•make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Aug 28, 2025
A compilation of writing systems and visual communication styles, edited by Oliver Häusle, explores the possibilities, resonances and unique qualities of the tools we use to write.
by Dhwani Shanghvi Aug 21, 2025
Photographer Dmytro Soloviov documents Soviet-era structures that embody Ukraine’s cycles of ambition, suppression and cultural resilience.
by Jincy Iype Aug 14, 2025
In Circa Press’ Logo Rhythm, Jim K Davies and Jamie Ellul chart 90+ band logos, from Zeppelin’s sigils to Metallica’s bolts, unearthing the myths behind rock’s iconic symbols.
by Bansari Paghdar Aug 07, 2025
A reflective essay on the Routledge publication harps on the two intertwined media to discuss collaborative worldbuilding, authorship, user agency and cultural memory.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jul 31, 2025
A documentary film by Thomas Furhapter highlights the banal, near liminal spaces composing one of many integration facilities providing courses for the integration of refugee groups into Austrian society.
by Jincy Iype Jul 25, 2025
Published by Routledge, the book redraws the built environment through satire, storytelling and speculative drawing – a reminder that architecture is, first and always, a fiction.
by Bansari Paghdar Jul 17, 2025
Mary Anne Hunting and Kevin D. Murphy’s book spotlights the Cambridge School and its alternative American modernism modelled on collective stakeholdership.
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 Mrinmayee Bhoot Jul 03, 2025
In a recent book, Hara reproduces sketches of projects from a career spanning almost 40 years, revealing his belief in the potential of sketching as an answer to the ‘what ifs’ of life.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot, Chahna Tank Jun 26, 2025
A new book by the architectural historian unravels Edith Farnsworth’s life, repositioning her story as central to the conception of a modernist icon, the Farnsworth House.
by Aarthi Mohan Jun 12, 2025
From austere retreats to luxury villas, this book by Edmund Sumner and Jonathan Bell offers a vivid exploration of the building art of Mexican homes.
by Chahna Tank Jun 05, 2025
In her debut collection of poems, the American poet mourns a personal loss while reframing grief as a kind of architecture.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Aug 14, 2025
surprise me!
make your fridays matter
SUBSCRIBE
make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
Enter your details to sign in
Don’t have an account?
Sign upOr you can sign in with
a single account for all
STIR platforms
All your bookmarks will be available across all your devices.
Stay STIRred
Already have an account?
Sign inOr you can sign up with
Tap on things that interests you.
Select the Conversation Category you would like to watch
Please enter your details and click submit.
Enter the 6-digit code sent at
Verification link sent to check your inbox or spam folder to complete sign up process
STIRpad.com
Sign in with Google
Sign in with email