•make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
by Jincy Iype Jul 23, 2025
The Parisian monument reopens after a monumental, four-year renovation, with a renewed clarity of its architectural heritage and expansive public access.
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 STIRworld Apr 14, 2025
Led by OMA’s David Gianotten, the proposal to renovate Tirana's chief stadium and its vicinity features flexible urban spaces and programmes, along with structural and facial upgrades.
by STIRworld Feb 18, 2025
Located on the grounds of Aina Retreat in Hyderabad, India, the restrooms repurpose the legibility of small-scale interventions through material authenticity and contextual grounding.
by Aarthi Mohan Feb 17, 2025
A Rotterdam warehouse becomes a cultural landmark, telling stories of loss, transformation and hope.
by Nikitha Sunil Oct 30, 2024
MAD Architects' canyon-inspired design for the tower weaves a natural narrative into city living, offering residents an immersive connection to the environment.
by Akash Singh Oct 19, 2024
Held in Mumbai, India, the two-day event explored Charles Correa's role as an architect, planner and cultural thinker in post-independence India.
by Aarthi Mohan Aug 28, 2024
Discover how RootStudio’s Rancho Cebú integrates artisanal techniques and ecological principles to redefine sustainable architecture in Oaxaca, Mexico.
by Jerry Elengical Jul 29, 2024
Developed by ZJA, DELVA, OZ and Bureau Bouwtechniek in Belgium, this event venue takes the form of a hotel tower and “landscraper” featuring public spaces and coastline protection measures.
by Almas Sadique May 28, 2024
The German architecture studio envisions a parking garage, viewing tower, bridge and public area to bridge topographical gaps at the edge of Neuenburg am Rhein in Germany.
by STIRworld Dec 20, 2023
Condensing knowledge and culture, and envisioned as a 'dynamic civic space,' the archival cultural project in in South Korea promises to harmoniously integrate nature and urban life.
by Jincy Iype Nov 15, 2023
Replete with interstitial spaces and composed of granite, the community centre by SRDA manifests its patron's altruistic vision, dedicating itself to his homeland in Hosur, India.
by STIRworld Jun 05, 2023
The Sky Mountain- Haikou Bay No.6 High Standard Seaside Station by Sou Fujimoto Architects in China connects the sea, sky, and landscape in its gently undulant, circular white form.
by Jincy Iype Mar 24, 2023
Speaking with STIR, the Chinese architect expounded on architecture being a profession of possibilities as he revisited his oeuvre, including amorphous buildings with walkable roofs.
by STIRworld Mar 09, 2023
Emerging out of a juncture of nature and city, the ultra-sinuous OCT Chaohu Natural and Cultural Centre in China is informed by the idea and aesthetic of naturally occurring forms.
by STIRworld Mar 04, 2023
A mixed-use development combining offices, retail spaces, recreation, and elevated gardens, the project aims to become a new hub for creativity and innovation in Bangkok.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Mar 02, 2023
The Rotterdam-based architects breathe a new life into Dutch architect Hugh Maaskant’s brutalist icon Bunker Tower, keeping the soul of the original bunker intact.
by Jincy Iype Feb 07, 2023
In conversation with STIR, Konstantin Ikonomidis recounts his experience of building the Qaammat Fjeld pavilion in Greenland, inspired by the powerful land and lives of the Innuit.
by Jincy Iype Jan 05, 2023
FORMA envisions a new typology by clubbing leisure activities of a bathhouse with the utilitarian functions of a data centre, at the Pink Thermal Baths in a Californian desert.
by Jerry Elengical Dec 30, 2022
Best of 2022: STIR celebrates recent Indian architecture which illuminated the multiplicity and sensitivity of the country’s practitioners across varied contexts and typologies.
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 25, 2022
Best of 2022: STIR presents exemplary projects from across the archipelagic nation of Indonesia, highlighting the diversity of its built environment and architectural traditions.
by Jerry Elengical Dec 21, 2022
Best of 2022: STIR picks six large scale adaptive reuse projects over the past year whose sheer scale, scope, and ambition have set new precedents for restorative interventions.
by Jincy Iype Dec 17, 2022
Best of 2022: STIR's selection of sculptural concrete architecture built this year, that created contemporary forms of fancy, at once poetic, fluid, theatrical, and powerful.
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 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 STIRworld Oct 31, 2022
Inspired by terraced tea farms around the city of Hangzhou, China, the complex’s design includes a stadium, aquatics centre, and indoor arena, alongside parks and public spaces.
by STIRworld Oct 20, 2022
Henning Larsen imagines Ørestad Church as a timber clad, “modern monument” for Copenhagen, referencing a grove of trees with a clearing; the proposal is expected to be realised by 2026.
by Jerry Elengical Oct 20, 2022
Covering the eight FIFA World Cup 2022 venues in Qatar, STIR presents a series of in-depth case studies and interviews, delving into what makes a truly memorable FIFA-grade stadium.
by Jincy Iype Oct 14, 2022
Ma Yansong conceived the first completed structure of the Quzhou Sports Park in China as a 'piece of land art'; once finished, the complex will be the world's largest earth-sheltered one.
by Jerry Elengical Sep 10, 2022
Completed by gmp Architekten in Games in Chengdu, China, the sports complex comprises three aluminium clad blocks separated by open spaces and playing fields, having been envisioned as a landmark in its urban context.
by Jerry Elengical Sep 07, 2022
As the new headquarters for one of the country’s largest telecommunications providers, the structure, located in the city of Abidjan, blends green terraces and interactive zoning.
by Jincy Iype Sep 02, 2022
Described by Wutopia Lab as a “slowly unfolding hand scroll”, the Monologue Art Museum in China with three monoliths placed around a water garden, practices intended introversion.
by Jincy Iype Aug 30, 2022
The lyrical façade of the Museum of Ethnography by Napur Architect is inserted with half a million "pixels", depicting motifs from the museum's Hungarian and international collections.
by Jincy Iype Jun 27, 2022
UAD garbs the spindle-shaped Shunchang Museum in fair granite, its contemporary form linking the urban fabric and the locals with the natural landscape of Nanping City, China.
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