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by Bansari Paghdar Sep 16, 2025
Amidst a lingering industrial past, this workspace — featuring pink lime plaster walls and playful gargoyles — is a living tribute to IKSOI's co-founder, late architect Dhawal Mistry.
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 Anushka Sharma Jul 30, 2025
RA Design Studio conceives a community hub in Ahmedabad as 'a space where boundaries dissolve: between home and landscape, architecture and experience'.
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 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 STIRworld Apr 24, 2025
An exhibition of 30 drawings by architect Sergei Tchoban, cutting across scales and typologies at the Paul Rudolph Institute in Manhattan, reveals layers of meanings.
by Simran Gandhi Apr 02, 2025
The hotel architecture features an intimate courtyard in the heart of Jingdezhen, preserving the relics of a historic warehouse and a network of age-old camphor trees.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Mar 29, 2025
A renovation exercise of a textile production facility in Surat, Gujarat, incorporates natural light by carving out courtyards and skylights within a tight building footprint.
by Almas Sadique Mar 19, 2025
The Mudhouse, located in Uttara in Bangladesh, comprises three lounging structures, a kitchen and a washroom made of bamboo, mud and wood.
by Bansari Paghdar Mar 07, 2025
Designed by the renowned Danish practice, the calming design of the aerial transport hub embodies Bhutanese cultural heritage through mindful spaces and timber motifs.
by Asian Paints Mar 01, 2025
Introducing AP's Colour of the Year Cardinal, Wallpaper of the Year Spring Tune and the four Material Intelligence forecast trends Bad Taste?, Feel More, India Everywhere and Salt.
by Almas Sadique Feb 28, 2025
Khairnar's Rural Library, designed under the helm of Round Table India, fosters a love for learning and inculcates the importance of education within the residents of Kochargaon in Nashik.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Feb 25, 2025
Shanmugam Associates uses light, materials and spatial play to create a contemporary spiritual learning centre in Pondicherry, India.
by Aarthi Mohan Feb 05, 2025
A courtyard-centred retreat by Kiasma Studio fuses Japanese traditions with Indian sensibilities for a tranquil living experience in Hyderabad.
by Dhwani Shanghvi Jan 27, 2025
The residence in Surat, Gujarat, facilitates a retreat from urban environments with an open courtyard, airy volumes, visual connection to greens and contextually rooted elements.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jan 20, 2025
The Tamil Nadu-based studio engages with local materials and vernacular techniques in their design for Into the Wild as a way of reducing impact on the natural context.
by Almas Sadique Jan 18, 2025
The multi-use building by Yemail Arquitectura integrates cultural and commercial zones around residential units and emulates the artistic evolution of the locality it is placed in.
by Aarthi Mohan Dec 28, 2024
STIRred 2024: STIR explores the power of collaboration wherein architects and communities come together to craft designs to resonate across time and cultures.
by Simran Gandhi Dec 27, 2024
A visionary off-grid campus in Rwanda that integrates agriculture, conservation and sustainable design for a thriving future.
by Nikitha Sunil Dec 23, 2024
Rooted in Lonavala’s historical and natural legacy, Malik Architecture’s Radisson Resort embraces vernacular materials and spatial ingenuity to create a serene retreat.
by Akash Singh Dec 21, 2024
The low-impact Sinfonia Verde is an off-grid home that prioritises permeability to allow a harmonious co-existence with the surrounding jungle ecology.
by Bansari Paghdar Dec 12, 2024
The Swiss practice Berrel Kräutler Architekten renovates and expands a former chancery building to accommodate 30 workspaces around a central courtyard.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Dec 03, 2024
The Indian architecture studio, blurck, speaks with STIR about their project in Jammu that aims to encourage discussions on the maintenance of built heritage in the city.
by Bansari Paghdar Nov 30, 2024
Architect Cheng Zhi designs a five-bedroom stone and concrete residence in a Beijing village, inspired by the Renaissance painting The Fountain of Youth, with expansive outdoor spaces.
by Almas Sadique Nov 28, 2024
The residence in Oaxaca, Mexico, conceived by MATERIA + Gustavo Carmona, overlooks the ocean and mountains, with each room perennially connected to the outside.
by Anushka Sharma Nov 26, 2024
The Chinese architecture practice undertakes a transformative renovation that blends modern design with the serenity of the coastal forest and its rolling landscape.
by Jincy Iype Nov 21, 2024
The Productive Development Center in rural Ecuador by architects José Fernando Gómez and Juan Carlos Bamba was built by and for the community, using local materials and labour.
by Anushka Sharma Nov 18, 2024
The multidisciplinary architecture practice based in Gujarat, India, renovates a dilapidated home to create an unassuming workspace away from the commotion of urban life.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Nov 04, 2024
The Mexico-based studio prioritises environmental respect and cultural heritage through sustainable design with this lakeside residence in Nayarit.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Oct 24, 2024
A collaboration between Freecell Architecture and Gia Wolff brings a luxurious recording studio and estate to Jamaica’s tropical setting.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Oct 18, 2024
The University Children’s Hospital Zurich, designed by the Swiss architects over the course of ten years demonstrates the practice’s keen focus on healthcare design.
by Anushka Sharma Oct 12, 2024
The Shanghai-based practice preserves the historic building in Quzhou with minimal interventions, strengthening the structure without compromising its authenticity.
by Simran Gandhi Sep 21, 2024
China-based WAY Studio renovates Beijing Hutong Courtyard 35 into a micro-mixed-use complex with a suspended cloudscape bridge that casts a reflection of the space beneath.
by Bansari Paghdar Sep 16, 2024
House by the Lake is a luxurious lakeside residence in Maharashtra, India, primarily made of stone and glass, featuring reclaimed wood elements and minimal furniture.
by Pallavi Mehra Sep 07, 2024
The stately redesign of the Posada Terra Santa, smeared in the natural landscape and colours of Mallorca, ties the 1576-built structure to a robust contemporary presence.
by Simran Gandhi Aug 31, 2024
A rustic modular residence in Hyderabad, India, by Kiron Cheerla Architecture Design blends earthy wooden interiors and exposed brickwork under a sloping lantern-like roof.
by Dhwani Shanghvi Aug 22, 2024
Designed by architects Sonali and Manit Rastogi, STIR explores the campus and discovers a perfect synthesis of Place and People offering a visual definition of happiness.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Aug 13, 2024
A humble fusion of tropical landscape design and an earthy material palette comprising laterite walls and terracotta screens deliver a stoic dwelling in Kerala by LIJO.RENY.architects.
by Alisha Lad Aug 10, 2024
For The Villager's Home, UAD weaves together nature, traditional culture, local built typologies and ancient Chinese architectural wisdom for a nuanced public space.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Aug 05, 2024
The community centre designed by Dellekamp Arquitectos in one of Mexico City’s poorest neighbourhoods hopes to carve out a space for community engagement and education.
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