Wutopia Lab's Heart Fields in China stages a monochrome pairing denying rural clichés
Oct 10, 2026by Mirra Lynn Oct 10, 2026
The Shanghai-based architecture practice’s intervention in Suzhou transforms three abandoned houses into a bookstore, café, library and homestay.
Tallinn Architecture Biennale 2026 weighs architecture’s cost against its aspirations
Oct 09, 2026by Pranjal Maheshwari Oct 09, 2026
The eighth edition of the international architecture and urban design showcase, themed How Much?, explores diverse implications of social, ecological and economic ‘cheapness’.
Camilo Huinca’s unconventional chairs are seats full of stories
Oct 03, 2026by Chahna Tank Oct 03, 2026
Wooden chairs by the Chilean designer reveals handmade forms and painted details that weave memories, literary references and personal stories.
QPAC’s new Glasshouse Theatre reflects the ripples of Queensland’s cultural aspirations
Sep 30, 2026by Pranjal Maheshwari Sep 30, 2026
The new cultural centre by Blight Rayner Architecture and Snøhetta envelopes world-class facilities in a sinuous glass facade, alluding to the theatrical rhythms of the performing arts.
STIRpad: a launch pad for your new
by Amit Gupta Jul 01, 2021
Explore STIRpad, our brand NEW digital launch pad to help creators, studios, galleries and manufacturers share and demonstrate their NEW collections, exhibitions, special projects, new designs, collaborations, milestones and much more...
Ankur Hooda’s The Calf Doll evokes rural existential dread through cinema
Sep 17, 2026by Zohra Khan Sep 17, 2026
Haunting dreams and landscapes of grief and loss and a slowly eroding rural life mark this no-script-led Haryanvi film in which the literary and the cinematic coalesce.
Reflections on artificial intelligence and the moral burdens of What We Owe the Dead
Sep 09, 2026by Mrinmayee Bhoot Sep 09, 2026
Stefano Gualeni’s book, What We Owe the Dead, is a speculative fiction set in a world where cyborgs are part of larger society, inviting questions on the nature of culture today.
How a feminist future remains unfulfilled
Sep 03, 2026by Vandana Kalra Sep 03, 2026
Eight South Asian women artists across generations examine power, memory and labour in an exhibition at the Vadhera Art Gallery in New Delhi.
When sound becomes design
by Pranjal Maheshwari, Zohra Khan Sep 04, 2026
Two exhibitions explore the auditory dimensions of our artificially curated environments and, in turn, their influence on manipulating our perception.
Mathilde Wittock’s designs present an ecological argument for play
Sep 24, 2026by Pia Bhatia Sep 24, 2026
The Belgian biodesigner and material researcher speaks to STIR about using materials like discarded tennis balls and plant roots to craft ‘deeply remembered objects’.
Seamus Murphy on photography, war and the everyday
Sep 16, 2026by Vandana Kalra Sep 16, 2026
In a conversation with STIR, the Irish photographer reflects on three decades of his practice and how time can transform our understanding of an image.
PK_iNCEPTiON on championing freedom of learning through architecture in rural India
Sep 10, 2026by Pranjal Maheshwari Sep 10, 2026
The Nashik-based studio’s founder, Pooja Khairnar, discusses the trials and aspirations of designing learning spaces in Indian villages and uncovering their ‘generic essence’.
Kulpreet Singh on how art, activism and farming intertwine in his practice
Aug 28, 2026by Srishti Ojha Aug 28, 2026
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