
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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The grandeur of Karijini National Park inspired the look and feel of this Australian homeKarijini House, designed by Gritt Studio, blends drama and tranquillity in a Perth suburb
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A new home for spectacle maker Cubitts is a warm, hybrid and truly 21st-century workspaceThe British eyewear brand’s new HQ in King’s Cross, London, is a 21st-century blend of office, factory and event space, with strong roots in its neighbourhood and a future-facing attitude
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One Triton Square’s refreshed, ‘humanised’ interiors are centred on curated materialityOne Triton Square by Piercy&Company represents the 21st-century transformation of a 1990s office tower in London to meet contemporary workplace needs and aesthetics
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A patio house in the jungle of Costa Rica is an architectural experiment with a twistTeocali, a new Costa Rican home by Mexican architect Manuel Cervantes, explores the patio house typology, effortlessly blending inside and out
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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See, touch and play your way around Concéntrico 2026, where architecture engages all the sensesThe architecture festival opens, with 22 installations across the Spanish city of Logroño, inviting residents and visitors to immerse themselves in the urban experience
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Bas Smets’ Water Garden maps a route towards climate resilience at the Vitra CampusUnveiled at the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein, the garden offers not only a blissful new landscape for humans, flora and wildlife, but also a way for the famed architecture and design site to become climate resilient
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A day at the Coworth Park spa offers modern wellness within a blissful, flowering meadowSurrounded by polo fields, woodland walks and flowering meadows, Coworth Park's spa has unveiled a refined new chapter, blending restorative treatments, thoughtful design and sweeping views of the Berkshire countryside
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Tour John Lautner's Sheats-Goldstein Residence, an LA legendA John Lautner-designed midcentury gem in the Beverly Crest neighbourhood of Los Angeles makes an appropriately angular backdrop to the July 2026 issue's fashion story; here we explore its architecture, refreshed by Conner + Perry
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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A guide to Concéntrico 2026, the world’s biggest small architecture festivalConcéntrico, the annual, city-wide architecture festival in Logroño, Spain, transforms the urban experience through immersive temporary interventions; here is our guide to this year’s event
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Be immersed in an abstract forest in Copenhagen, and revel in the richness of trees‘Wood for the Trees’ by AHEC, design studio Mitre & Mondays, and furniture maker Benchmark celebrates timber and the ecosystems that provide it – step inside at 3 Days of Design
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Off to the Danish Riviera! The Cori Hornbæk hotel revives a forgotten architectural gemCori Hornbæk, a new coastal hotel in Zealand, restores a functionalist Danish Riviera gem to its former glory
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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A rural house in the Australian hinterland ‘pushes its occupants outside’Designed by Tristan Burfield, this house on the Mornington Peninsula is a new-build in touch with its idyllic setting
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One London is the City’s new super-tall building – here are all the design questions answeredOne London, the upcoming tower formerly known as 1 Undershaft, is set to become the UK capital's joint tallest building, reaching as high as the Shard; we spoke to its architect, Eric Parry
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It’s a Greek island-hopping kind of summer – try six lesser-known destinationsDig deeper and stay longer at our selection of slightly lower-profile Greek islands for a fresher experience of Aegean life
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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The Gordie Howe International Bridge is almost open – here’s the lowdown on its designThe design team behind the Gordie Howe International Bridge, the new border connection between Detroit in the US and Windsor in Canada, tell us of their hope and ambition for the region’s elegant new piece of infrastructure
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Like an embrace, Cut Out House in the Canadian wilderness invites the visitor inTour a new home in the captivating natural setting of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, the latest residential offering by New York studio Young Projects
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Out of office: What the Wallpaper* editors are looking forward to in JuneOur editors highlight what’s new, noteworthy and not-to-be-missed in design, culture and beyond this month
By Hannah Silver Published
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The Serpentine Pavilion 2026 is a flowing, fun, deconstructed folly – ‘just bricks with a twist’An ode to the British garden, a brick material experimentation, and the first UK project by Mexican studio Lanza Atelier, the landmark 25th Serpentine Pavilion is ready to open its doors
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Tour Global Protection Corp.’s new home – a colourful feat in safe-sex product makingThe gender-inclusive safe-sex products manufacturer has a brand new headquarters in Lynn, Massachusetts, designed by Studio J Jih
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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London Festival of Architecture 2026: everything you need to knowThe UK’s biggest architecture festival launches today (1 June) across the capital with a 400-entry-strong programme of activities; here is our guide for everything you need to know, where to look, what to book, and where to go
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Be charmed by Folegandros’ unspoilt beautyIf you are looking for an immersive and restorative experience where three days feel like a month, you can’t go wrong with this lesser-known paradise
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A joyful Milanese apartment comes alive through colour and shapeIn a refresh by Paolo Frello & Partners, clever use of colour brings the post-war building’s interior into the 21st century
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Tour this urban refuge of a home in the heart of a Mexican cityCasa Refugio by Taller Segovia Molina is a calm, cocooning urban retreat
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A serene riverside home in the British countryside unites minimalism and natureTour this riverside home in Shropshire – Skylark by House of EM is a project built around its natural setting
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