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Extending the table: STIR in conversation with Koray Duman
Apr 02, 2026by Sunena V Maju Apr 02, 2026
An Eid dinner in New York becomes a lens into the Turkish American architect’s ideas of space, migration and community.
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Architecture’s poet in residence wants you to use your voice
Feb 20, 2026by Srishti Ojha Feb 20, 2026
In an interview at ADFF:STIR Mumbai 2026, London-based architectural poet LionHeart talks about changing systems and architecture as a form of worldbuilding.
Anna Tsing on the mutinies and aberrant nobilities of FUNGI: Anarchist Designers
Feb 13, 2026by Mrinmayee Bhoot Feb 13, 2026
Regarded for her work on matsutake mushrooms, Tsing speaks to STIR about the design exhibition co-curated with Feifei Zhou at the Nieuwe Instituut that builds on this.
Pinakin Patel on pursuing the essential and The Turning Point of his career
Feb 06, 2026by Akash Singh, Zohra Khan Feb 06, 2026
At Pinakin Patel’s 50-year retrospective at the Nilaya Anthology in Mumbai, STIR spoke to the polymath about a journey spanning decades, disciplines and daring ideas.
Mumbai, transcribed: Inside the Jaquar Pavilion Park at ADFF:STIR Mumbai 2026
Jan 23, 2026by Jincy Iype Jan 23, 2026
The pavilions at the second edition of ADFF:STIR Mumbai responded to curator Aric Chen’s brief, Mumbai Transcripts, to become activated micro-sites of movement and reflection.
Pidilite Professional Solutions coalesces a building’s journey, from sketch to site
Jan 23, 2026by STIRworld Jan 23, 2026
Backed by 65 years of trust, PPS uses a ‘sketch to site’ approach to enable bold design executions with comprehensive support across the entire lifecycle of the project.
From Ghana to Kochi: Ibrahim Mahama on creating spaces for community
Jan 22, 2026by Srishti Ojha, Harshali Pagare Jan 22, 2026
STIR speaks with the Ghanaian artist on his large-scale installation, Parliament of Ghosts, at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2025 and the colonial histories of everyday materials.
Programmed encounters and sporadic collisions at ADFF:STIR Mumbai 2026
Jan 16, 2026by Bansari Paghdar Jan 16, 2026
Returning for its second edition, the festival featured an array of internationally acclaimed films, architectural pavilions, talks, workshops and eminent discourse at NCPA, Mumbai.
Inside Siemens’ vision for the intuitive home: A conversation with Saif Khan
Dec 31, 2025by BSH Home Appliances Dec 31, 2025
A walkthrough of the Siemens Experience Centre in Mumbai traces a century of engineering breakthroughs and the brand's vision for personal, intuitive living.
ADFF:STIR Mumbai 2026 promises a radical vision connecting cinema, space and city
Dec 15, 2025by Jincy Iype Dec 15, 2025
From engaging films to cinematic pavilions and curated talks, STIR unveils what’s in store ahead of the second edition of the Architecture and Design Film Festival in Mumbai.
Serendipity Arts Festival is no longer an outsider in Goa, says Sunil Kant Munjal
Dec 12, 2025by Zohra Khan Dec 12, 2025
In an interview with STIR, the founder patron of SAF unpacks the role of cultural patronage and interdisciplinarity in shaping the Serendipity Arts Festival’s milestone tenth edition.
Blood, breath and other ordeals: How Dmitry Morozov, aka ::vtol::, performs fragility in jest
Dec 05, 2025by Bansari Paghdar Dec 05, 2025
In a conversation with STIR, the Slovenia-based multidisciplinary creative opens up about his works as extensions of himself, underlining their beauty and absurdity.
The new Hiwali School by PK_iNCEPTiON posits an erudite architecture of possibility
Dec 02, 2025by Jincy Iype Dec 02, 2025
Doors that double as blackboards, courtyards that hold lessons and spaces that shift with use define this rural school campus—letting children claim and shape their own classrooms.
Danish Husain on how stories shape the future at ADFF:STIR Mumbai 2025
Nov 21, 2025by Chahna Tank Nov 21, 2025
As part of the festival’s curated talks programme, Husain delivers a ~monolog(ue) that weaves architecture, cinema, literature and poetry into a meditation on the future.
Farrokh Derakhshani on architecture awards and expanding notions of design
Oct 28, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot Oct 28, 2025
STIR speaks to the director of the Aga Khan Awards for Architecture on the evolving role of award organisations in shaping the meaning of ‘good architecture’ rooted in local contexts.
Balkrishna Doshi’s final work finds its home on the Vitra Campus
Oct 26, 2025by Samta Nadeem, Zohra Khan Oct 26, 2025
The first and only built project outside of India by BV Doshi opened posthumously as an “invitation to embark on a journey of discovery” in Weil am Rhein, Germany.
An iconography of the past, a blueprint for the future: Building a Workshop with RPBW
Oct 24, 2025by Anmol Ahuja Oct 24, 2025
STIR presents an exclusive video essay with Renzo Piano Building Workshop, journeying across its studios, spaces and methods in Paris and Genoa, and its projects worldwide.
Brinda Somaya and Nathaniel Kahn on the intersection of memory and legacy
Oct 20, 2025by Bansari Paghdar Oct 20, 2025
At the ADFF:STIR Mumbai 2025, the two stalwarts reflected on what makes great architecture, following the screening of the film My Architect (2003).
Countermapping a Geology of Britannic Repair at Venice Architecture Biennale 2025
Oct 10, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot Oct 10, 2025
Earmarking the Biennale's culmination, STIR speaks to the team behind this year’s British Pavilion, notably a collaboration with Kenya, seeking to probe contentious colonial legacies.
In Ghotul, indigenous traditions model safe sexual exploration and bodily autonomy
Oct 10, 2025by Srishti Ojha Oct 10, 2025
Directed by Shashanka ‘Bob’ Chaturvedi with creative direction by Swati Bhattacharya, the short film models intergenerational conversations on sexuality, contraception and consent.
ADFF:STIR's London Curtain Raiser sets the stage for 2026 with dialogue and community
Oct 01, 2025by Jincy Iype Oct 01, 2025
With a special screening and vibrant drinks reception, the Curtain Raiser at LDF 2025 showed how ADFF:STIR connects design, cinema, culture and storytelling at the seams.
Occupy! as a call to resist, disrupt and reimagine space at ADFF:STIR Mumbai 2025
Sep 25, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot Sep 25, 2025
At one of the closing ~multilog(ue) sessions, panellists from diverse disciplines discussed modes of resistance to imposed spatial hierarchies.
Avijit Mukul Kishore and Rohan Shivkumar on architecture as autobiography
Sep 16, 2025by Srishti Ojha Sep 16, 2025
At ADFF: STIR Mumbai 2025, the architect-filmmaker duo discussed their film Lovely Villa (2020) and how architecture can be read as a mirror of the nation.
Shimul Javeri Kadri on reclaiming Eileen Gray at ADFF:STIR Mumbai 2025
Sep 08, 2025by Aarthi Mohan Sep 08, 2025
A screening of E.1027 – Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea (2024) turned into a meditation on power and a flawed architectural history as Kadri delivered a searing ~epilog(ue).
Architecture and cinema as memory and resistance at ADFF:STIR Mumbai 2025
Sep 04, 2025by Anushka Sharma Sep 04, 2025
Sameep Padora, Megha Ramaswamy and Kyle Bergman reflected on the tryst between the real and reel in a ~multilog(ue) framing human narratives and experiences in cities.
Tess Joseph and Gaurav Ogale on practising care as culture at ADFF:STIR Mumbai 2025
Aug 29, 2025by Jincy Iype Aug 29, 2025
Holding stories, holding people: The creative duo reflected on archives, imperfection and empathy to frame care as both practice and philosophy in this evocative ~log(ue).
Ranjit Hoskote x Kaiwan Mehta on urban remnants at ADFF:STIR Mumbai 2025
Aug 22, 2025by Zohra Khan Aug 22, 2025
As part of the ~log(ue) programme, the speakers performed vivid readings of their texts to evoke the city's image as a place for strife and violence, but also solidarity and history.
Onassis ONX on cultivating and curating interdisciplinary artscapes
Aug 14, 2025by Bansari Paghdar Aug 14, 2025
Jazia Hammoudi and Matthew Niederhauser tell STIR how the hybrid studio fosters creative agency, curates immersive exhibitions and shapes new media culture.
Building through fragility: The making of a Pan-African Architecture Biennale
Aug 08, 2025by Aarthi Mohan Aug 08, 2025
In a contemplative conversation with STIR, Somali-Italian architect Omar Degan outlines a biennale shaped not by spectacle, but by resistance, pedagogy and presence.
Eco-social designer Henriette Waal on design that thinks with bioregions
Aug 01, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot Aug 01, 2025
STIR speaks to the co-founder of Atelier LUMA and artistic director of Veenweide Atelier on her approach to biodesign and the relevance of peat landscapes today.
See You Later on storytelling through stage, sound and scenography
Jul 25, 2025by Aarthi Mohan Jul 25, 2025
In a conversation with STIR, Darrius Medina and TJ Hoover talk about designing immersive stages that shape the emotion and movement of a live show.
Philippe Rahm on reconsidering the tools of the discipline with climatic architecture
Jul 04, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jul 04, 2025
STIR speaks to the Swiss architect on his curation for BAP! 2025 in Versailles, his studio's research prerogatives and adapting to global warming as a central strategy for architecture.
Tosin Oshinowo on informal urbanisms in Lagos and the correct end of progress
Jun 27, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jun 27, 2025
The Nigerian architect speaks to STIR about her project at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025, touching on informality and resourcefulness as an alternative to hyperconsumerism.
Phyllis Birkby’s lesbian feminist architecture and the probing of fantasy as resistance
Jun 20, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jun 20, 2025
Fantasizing Design: Phyllis Birkby Builds Lesbian Feminist Architecture at the Center for Architecture, New York, delves into feminist design as a lens to reimagine architecture.
A cabinet of curiosities, laid bare: V&A East Storehouse rethinks the museum archetype
Jun 13, 2025by Jincy Iype Jun 13, 2025
STIR speaks to Elizabeth Diller and David Allin of DS+R, and Tim Reeve of V&A, on the accessible, custodial and generous nature of the new V&A Storehouse in London.
“Temporality has a presence,” says Marina Tabassum on the Serpentine Pavilion 2025
Jun 03, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jun 03, 2025
STIR interviews the Bangladeshi architect on her commission for the 25th Serpentine Pavilion, probing its parallels with her studio's work and its contextual and ephemeral ethos.
Triennale Milano dwells on the spaces and traces of 'Inequalities' in the modern world
May 16, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot May 16, 2025
STIR speaks to Stefano Boeri, president of the institution, on its 24th International Exhibition, elaborating on marginalised perspectives and alternative design strategies.
Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos on balancing acts of belonging to the land
May 09, 2025by Jincy Iype May 09, 2025
Speaking with STIR, the Mexican firm's partner, Fernando Sordo Madaleno, reflects on the multigenerational architectural practice's creative ethos and evolving identity.
Imagined Communities: National Pavilions at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025
May 07, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot May 07, 2025
National participants at the architecture biennale explore resource efficiency, adaptability and sustainability, foregrounding national aspirations and universal applications.
Slow burn: Megan Tamati-Quennell on curating for a world in crisis
May 02, 2025by Ranjana Dave May 02, 2025
The veteran curator on the Sharjah Biennial 16 and collection-building as history-writing, in a conversation with STIR.
Ghana-based Limbo Accra transforms urban wastelands into cultural hubs
Apr 25, 2025by Almas Sadique Apr 25, 2025
In conversation with STIR, Dominique Petit-Frère, co-founder of Limbo Accra, discusses the studio’s overarching motivations, ethos, intent and disparate outputs.
The Mona Lisa, instagrammed: Simon Mordant weighs in on contemporary art
Apr 18, 2025by Manu Sharma Apr 18, 2025
STIR speaks with the investment banker and art collector on changemaking in today’s art world.
Speculating architecture beyond the built and 'Drawing as Thought' with Steven Holl
Apr 11, 2025by Dhwani Shanghvi Apr 11, 2025
In conversation with STIR, Steven Holl discusses his exhibition at the Tchoban Foundation in Berlin, and how drawing initiates architecture, shaping it from idea to realised form.
Celebrating The Art of Wellness with Technogym at Milan Design Week 2025
Apr 07, 2025by Technogym Apr 07, 2025
Marking 40 years of the wellness design brand, Technogym’s exclusive show debuts the Healthness initiative and a photo book exploring its artistic evolution.
David Benjamin on suggesting new kinds of architectures for an unknowable future
Apr 04, 2025by Jincy Iype Apr 04, 2025
At the STIR Gallery in New Delhi, the American architect, who sees architecture as a living, evolving practice, unpacks his emphasis on design being "an act of research".
The joy of skateboarding: Zenga Bros on design, play and cultural discourse
Mar 28, 2025by Bansari Paghdar Mar 28, 2025
In a conversation with STIR, Canadian studio Zenga Bros talks about skateboarding, design and community, showcasing furniture designs that transform into skating equipment.
Delving into the poetics and traditions of stop-motion animation with Invisible Friends
Mar 20, 2025by Anushka Sharma Mar 20, 2025
In an exclusive conversation, Yura Boguslavsky, animation director and co-founder of the collective, takes STIR behind the scenes of his evocative and experimental film repertoire.
Behind TEMPLO's 'future-facing' rebrand for GF Smith that celebrates the joy of paper
Mar 14, 2025by Jincy Iype Mar 14, 2025
STIR deep dives into understanding the heritage paper company's recent visual rehaul with Ben Watkinson from GF Smith, and TEMPLO's Pali Palavathanan and Anoushka Rodda.
Swedish photographer Gerry Johansson’s evocatively stoic images of Tokyo/Ehime
Mar 08, 2025by STIRworld Mar 08, 2025
The renowned photographer writes for STIR about photographs taken during travels to Japan in the early 2000s in a solo showcase at the IBASHO gallery in Antwerp.
Time, continuum and the 'essence' of things: Nilaya Anthology by Asian Paints in Mumbai
Mar 07, 2025by Jincy Iype, Samta Nadeem Mar 07, 2025
Pavitra Rajaram, creative director of what’s being referred to as India’s ‘largest international design destination', takes STIR through this design house of sundry stories.
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