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by Upasana Das Sep 19, 2025
Speaking with STIR, the Sri Lankan artist delves into her textile-based practice, currently on view at Experimenter Colaba in the exhibition A Moving Cloak in Terrain.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Apr 29, 2025
The design biennale, initiated to promote clean energy, is hosted in Switzerland this year, with a focus on the power of the sun to imagine a sustainable future for humanity.
by Bansari Paghdar Feb 15, 2025
Embracing environmental stewardship, the West Don Ravine Passive House by Poiesis Architecture receives the PHIUS Passive House certification.
by Almas Sadique Jan 22, 2025
The art and design festival hosts events that deliberate upon identity, heritage, loss, grief, migration, material exploration, neuroarchitecture and more.
by Almas Sadique Jun 14, 2024
The book, published by nai010 publishers and authored by Frank Suurenbroek and Gideon Spanjar, serves as the culmination of the two-year research project Sensing Streetscapes.
by Manu Sharma Apr 10, 2024
STIRring 'Everywhere' in Venice: In the run-up to the 2024 Venice Biennale, curator Vasil Vladimirov discusses the Bulgaria Pavilion’s presentation The Neighbours.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Feb 12, 2024
Modu Architecture creates a commercial complex that defies tradition and defends the occupants against the harsh Texas climate.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Feb 07, 2024
Partisans create a pixelated and undulating façade that turns the Toronto house into a living, functioning work of art.
by Aarthi Mohan Jan 18, 2024
The 14th edition of Toronto's annual design celebration embraces the fusion of art, design and technology, to shape a world of inclusivity and environmental consciousness.
by Keziah Vikranth Sep 25, 2023
The gently curved structure accommodates a studio at ground level and private quarters above, with black upholstery and silhouettes to contrast the predominant wooden flavour.
by Pallavi Mehra Aug 02, 2023
Drawing cues from Japanese and Scandinavian design, the Prime Seafood Palace in Toronto features a softly glowing interior crafted using maple wood, brass and leather.
by Manu Sharma Jun 11, 2023
Canadian glitch artist Gaudi Parparcen discusses his practice and purpose
by Shraddha Nair Nov 23, 2022
The exhibition Sensoria was organised in collaboration with Sensorium: Centre for Digital Arts and Technology at York University, Toronto, and the Łaźnia Centre for Contemporary Art.
by Manu Sharma Aug 10, 2022
Canadian artist Jason Gringler talks about using industrial refuse to create his hybrid sculptures.
by Manu Sharma Aug 01, 2022
Canadian-Korean Metaverse artist Krista Kim explores her meditative arts practice and sheds light on tech art's potential for mental wellness.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Jul 30, 2022
Immersive textile installations, part of the exhibition Mobile Palace by Swapnaa Tamhane at Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, underline her notion to resist the colonial ideas of hierarchy.
by STIRworld Jun 29, 2022
For the exhibition FUTURE NOW: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks, the Bata Shoe Museum unites most innovative footwears to explore the transformative future of design.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Jun 28, 2022
Toronto Biennial of Art: What Water Knows, The Land Remembers, with various artists and indigenous communities explored natural world and the colonial history of Toronto.
by STIRworld Mar 03, 2022
Adjaye Associates, Henning Larsen, Alison Brooks Architects, and SLA will lead development for Toronto's waterfront, with 800+ affordable housing units and green public spaces.
by Jincy Iype Jan 22, 2022
Treating urban run-off from two Torontonian neighbourhoods, the Stormwater Facility designed by gh3* is a concrete monolith with a gently inclined roof and geometric openings.
by STIRworld Jul 08, 2021
Hovering above a 10.5 acre urban park, slender residential towers connected by elevated bridges compose this mixed-use urban development proposal by architect Moshe Safdie.
by Anmol Ahuja May 15, 2021
STIR interacts with the curator and exhibitor of Canada’s official representation at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2021, on Canadian cities doubling up as elsewhere in films.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Mar 09, 2021
Immersive and experiential public art installations by the collective LeuWebb Projects, led by Christine Leu and Alan Webb, draw a balance between creativity and criticality.
by 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.
by STIRworld Jul 17, 2020
Zibi House by interior designer Paolo Ferrari is a boutique-like showroom with an observation deck on the roof of the shipping container structure in Canada’s waterfront city Zibi.
by 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.
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