Ellie Stathaki
Ellie Stathaki is the Architecture Editor at Wallpaper*. She trained as an architect at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece and studied architectural history at the Bartlett in London. Now an established journalist, she has been a member of the Wallpaper* team since 2006, visiting buildings across the globe and interviewing leading architects such as Tadao Ando and Rem Koolhaas. Ellie has also taken part in judging panels, moderated events, curated shows and contributed in books, such as The Contemporary House (Thames & Hudson, 2018) and Glenn Sestig Architecture Diary (2020).
Latest articles by Ellie Stathaki
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Last chance to see: LFA 2023 celebrates togetherness and common ground
The London Festival of Architecture (LFA) 2023 is unfolding across the month of June, putting the spotlight on its theme, 'In common'
By Ellie Stathaki • Published
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One High Line’s twisting towers by BIG dance in New York
One High Line by Bjarke Ingels’ BIG is completed in New York, including a home interior by designer Dan Fink
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Self-build home guide: a how-to inspired by the award-winning Secret Garden Flat
Architect Nic Howett tells how to create the perfect self-build home using the case study of his award-winning Secret Garden Flat in London
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National Portrait Gallery reopens its refreshed home
London’s National Portrait Gallery reopens with a design by leading architect Jamie Fobert and conservation specialist Purcell
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In memoriam: architect Sir Michael Hopkins (1935 – 2023)
Sir Michael Hopkins died in London on 17 June 2023; here, we celebrate his long, pioneering career in architecture
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Pink house extension in North London celebrates nature, colour and material
A pink house extension, crafted by architecture studio Unknown Works, defines Pigment House, a new, minimalist North London home
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Architecture books to inspire shelf love
Here at Wallpaper*, we’ve got architecture books piling up; among them, these are the photographic tomes, architects’ monographs and limited editions that we couldn’t resist
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Woven house invites its residents to be immersed in nature
Woven by Giles Miller Studio is a new home in the Kent coast, designed to bring together humans and nature
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Oza Sabbeth’s ‘radical reimagination’ of a Hamptons house
A ‘radical reimagination’ by Oza Sabbeth Architects has given a dramatic new look and layout to an existing timber structure in the Hamptons
By Ellie Stathaki • Published
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House 5 by LADG explores Los Angeles’ suburban typologies
House 5 by architecture studio The Los Angeles Design Group (LADG) offers a contemporary alternative to the city's suburban homes
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Nico Sayulita offers an immersive architectural experience of the Mexican Pacific Coast
Nico Sayulita, designed by architecture studio Palma and developer Hybrid, is a new, design-led hospitality experience on the Mexican Pacific Coast
By Ellie Stathaki • Published
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Tane Garden House at Vitra Campus brings together nature and memory
Tane Garden House by Atelier Tsuyoshi Tane Architecture launches at the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany
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Apartment interior design: outstanding spaces around the globe
Apartment interiors can be tricky to balance. Create a sense of space and get inspired by our global edit of architect-designed ideas. From minimalist mezzanines and lofts that bridge old and new, to sleek urban penthouses and dramatic transformations
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Buffalo AKG Art Museum opens, inviting us into its OMA-designed home
Buffalo AKG Art Museum opens its new, OMA-designed home in the USA
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Yasmeen Lari celebrated with RIBA Royal Gold Medal 2023
Pakistan’s Yasmeen Lari has been presented with the RIBA Royal Gold Medal 2023 this week, marking her celebrations as this year’s architecture honour recipient
By Ellie Stathaki • Published
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Modern Japanese houses inspiring minimalism and avant-garde living
We tour the best Japanese architecture and modern Japanese houses designed by international and local architects that open up possibilities for all types of lifestyle, from minimalist to communal in Japanese architecture.
By Ellie Stathaki • Published
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Sustainable architecture: innovative and inspiring building design
This is sustainable architecture at its best: from amazing abodes to centres of care and hard-working offices, these buildings not only look good but also do good
By Ellie Stathaki • Published
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Valouran launches in the global property scene in search of timeless elegance
Alex Michelin and Matthew Robertson launch Valouran, a pioneering global property expert, set to lead by design
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Bonsai House was conceived as a gallery for a collection of miniature trees
Bonsai House by Matthew Royce Architecture is a residential extension in Venice, California, conceived as a viewing gallery for the owners' collection of miniature trees
By Ellie Stathaki • Published
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Modernist architecture: inspiration from across the globe
Modernist architecture has had a tremendous influence on today’s built environment, making these midcentury marvels some of the most closely studied 20th-century buildings; check back soon for new additions to our list
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A home for babassu harvesters in Brazil is centred on community
A rural hub in Brazil connects the babassu harvesters, a female community of workers in Maranhão
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Idyllic Wine Country barn creates family retreat that communes with the outdoors
A Wine Country barn in California becomes an idyllic, sensitive retreat for a San Francisco family, courtesy of Malcolm Davis Architecture
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Discover Glasgow: a Scottish city full of vibrancy and culture
Glasgow is an exciting contemporary playground for art, architecture and collaborative culture
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Dalarö House by Olson Kundig is a rock star
Dalarö House, US practice Olson Kundig’s first build in Sweden, takes centre stage in the Stockholm archipelago
By Ellie Stathaki • Published