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by Aarthi Mohan May 19, 2025
The cemetery's landscape is transformed with the addition of the towering mausoleum, a 100 feet-tall landmark merging functionality, history and sustainability for a modern era.
by Bansari Paghdar Apr 16, 2025
Structural design and bare architectural expression collide to form this robust residence in Córdoba, Argentina, featuring natural light and arrays of beams as stylistic devices.
by Nikitha Sunil Mar 03, 2025
Where geometry meets organic beauty, the Beijing-based practice's elevated retreat becomes an observatory of light, shadow and the rhythms of the forest
by Anushka Sharma Nov 16, 2024
The Melbourne-based practice is leading the renewal of the historic building, speaking its language in a contemporary way that complements architectural authenticity.
by Dhwani Shanghvi Sep 17, 2024
The supple inflatable cabin in Beijing evokes a primordial, womb-like space to alleviate urban alienation.
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 Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Feb 24, 2024
Enota Architects blend nature and architecture to create a set of simple, yet experientially rich spaces topped with an unobtrusive roof in Novo Mesto, Slovenia.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky Mar 31, 2023
Vladimir Belogolovsky reviews Owen Hopkins's new book Brutalists: Brutalism’s Best Architects and finds it refreshing in its focus on architects and broad representation.
by Jerry Elengical Jan 21, 2023
This outdoor café by The Bloom, features a sharply undulating roof of iron and natural wood, beneath an open plan space that preaches lightness with close ties to nature.
by Jerry Elengical Dec 29, 2022
Best of 2022: STIR curates the most innovative developments in sports architecture featured over the past year, from landmark stadiums to innovative multi-use venues.
by Jerry Elengical Dec 15, 2022
Rounding off the series is the renovation and upgrade of Qatar’s premier footballing venue, conducted by the very architects responsible for its initial design back in 1976.
by Jerry Elengical Dec 08, 2022
As a fully demountable stadium built for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the venue is composed of 974 shipping containers mounted on a steel frame, in a remarkable feat of modular design.
by Jerry Elengical Dec 01, 2022
Angus Campbell and Doretta Bevilacqua Gilkes delve into the structure and golden diagrid envelope of the 80,000-seater stadium, which will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup final.
by Sunena V Maju Nov 25, 2022
The Jiuzhaigou Visitor Service Facilities takes cues from its surroundings, and Tibetan traditions, and uses modern technologies to build in an earthquake-prone region.
by Jerry Elengical Nov 24, 2022
Architect Ibrahim Jaidah elaborates on his firm’s gahfiya-inspired design for the 40,000-seater stadium, which evokes the image of a head covering worn in Qatar and nearby states.
by Jerry Elengical Nov 17, 2022
Set to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup ceremony on November 20, and the event’s opening match, the 60,000-capacity stadium has a tent-like design inspired by nomadic dwellings.
by Jerry Elengical Nov 10, 2022
Completed in collaboration with BDP Pattern for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the stadium has a capacity of over 40,000, with a tessellated façade of diamond-patterned panels.
by Jerry Elengical Nov 03, 2022
Inspired by the hull of a local sailing vessel known as the dhow, this 40,000-seater venue channels abstraction and multivalent references to resonate with the spirit of its context.
by Jerry Elengical Oct 27, 2022
To kick off the series, Lindsay Johnston, Director at BDP Pattern, dives into this ornate naquish-patterned 45,00 capacity venue serving as “a gateway to the desert.”
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 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.
by Jerry Elengical Sep 13, 2022
In the city of Lund, this research facility by Henning Larsen, Buro Happold, and Cobe is home to the world's most powerful pulsed neutron source.
by Jerry Elengical Aug 23, 2022
In a conversation with STIR, the Swedish architect dives into the notion of 'The Primitive Hut' and its influence on his firm’s installations made using alternative materials.
by Jerry Elengical Jul 28, 2022
Realised in association with HNTB, the new 3,500 ft structure has been dubbed the ‘Ribbon of Light,’ and replaces its iconic predecessor over the Los Angeles River.
by Anmol Ahuja Jul 15, 2022
True to its name, the House of Concrete Experiments, designed by Samira Rathod Design Atelier, conducts material, compositional, formative, and performative trials with concrete.
by Devanshi Shah May 18, 2022
Speaking with STIR, Hanif Kara elaborates on what receiving the Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire award mean while expanding on the ethos of AKT II.
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 Anmol Ahuja May 11, 2022
STIR mourns the demise of prolific structural engineer and designer Mahendra Raj (1924-2022), reminiscing his distinct works that truly married architecture and engineering.
by Jerry Elengical May 06, 2022
STIR speaks with Inger Birgitte Kroon and Henrik Andersen of COWI on their work in designing the current largest suspension bridge in the world over the Dardanelles Strait.
by Jerry Elengical Apr 28, 2022
Combining biomimicry and digital design, this flue-enclosing structure creates a stunning visual landmark for a new low-carbon energy centre in Manchester, UK.
by Anmol Ahuja Mar 17, 2022
Spanning a narrow water body in Gulou Waterfront Resort, this latticed wooden structure is defined by intricate joinery and a definitive callback to the region’s cultural roots.
by Jerry Elengical Mar 14, 2022
As the newest addition to Columbia University’s Manhattanville campus in New York, the structures host dynamic networks of circulation that create vibrant spaces for learning.
by Jerry Elengical Mar 05, 2022
The 9500 sqm facility in Roeselare, Belgium, rests atop the headquarters of REO Veiling, and was designed by van Bergen Kolpa Architects alongside META architectuurbureau.
by Anmol Ahuja Jan 14, 2022
The renowned Swiss architect designs the multi-storey office building in Basel, Switzerland, as a structural expression unto its own.
by Anmol Ahuja Jan 05, 2022
Breaking new ground in retail and café design, Zolaism Café by B.L.U.E Architecture Studio innovates in materiality to append its structure and introduce a natural reminiscence.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky Sep 13, 2021
Vladimir Belogolovsky speaks with Sri Lankan–British engineer, architect, designer, and artist Cecil Balmond about being original, poetic, and improvisational.
by Jerry Elengical Jul 07, 2021
In a striking feat of structural design by HAL Architects and Eckersley O'Callaghan Engineers, the transparent pool is suspended between two rooftops in London’s Embassy Gardens.
by STIRworld Nov 07, 2020
Designed by Plan Architect Co Ltd, the Golden Jubilee Museum of Agriculture in Thailand is inspired by a Thai King - the meaning behind his name fuelling a gravity-defying design.
by Meghna Mehta Jul 31, 2020
Focused around a central courtyard, the design of the Cashmore House in Connewarre, Australia, brings light into its spaces, while the structure gives identity to the dwelling.
by Zohra Khan Sep 15, 2018
Set on the Dundee waterfront, this museum building by Japanese practice Kengo Kuma & Associates seeks to reconcile architecture with the city’s rich maritime history.
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