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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 Aarthi Mohan Feb 06, 2025
Architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, co-founders of SANAA, have been honoured with the coveted award citing their "quiet" and "consistent" architecture.
by Anmol Ahuja, Anushka Sharma Jan 17, 2025
At the inaugural edition of ADFF:STIR Mumbai, an array of international films, architectural pavilions and compelling conversations took over the NCPA from January 10-12, 2025, in Mumbai, India.
by Jincy Iype Dec 31, 2024
STIRred 2024: Reminiscing the influence of and learnings from design and architectural projects that we attended and featured, from leading design weeks to urban renewal plans.
by STIRworld Dec 20, 2024
The festival will unfold from January 10-12, 2025 at the NCPA, Mumbai, with over 20 films and an engaging public programme that celebrates the intersections of design and cinema.
by Bansari Paghdar Nov 27, 2024
The 'radical' 85-unit, timber-framed modular social housing in Barcelona designed by Peris + Toral Arquitectes caters to the ever-changing dynamics of human relationships.
by Bansari Paghdar Nov 05, 2024
The line-wide consortium of Grimshaw, Maynard, Equation and AtkinsRéalis designs a unified subterranean environment with bespoke elements such as signage and furniture.
by Anushka Sharma Jun 12, 2024
The 22 winners, all striving for innovation and better built environment, include projects from diverse typologies responding to a range of socio-cultural and environmental challenges.
by Anmol Ahuja May 17, 2024
A series of commissions at a new exhibition at 66 Portland Place, London, attempt to probe and address the elite architecture institute’s racially and imperially charged history.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky May 09, 2024
Vladimir Belogolovsky speaks with Nondita Correa Mehrotra about her father, Charles Correa, who designed for the Indian climate and was trying to bring equity to society.
by Devanshi Shah Jan 18, 2024
Ghanaian-Scottish architect, educator, author and curator, Lesley Lokko, is awarded the RIBA Gold Medal for “championing diverse approaches to architectural practice and education.”
by Anmol Ahuja Jan 02, 2024
A strong but constrained concrete silhouette outlines a family home in the Scottish Highlands with a view to remote living and allusions to the Scots’ architectural history.
by Anmol Ahuja Dec 08, 2023
STIR engages in a pensive conversation with APPARATA on the history, ethos, and state of British housing, pivoted around their model of sociable creative living in A House for Artists.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Oct 23, 2023
The project carved open the neoclassical block, improving circulation and accessibility while maintaining its historical character.
by Anmol Ahuja Oct 21, 2023
Winner of the RIBA Stirling Prize 2023, the John Morden Centre designed by Mæ Architects in southeast London was cited as an exemplar in “raising the bar of quality in social healthcare."
by Anmol Ahuja Oct 19, 2023
Part of the RIBA Stirling Prize 2023 shortlist, the unique inward-looking housing block by Sergison Bates architects turns a set of constraints into an opportunity for social renewal.
by STIRworld Jul 25, 2023
Launched by The Worshipful Company of Chartered Architects, the Temple Bar Trust, and the WAF, winners were announced across 7 categories, apart from 3 special prizes.
by Almas Sadique Apr 28, 2023
RIBA cited Pakistan-based Yasmeen Lari’s social, cultural, economic and aesthetic model of architecture as hugely relevant for all practitioners in the field today.
by Jincy Iype Dec 27, 2022
Best of 2022: From Oscar-nominated production designers to trend forecasters, STIR recalls compelling conversations centred on the disciplines of architecture and design.
by Zohra Khan Sep 07, 2022
Empowering the space with a sustainably-oriented approach, the London-based studio designs a lightweight and adaptable community complex in London’s South Park.
by Anmol Ahuja Aug 26, 2022
In a sensitively strewn conversation, Adam Nathaniel Furman speaks with Dr. Adam Kaasa on their new book, an essential history, and notions of refuge in a queer ecosystem.
by Zohra Khan Aug 15, 2022
The exhibition looks at three historic British projects with women custodians whose architectural layouts challenge the conventions of a domestic plan.
by STIRworld Aug 03, 2022
London-based architect Muyiwa Oki emerged victorious in the RIBA's 2023-25 presidential election, becoming the youngest elected and first black president of the British institution.
by STIRworld Jul 23, 2022
Contesting for the honour of becoming UK’s best new building, the RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist presents ‘outstanding and welcoming architecture that lifts the spirit of all who engage with it’.
by Devanshi Shah May 18, 2022
Speaking with STIR, Hanif Kara elaborates on what receiving the Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire award mean while expanding on the ethos of AKT II.
by Afra Safa Mar 19, 2022
Tehran-based studio, Hooba Design, celebrates 15 years of remarkable practice with the reception of RIBA Emerging Architect 2021 Prize.
by STIRworld Mar 07, 2022
As global tensions mount against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, major architecture firms across the world have ceased operations within the country in a show of solidarity.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky Jan 31, 2022
Vladimir Belogolovsky talks to Peter Cook at Louisiana Museum of Modern Art where his dream-like drawings explore architecture as theatre, mystery, and magic moments.
by Zohra Khan Jan 28, 2022
Lauded for its exemplar 'architecture of humanity and protection', the Friendship Hospital by Kashef Mahboob Chowdhury has been adjudged as the new building of the year by RIBA.
by STIRworld Dec 10, 2021
Recognised for his 70-year long career, the committee cited Doshi’s work as both an architect and educator, as one that defined the direction of architecture in India.
by STIRworld Dec 08, 2021
With application from over 102 architectural schools, the winning student projects look at the ideas of decolonisation, ecological futures and big data.
by Devanshi Shah Nov 09, 2021
A parallel look at two RIBA's annual Stephen Lawrence Prize shortlisted projects by London-based Craftworks and Denizen Works.
by Anmol Ahuja Oct 23, 2021
Recipient of the RIBA London Award 2021, 95 Peckham Road in London is a sprawling mansion block that seeks to reinterpret the tenement style of housing.
by Zohra Khan Oct 13, 2021
STIR pays tribute to Owen Luder CBE (1928-2021), one of the key figures in the post war modernist movement, known for his flamboyant yet long elusive, British brutalist buildings.
by Jincy Iype Oct 09, 2021
Stonecrop by Featherstone Young is an adaptable and energy efficient residence informed by two distinct wings that kiss the ground, growing from the edge of a rural English village.
by Jerry Elengical Jul 19, 2021
Zdziarska, a student of Politecnico di Milano, is the latest recipient of the grant from RIBA and the Norman Foster Foundation for her research on women’s safety in urban cities.
by Jerry Elengical Jul 03, 2021
Bringing together global changemakers, the digital dialogues by the Royal Institute of British Architects aim to expand the contemporary debate around architecture and sustainability.
by Jerry Elengical May 26, 2021
The Royal Institute of British Architects has announced a digital collaboration with Google Arts & Culture, showcasing 15 stories free to view from the RIBA collection.
by Jerry Elengical May 14, 2021
Edinburgh-based 7N Architects wins Re-Imagining Railway Stations, a competition that sought proposals to improve facilities at small and medium sized train stations in the UK.
by Anmol Ahuja Nov 18, 2020
Adjaye Associates revealed conceptual designs for the Edo Museum of West African Art to house West African arts and artefacts in Benin City, Nigeria.
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