian architectural designer about his digital creations, where he imagines dystopian buildings and settings that are at once, ominous and serene.
by Jincy Iype Jun 28, 2023
For his experimental series, Kim creates abstract juxtapositions of architectural elements to arrive at ‘anomalous’ forms, discovering newer paths of assembling and inhabiting.
by Jincy Iype Dec 08, 2022
As Doha is prepared afresh to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, photographer Pygmalion Karatzas reveals its modern architectural landscape, captured with a monochrome format.
by Jincy Iype Nov 15, 2022
A portmanteau formed of 'north' and 'vertigo', Nortigo is an architectural photography series by Pygmalion Karatzas documenting specific buildings and their elements across the US.
by Jincy Iype Nov 03, 2022
Speaking to STIR, the Chinese photographer summarises her travels to 40 countries over 10 years, for her futuristic architectural photography series, Eternal Monuments in the Dark.
by STIRworld Jun 18, 2022
Again, From The Earth's Foundation, hosted by the Korea Craft and Design Foundation for Salone 2022 in the Brera district, displayed objects citing empathy and respect for nature.
by Anmol Ahuja Jun 03, 2022
STIR visits the New York-based practice Young Projects’ most significant works through five unique residences in their monograph, due to be launched at the Milan Design Week 2022.
by Anne Feenstra Apr 12, 2022
Venice, in order not to sink, will need to take up its historical function of a microcosm once more, and it will be the testing ground for radical experiments of solutions.
by Jerry Elengical Feb 09, 2022
Fluid Strata by Dafni Filippa was declared as the overall winner of the prize, organised annually by Sir John Soane’s Museum, Make Architects, and the World Architecture Festival.
by Anmol Ahuja Nov 17, 2021
Delving on the dire question: “What would the Earth look like if man disappeared suddenly?”, French photographer Romain Veillon captures enduring architecture in ruin, bloom, and transition.
by Jincy Iype Nov 10, 2021
Where others see cracks in asphalt, Ememem finds a canvas to ‘flack’, inserting colourful tiles to turn defects into mosaic street art, earning him the moniker of “pavement surgeon”.
by Jincy Iype Oct 24, 2021
With Sacred Spaces, Poirier photographs the glorious insides of modernist churches, contemplating what makes these religious structures sacral and contemporary.
by Anne Feenstra Oct 21, 2021
It is when a land is going through its darkest times that one needs to reflect on the picture of hope and possibility that it still holds. Architect Anne Feenstra shares his album as a reminder.
by Devanshi Shah Jun 16, 2021
Louis Vuitton’s latest publication, Fashion Eye Venice by Cecil Beaton, highlights the parallel between photographer Beaton’s vision of beauty and the serenity of mid-20th century Venice.
by Jincy Iype Mar 04, 2021
STIR chats with Kerwin about his ongoing photography series Uninhabited, which highlights the intrigue, beauty and solitude that reside within abandoned structures of the world.
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 Jincy Iype Jan 16, 2021
Sashimi on a cloud and a coronavirus-shaped convict ball chain – Navarro believes that his amusing, manipulated graphics shouldn’t be taken too seriously – or maybe they should?
by Richa Arora Jan 08, 2021
Journeying through the sun-lit corridors of IIM Ahmedabad, photographer Richa Arora in her first-person account through images and words, describes light as a symbol of life itself.
by Jincy Iype Dec 11, 2020
On facing mundane days in lockdown, Belgian textile designer Valérie Barkowski turned everyday things like leeks and buttons into faces, resulting in her photo book, 54+1 Portraits.
by Jincy Iype Nov 17, 2020
With innovation as the theme, the 2020 Hermès displays in New Delhi and Mumbai celebrate the sense of liberty associated with travelling, by recreating the beauty of the outdoors.
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 Jincy Iype Dec 14, 2019
The Indonesian graphic designer creates surreal minimalist images with repeated colours and patterns, taking viewers onto a pleasant journey often accentuated by a human life.
by Zohra Khan Aug 03, 2019
Anton Repponen’s itinerant project Misplaced Series removes architectural icons of New York from their distinctive environment and teleports them to mysterious landscapes.
by Zohra Khan Jul 25, 2019
This collaborative initiative by Tatiana Bilbao, involves student projects, a photo essay by Iwan Baan, and maps by Thomas Paturet that rethink the US-Mexico border regions as one.
by Mrinalini Ghadiok Jun 02, 2019
Photographer Richard Silver captures the enigma of twilight, as the light in the sky changes from day to night over iconic landmarks across the world.
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