Ellie Stathaki
Ellie Stathaki is the Architecture & Environment Director 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), Glenn Sestig Architecture Diary (2020) and House London (2022).
Latest articles by Ellie Stathaki
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A London workspace built around the warmth of the ‘hearth’ – not just for the reasons you’d thinkElsley House by SODA is a London workspace that nods to modern needs and desires, while echoing its historic location's identity
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A West London extension thinks big, bringing light and flow to a neglected period lean-toEaling Return by Brown Urbanism and Kitchen Bee elevates a humble terraced house in West London through contemporary design
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A family's Puerto Escondido home on a sandy beach nods to monasteries and haciendasCasa Copycha by Anonimous in Mexico's Puerto Escondido sandy coast is a holiday home that draws on local, traditional typologies and brings them to the 21st century
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Nature takes over at this modernist-inspired, leafy São Paulo houseIsay Weinfeld and landscape architect Rodrigo Oliveira collaborate in this São Paulo house, where modernist-inspired, contemporary architecture goes hand in hand with tropical planting
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Fondation Beyeler soft-launches its campus expansion in BaselThe institution’s refreshed art campus in Switzerland includes new works by Peter Zumthor and more
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Explore Geoffrey Bawa like never before, at a new Vitra Design Museum show‘Geoffrey Bawa: Architecture for the Senses' at Vitra Design Museum invites visitors on a deep dive into the Sri Lankan architect's life and vision
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Work in Process: Objects of Common Interest share ‘the magic of surprise’ at their Piraeus workshopThis Wallpaper* video series discovers the processes by which creative visionaries bring their work to life. Here, we dive deep into Objects of Common Interest’s experimentation and creative alchemy at the designers’ Greek fabrication studio
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The Park Hyatt Residences' launch marks a special moment on the London riversideSales have launched for the Park Hyatt Residences on the London riverside, opening the doors to two show apartments with interiors by South African designer Christian Bense
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Inside Null, a small house conceived as an experiment for climate-resilient architectureA project by architect Hafsa Burt, this raised, small house in Jackson, CA, proposes a model for climate resilience where architecture for vulnerable communities is needed – and beyond
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In Sotogrande, leafy vistas and geometric drama come together in a new villaVilla ENSO by ARK Architects is the latest residence in La Reserva de Sotogrande in southern Spain; we explored its expansive, monolithic-feeling architecture
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On San Francisco's slopes, Precita House brings a hint of the desert to urban livingPrecita House, a new San Francisco home by Ryan Leidner, combines cocooning and a desert building sensibility; we take the tour
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RIBA International Prize 2026 shortlist – which will be the world’s best building?The shortlist for the RIBA International Prize 2026 has been announced, revealing four projects that will compete for top spot, as this awards cycle celebrates the entire initiative's tenth anniversary
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Tour a Chilean holiday home designed to weave daily life into its lakeside siteLoyCo House is a new Chilean holiday home on the shores of Vichuquén Lake; its creators, architects Ricardo Atanacio and Carolina Contreras, respond to the region's distinct identity to craft a home that feels entirely of its place
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Step inside this smart Mykonos house, designed for solitude or celebrationAnamesa by K-Studio is a Mykonos house that draws on its Greek island setting's architectural vernacular and rocky landscape – while offering a haven of peace for its inhabitants
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A contemporary passive house elevates sustainable courtyard living in HertfordshireExplore Three Rivers Passive House by Gbolade Design Studio, a sustainable, CLT-framed home in a suburban Hertfordshire valley
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2026 London Open House highlights – from the architecture festival that opens doors of all kindsLondon Open House is about to kick off – we explore what to see, as well as the unexpected impact of this city-wide architecture celebration. Here’s how the festival works for you year-round
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BWGTBLD is more than an office – there, creativity is 'meant to be shared'The BWGTBLD office, the headquarters of Philipp Ramhofer's production company in Berlin, becomes an art gallery and a celebration of creative endeavour when the business invites the public in
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An Italian retreat balances contrast and colour to blissfully harmonious resultsAn eye-catching grid pattern and an earthy colour palette provide the creative framework for this countryside retreat in Emilia-Romagna
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The Pan-African Biennale 2026 guide – explore the first architecture festival of its kindWe guide you through the Pan-African Biennale 2026, the first-ever architecture festival of its kind, curated by architect Omar Degan to ‘belong to all of Africa’
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Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2026 is here. These are the emerging studios to watchWallpaper’s latest annual Architects’ Directory is unveiled, celebrating 30 exciting young studios to know, from 27 countries
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Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie turns ten. Join the celebrationsThe Elbphilharmonie by Herzog & de Meuron is about to mark its tenth anniversary and reveals a festive programme, including a celebratory concert, which you can watch live, below, on 1 September 2026 at 8pm (CEST)
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Learning from the OBEL Award winner 2026. Here's to innovation where you least expect itThe Balearic Social Housing Model is crowned the OBEL Award winner 2026 for its pioneering approach, born from within a public administration
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Mattaforma’s creative retreat in a Utah forest offers knotty, cedar-board workspace with a viewUS practice Mattaforma and its founder, Lindsey Wikstrom, join the 2026 Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory
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Managing an architecture icon: what's next for OMA?We discuss OMA's evolution and future with newly joint managing partners Marianne Anthonissen and David Gianotten – here's what they told us about where the leading architecture studio is heading and how to tackle change
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