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What the map does not know: Examining the land in Photographic Geomancy
Sep 12, 2025by Avani Tandon Vieira Sep 12, 2025
Fotografiska Shanghai’s group exhibition considers geography through the lens of contemporary Chinese image-making.
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AGE360 stands as a discernible, concrete exoskeleton tower in Curitiba’s Ecoville
May 31, 2025by Dhwani Shanghvi May 31, 2025
Architects Office and Triptyque Architecture’s housing tower in Brazil integrates a sculptural form and biophilic design, reshaping Ecoville’s skyline with elevated wellness amenities.
‘YOU ARE HERE’: Perspectives on Central Asia, via an exhibition in Europe
Mar 11, 2025by Megha Ralapati Mar 11, 2025
A group exhibition on art from Central Asia at Fondazione Elpis in Milan highlights the interdisciplinary practices animating the region and its diaspora.
A lifetime in the city: How Lim Tze Peng documented a changing Singapore
Feb 07, 2025by Ranjana Dave Feb 07, 2025
'Becoming Lim Tze Peng' at the National Gallery Singapore presents an expansive body of work by the Singaporean artist, who passed away earlier this week.
Annibale Siconolfi on building cities and worlds that contemplate humanity’s future
Apr 11, 2024by Jerry Elengical Apr 11, 2024
In a conversation with STIR, the artist and architect dives into his creative process, influences, and the prescient tendencies of revolutionary science fiction works.
The Brooklyn Tower becomes the first supertall structure in the borough
Oct 14, 2023by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Oct 14, 2023
Designed by SHoP Architects, The Brooklyn Tower seamlessly blends history with modernity and functionality with luxuriousness.
Episode #21: Guoco Tower in Singapore from ABB’s video series Frozen Music
Oct 05, 2023by ABB Oct 05, 2023
American architectural practice Skidmore, Owings & Merrill’s design for Singapore’s tallest building integrates communal and green spaces to foster a sense of community.
Tina Pang on transmedia narratives in 'Hong Kong: Here and Beyond' at M+
Mar 31, 2023by Jerry Elengical Mar 31, 2023
Speaking to STIR, the Curator of Hong Kong Visual Culture at M+ delves into how the museum’s inaugural exhibition chronicles the city’s development across visual and spatial mediums.
Episode #19: 22 Bishopsgate in London in ABB's popular video series, Frozen Music
Mar 03, 2023by ABB Mar 03, 2023
Head in the clouds but firmly anchored to the ground, London's second tallest skyscraper, 22 Bishopsgate is designed by PLP / Architecture.
Foster + Partners' DJI Sky City features a tree-like suspended steel structure
Oct 07, 2022by Jerry Elengical Oct 07, 2022
As the new Shenzhen headquarters for Chinese drone manufacturer DJI, the twin skyscrapers are said to boast the first asymmetrical suspended steel structures over 200m.
Aedas’ twisted tower design in China is evocative of the northern lights
Sep 19, 2022by Pallavi Mehra Sep 19, 2022
The spectacular Dance of Light tower in Chongqing, China, featuring an arresting form, is one of the most twisted skyscrapers in the world.
Stefan Riekeles on ‘Anime Architecture’ and Neo-Tokyo’s layered, dystopian urbanscape
Sep 03, 2022by Jerry Elengical Sep 03, 2022
In an interview with STIR, the Berlin-based curator sheds light on his book Anime Architecture and its accompanying exhibition AKIRA - The Architecture of Neo-Tokyo.
The Oasis Towers by MVRDV mark a green patch in the urban face of Nanjing
Aug 29, 2022by Sunena V Maju Aug 29, 2022
Winning the competition for a mixed-use complex, MVRDV proposes the Oasis Towers extending an integral dialogue between nature and the urban fabric of the Jiangbei financial district.
272 Hedges Avenue geometry echoes the fluid motion of its seaside context
Aug 16, 2022by STIRworld Aug 16, 2022
Designed and realised by Sunland Group and Contreras Earl Architecture, the 44-storey skyscraper has a rippling glass façade set atop an organic pedestal inspired by the ocean.
Foster + Partners completes fin-wrapped skyscraper for the National Bank of Kuwait
Jul 11, 2022by STIRworld Jul 11, 2022
Driven by an intent to promote synergy and enhance wellbeing, the sculptural 300 m skyscraper marks a distinctive presence along the skyline of Kuwait City.
Sukhumvit THIRTY-EIGHT serves as a stimulus to Bangkok's transforming skyline
May 19, 2022by STIRworld May 19, 2022
The sculpture-like residential high-rise by ACPV Architects is a subtle exhibitionist edifice in the native setting of Thailand’s capital, and the newest addition to the city’s dynamic skyline.
Episode #16: Raffles City Chongqing from Frozen Music, ABB's popular video series
May 09, 2022by ABB May 09, 2022
Safdie Architects create a landmark building in China’s Yuzhong district where the Yangtze and Jialing rivers converge.
Foster + Partners unveils design for new JPMorgan Chase headquarters in New York
Apr 25, 2022by Jerry Elengical Apr 25, 2022
Located at 270 Park Avenue in Manhattan, the conceptual design has been presented as the city’s first all-electric tower, with a program that prioritises employee wellness.
Zaha Hadid Architects unveils 'Vertical Urbanism' and 'Future Cities' exhibitions
Mar 16, 2022by Jerry Elengical Mar 16, 2022
The pair of showcases at the HKDI Gallery in Hong Kong and the Future Design Arts Centre in Chengdu, China, examine the practice’s work in redefining urbanism for the 21st century.
Carlo Ratti Associati imagines Jian Mu Tower as a hydroponic farmscraper in Shenzhen
Aug 30, 2021by Jerry Elengical Aug 30, 2021
Taking urban farming to new heights, the 218m-high structure in Shenzhen, China, will be the first skyscraper with a vertical hydroponic farming system covering its entire façade.
BIG dresses The Spiral skyscraper in New York with green cascading terraces
Jun 17, 2021by Jincy Iype Jun 17, 2021
The Spiral designed by Bjarke Ingels Group, part of the Hudson Yards mega-development in Manhattan, is inspired from iconic NYC architecture like the Rockefeller Center.
Stefano Boeri and Diller Scofidio + Renfro unveil plans to revive Pirelli 39 in Milan
Feb 25, 2021by STIRworld Feb 25, 2021
Commissioned by COIMA SGR and Milan municipality, Stefano Boeri and DS+R have designed a botanical tower beside the existing Pirellino tower as part of the Pirelli 39 revival project.
Frank Gehry's twin skyscrapers in Toronto, Canada revealed after more revisions
Feb 24, 2021by Jincy Iype Feb 24, 2021
The latest iteration for the Gehry Project sees two boxy towers clad in textured metal and glass, rising at the cultural intersection of King Street West and Ed Mirvish Way.
Durbach Block Jaggers visualise a ‘column’ tower to adorn Sydney’s skyline
Feb 22, 2021by Anmol Ahuja Feb 22, 2021
Measuring only 6.4m in street frontage and rising to 100m, the Pencil Tower Hotel emulates the compression and vertical extension of a column in downtown Sydney.
ZHA to energise Shenzhen skyline with column-free twin skyscrapers Tower C
Jan 15, 2021by STIRworld Jan 15, 2021
Zaha Hadid Architects wins competition to build Tower C at Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base, imagined as two towers linked at the base by layered green terraces.
Sky decks connect OMA’s Prince Plaza in China to skyscrapers, mountains and sea
Aug 28, 2020by STIRworld Aug 28, 2020
In the dynamic context of Shenzhen, the mixed-use tower Prince Plaza uninterruptedly stands in the Shekou view corridor while offering the views of the natural landscape.
World’s highest open-air deck by Safdie Architects welcomes visitors in China
Jun 12, 2020by STIRworld Jun 12, 2020
The 250m high exploration deck introducing the thrill of walking mid-air opened to the public post lifting of the lockdown in China at the skybridge of Raffles City Chongqing.
Herzog & de Meuron envisions 1200 Bay Street as Canada’s tallest skyscraper
Jun 09, 2020by STIRworld Jun 09, 2020
The Switzerland-based Pritzker winning firm presents the design of an 87-storey, 324m high tower as a residential landmark in the Yorkville neighbourhood of Toronto.
How changes to India's Transit Oriented Development Policy endanger the City
Apr 24, 2020by Narayan Moorthy Apr 24, 2020
No walkable city. No sustainable development. Without its essential controls, Transit-Oriented Development is a chaos of ugly skyscrapers, writes architect Narayan Moorthy.
Architect Jeanne Gang forging relationships within communities with the built form
Mar 19, 2020by Jincy Iype Mar 19, 2020
Famous for the Aqua Tower in Chicago, Jeanne Gang’s works sit at the crossroads of nature, culture and community driven design; the reputed American architect turns 56 today.
Moshe Safdie’s Raffles City Chongqing humanises skyscraper architecture
Feb 06, 2020by Meghna Mehta Feb 06, 2020
Safdie Architects’ mixed-use development in China’s Yuzhong district knits the towers both horizontally and vertically, with the gigantic skybridge transforming the city’s skyline.
Cars and industrial surfaces that make artistic ‘canvases’
Feb 06, 2020by Georgina Maddox Feb 06, 2020
India Art Fair 2020 showcased the iconic BMW Art Car, BMW M1 group 4 racing version, painted by American Pop artist Andy Warhol in 1979.
Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill on skyscraper architecture and energy-efficient buildings
Dec 19, 2019by Vladimir Belogolovsky Dec 19, 2019
Chicago architects Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill of Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill like to take up challenges because “to do something conventional would be a complete waste of efforts”.
Zaha Hadid Architects' Leeza Soho with the world's tallest atrium, opens in Beijing
Nov 21, 2019by Jincy Iype Nov 21, 2019
Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, the skyscraper stands tall in China’s capital, a parametric design integrated with sustainable strategies.
Cities depend on bold gestures
Oct 01, 2019by Vladimir Belogolovsky Oct 01, 2019
Vladimir Belogolovsky delves into the phenomenon of the ‘supertalls’ with which New York and its skyline has been re-defined.
Nacka city's new landmark by Belatchew Arkitekter wins DNA Paris Design Award
Aug 22, 2019by STIRworld Aug 22, 2019
Discus, the new high-rise building in Sweden's Nacka city is designed to become an embodiment of method development, digitisation and sustainable architecture.
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