•make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
by Jincy Iype Mar 04, 2026
Employing arches as motif and language, the hospitality complex in Tulum, finished in pink chukum stucco, is rooted in local ecology, built as ‘both refuge and ethical declaration’.
by Chahna Tank Mar 02, 2026
Conceived by Mexican architect Brenda Isabel Pérez, the research-driven board game draws on the writings of Mexican women authors to question gendered norms embedded in domestic life.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Feb 27, 2026
Prioritising atmosphere over spectacle, the landscape design of this weekend home in Alibaugh is a lesson in restraint and subtle discoveries.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Feb 25, 2026
Examining the shortlisted projects in the BRICK AWARD 26 category Feeling at home unravels the entanglements between contextuality, resourcefulness and craftsmanship in contemporary architecture.
by Bansari Paghdar Feb 10, 2026
Described as the studio’s ‘first 100 per cent indigenous home’, the Salt Pan House articulates a deeply contextual narrative rooted in a familiar Indian domestic sensibility.
by Aarthi Mohan Feb 04, 2026
Using Mangalore tiles, hand-finished cement and local stone, Taliesyn’s House by the Grove responds directly to its terrain, climate and patterns of occupation.
by Aarthi Mohan Feb 02, 2026
Designed by Soler Orozco Arquitectos with DIRECCIÓN, the house responds directly to terrain, climate and light rather than to scenic imagery.
by Jincy Iype Jan 21, 2026
With STIR as programme partner, SPASM Design’s ‘wordless’ retrospective mapped intuition-led practice, material craft and 30 projects realised over 30 years.
by Bansari Paghdar Jan 20, 2026
Located in a mountainous landscape of Karjat, Maharashtra, the giant cocoon-like home features a 100-feet-long suspension bridge, covered in thatch and mud.
by Aarthi Mohan Jan 17, 2026
A longitudinal residence in Córdoba follows the land’s gentle rise through monolithic mass, calibrated openings and native planting embedded within the Serrano terrain.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jan 15, 2026
Photographic chronicles by Mexico City-based Lake Verea—‘Frenemies’ and ‘Lovers’—aim to showcase the stories that make up modernist architecture and the designers behind it.
by Aarthi Mohan Jan 10, 2026
The 770-bed student residence in Wembley is structured around everyday routines, adaptable spaces, and a balance between shared activity and personal retreat.
by Bansari Paghdar Dec 25, 2025
A meditation on spatial clarity, the mixed-use development prioritises exposed material finishes, minimal design and adaptable spaces.
by Bansari Paghdar Dec 23, 2025
Spanning China, India, Singapore and Bangladesh, the winners of the inaugural regional outtake address urbanisation, sustainability and equity through contextual architecture.
by Bansari Paghdar Dec 20, 2025
A meditation on material honesty and memory, Of Trees and Gods and Mud draws reverence from the local spiritual landscape, shaped by kaavus (sacred groves) .
by Bansari Paghdar Dec 17, 2025
Reimaging brutalist architecture, the house features tapered grey and earth-toned walls that embody the symbiosis between natural and built environments.
by Aarthi Mohan Dec 01, 2025
For Casa La Vicentina, the Ecuador-based practice turns raw eucalyptus and handmade bricks into a replicable model for resilient, low-impact construction in equatorial cities.
by Aarthi Mohan Oct 29, 2025
In this Ahmedabad home, brutalist geometries are textured and softened, allowing structure and landscape to merge into a single, lived environment.
by Aarthi Mohan Oct 22, 2025
A concrete column doubles as both a pragmatic and symbolic intervention in becoming the literal and emotional centre in these twin residences in Bavaria, Germany.
by Bansari Paghdar Sep 23, 2025
The hauntingly beautiful Bunker B-S 10 features austere utilitarian interventions that complement its militarily redundant concrete shell.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Sep 22, 2025
Designed by Serbia and Switzerland-based studio TEN, the residential project prioritises openness of process to allow the building to transform with its residents.
by Anushka Sharma Sep 17, 2025
The Prague-based studio reimagines an old guardhouse with vaulted ceilings and painted beams into a modern, livable space with a medieval soul.
by Bansari Paghdar Sep 11, 2025
With London at the heart of architectural enquiry again, the shortlist aims to tackle Britain's most pressing urban issues, but has a concerning geographic and functional concentration.
by Jincy Iype Aug 27, 2025
Neither concealed nor diminished, an incongruous structure is deconstructed into four ‘quartets’ by TEAM_BLDG, shaping China’s first contemporary rural art museum for weaving.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Aug 22, 2025
Speaking with STIR, the Thailand-based studio's founders elaborate on their understanding of working with Asian contexts and their fascination with openness and ephemerality.
by Anushka Sharma Jul 26, 2025
The New Delhi-based studio crafts a sculptural residence in which raw materials, geometric precision and a slanted column transform the home into a living gallery.
by Anushka Sharma Jul 21, 2025
Nina+Co and ROAR partner on the regenerative retrofitting of a South Tottenham house, prioritising performance over footprint.
by Aarthi Mohan Jul 08, 2025
Rooted in Slovak culture, the Banánka House is an architectural narrative of family, culture and the seamless embrace of nature.
by Bansari Paghdar Jul 05, 2025
The dome house in the High Desert region of California brings forth a futuristic dreamscape set against the 1880s-themed town Pioneertown.
by Bansari Paghdar Jul 01, 2025
The Newburgh Light House in Melbourne’s Auburn village embodies a clean expression of modularity to compose an alternative to the area’s existing housing stock.
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 Bansari Paghdar Jun 24, 2025
Adorned in teal and grey insertions, Casa Sofia draws from the historic morphology of its 1940s-built shell to accommodate rental spaces and a new floor extension.
by Anushka Sharma Jun 18, 2025
The Mumbai-based architecture and design practice redesigns a home in Lonavala, introducing a contrasting steel expansion that dialogues with the house’s original essence.
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 Mrinmayee Bhoot Jun 10, 2025
The Alloa Hills weekend home, designed by the Ahmedabad-based studio, adopts a pavilion-like form to create a seamless connection between the house’s terracotta interiors and nature.
by Anushka Sharma Jun 04, 2025
Emblematic of a return to what is essential, this silent, seemingly breathing house by the Chennai-based studio blends traditional wisdom with contemporary simplicity.
by Dhwani Shanghvi May 31, 2025
Architects Office and Triptyque Architecture’s housing tower in Brazil integrates a sculptural form and biophilic design, reshaping Ecoville’s skyline with elevated wellness amenities.
by Bansari Paghdar May 21, 2025
Designed by SAL, the revived ancestral home is characterised by a metal structural system and wooden shutters, featuring communal spaces wrapped in a permeable envelope.
by Dhwani Shanghvi May 17, 2025
The dense, mixed-use, co-living scheme blends housing and workspaces through developer-led planning and a disciplined material language.
by 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.
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