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by Anmol Ahuja Mar 04, 2025
The Chinese architect’s work received commendations on its enduring imperfections and the pursuit of a truth in material, often coming alive in perceived contradictions.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky Jul 17, 2024
Vladimir Belogolovsky speaks with co-curator Shirley Surya, who distilled some of the key aspects of the Chinese architect’s career and pinpointed this monumental show’s highlights.
by STIRworld Jun 12, 2024
STIR pays homage to the recently deceased Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate who believed in the vital power of humanism in architecture.
by STIRworld Mar 05, 2024
Creating thoughtful spaces for communities across the globe, the Japanese architect and social advocate is the honourable winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize this year.
by Anushka Sharma Jan 10, 2024
The acclaimed Burkinabè-German architect and educator is recognised for his architectural achievements and exceptional contributions to the Gando community.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky Nov 17, 2023
Relying on universally available materials, Tadao Ando-designed MPavilion 10 presents a unique response to its place inside Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Gardens.
by STIRworld Aug 10, 2023
Inspired by the geometry of platonic solids, the pavilion by Tadao Ando graces the museum’s sculpture garden with its meditative simplicity.
by Jincy Iype Mar 17, 2023
Aiming 'to find a scene of eternity,' legendary self-taught architect Tadao Ando will design the Naomi Milgrom Foundation’s MPavilion 10 this year, marking his first project in Australia.
by STIRworld Mar 07, 2023
Sir David Alan Chipperfield CH, receives the 2023 Pritzker Architecture Prize for "bestowing unto society the opportunity for coexistence and communion" through his architecture.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky Jan 13, 2023
Vladimir Belogolovsky interviews Yung Ho Chang about his father Zhang Kaiji, a long-time Chief Architect at the Beijing Institute of Architectural Design and Research.
by Sunena V Maju Dec 02, 2022
With an aim to uplift the communities of the Kampala region, Kéré Architecture’s Kamwokya Community Centre enhances the public and free character of the site and its surroundings.
by STIRworld Sep 16, 2022
The Japanese visionary, known for crafting concrete edifices that nurture silence and spirituality, is recognised by Créateurs Design Awards for his contribution to architecture.
by STIRworld Jun 21, 2022
In the exhibition Everything Flows, Zaha Hadid Design recollects its pioneering works alongside the celebration of completing a decade of the Roca London Gallery.
by Zohra Khan Mar 16, 2022
Diébédo Francis Kéré becomes the first African architect to receive the architecture's highest honour for improving lives of countless citizens of a forgotten region.
by Devanshi Shah Mar 11, 2022
Located on the campus of Kingston University in South West London, England, the building is inspired by educational vision of the institute and conceptualised with a three-dimensional matrix.
by STIRworld Aug 30, 2021
UAE pavilion Wetland won the Golden Lion for Best National Participation while raumlaborberlin got the award for the International Exhibition.
by Soumya Mukerji Aug 26, 2021
As the Pritzker Prize winning architect turns 94, we celebrate the discovery of some of his poignant conversations chronicled in a remarkable new book of photography.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky Aug 21, 2021
Vladimir Belogolovsky speaks with Toyo Ito about the house he grew up in, how it influenced him, and his desire to design forest-like spaces and unconfined buildings.
by Jerry Elengical May 31, 2021
On the occasion of the decorated Japanese architect’s 80th birthday, STIR presents a journey through the many forms and personas adopted by Ito throughout his career.
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 Meghna Mehta Nov 30, 2020
STIR X Wrightwood 659 present a 35-minute video tour of the retrospective exhibition in Chicago, showcasing Pritzker Prize laureate BV Doshi's inspiring journey and works.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky Nov 17, 2020
Vladimir Belogolovsky talks to BV Doshi, the first Indian architect to win the Pritzker Prize, for whom architecture is a path that no one else has travelled before to get to a new vista.
by STIRworld Oct 31, 2020
The founder and executive director of ELEMENTAL as well as a prior recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, Aravena welcomes the new honour to felicitate the 2021 winner.
by Meghna Mehta Aug 26, 2020
An architect extraordinaire, Pritzker Prize laureate BV Doshi celebrates the joys of discovery with STIR as his granddaughter Khushnu Panthaki Hoof takes us through his journey.
by Meghna Mehta Jun 22, 2020
Alejandro Aravena, born on this day in 1967, believes he was lucky to have been saved from Post-modernism. STIR brings you little known facts about the Chilean architect on his birthday.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky Apr 17, 2020
In an interview with Vladimir Belogolovksy, Pritzker Architecture Prize winner Thom Mayne talks about an individual's role in architecture and the aesthetic originality of buildings.
by Sukanya Garg Apr 02, 2020
STIR speaks to Maya El Khalil, the curator of the 7th edition of 21,39 Jeddah Arts taking place in Saudi Arabia, which is a call to action in response to the environmental crisis.
by Shreya Bansal Mar 31, 2020
STIR visits the Vitra Fire Station in Weil am Rhein in Germany to pay tribute to Zaha Hadid, who created fluid structures through geometric shapes, on her fourth death anniversary.
by Jincy Iype Mar 09, 2020
Renzo Piano Building Workshop marks its US debut with the residential high-riser Eighty Seven Park, with its 68 residences flanked by sand and sea in Miami's North Beach.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky Mar 04, 2020
Moneo, the first Spanish architect to win a Pritzker Prize, says buildings must contribute to the fabric of the city and explains why his architecture does not have a common language.
by Zohra Khan Mar 04, 2020
The 2020 Pritzker Prize winners Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, who founded Grafton Architects in Dublin in 1978, believe in upholding the ‘spirit of the place’ in their works.
by Zohra Khan Feb 28, 2020
Reputed for giving the world some of the most astonishing pieces of architecture in fearless, gravity-defying forms, the Pritzker winning American architect turns 91 today.
by Jincy Iype Feb 22, 2020
The inauguration of the museum in Shunde, featuring an oculus skylight and a double helix staircase, has been postponed due to the Coronavirus outbreak in China.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky Feb 17, 2020
Vladimir Belogolovsky shares his impression of Pritzker Prize winning architect Tadao Ando-designed Wrightwood 659, a residential building converted into an exhibition space.
by Zohra Khan Jan 23, 2020
As the living legend turns 100, Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM) in Frankfurt celebrates one of his best-known works through BÖHM100: The Concrete Cathedral of Neviges.
by Jincy Iype Nov 22, 2019
STIR pays homage to Luis Barragán, the late Modernist whose oeuvre consisted of boxy, colourful buildings which blended effortlessly into the Mexican landscape.
by Meghna Mehta Nov 16, 2019
Designed by Australian Pritzker laureate Glenn Murcutt, the MPavilion 2019 is an all-white structure with fabric roof, and celebrates climate and environmentally-responsible design.
by Jincy Iype Sep 12, 2019
Self-taught Japanese architect Tadao Ando displayed his works in Milan for the first time, in an exhibition titled The Challenge, reflecting on his design and creative principles.
by STIRworld Sep 11, 2019
Peter Scriver speaks with STIR at the Frame Conclave 2019, to highlight intriguing insights on Nehru and Gandhi’s roles in shaping ‘modern’ India.
by Rahul Kumar Aug 27, 2019
STIR celebrates the ninety-second birthday of BV Doshi with an exclusive review of the BV Box exhibit by Dayanita Singh.
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