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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Vabel Lawrence’s raw luxury is a nod to loft-style living
The Vabel Lawrence residences bring industrial, loft-inspired aesthetics to a north London neighbourhood
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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The colourful Common Rooms in north London is centred on community and wellbeing
The Common Rooms by Artefact is a new, purpose-designed, flexible and colourful space for the local communities in London's Stamford Hill
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Threefold House folds origami-style in its angular London plot
Threefold House by Knox Bhavan is a London family home sitting comfortably in its triangular shaped plot
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Surajkund Craft’s Northeast Pavilion in India is an exemplar in bamboo building
The Northeast Pavilion at the Surajkund Craft Fair 2023, designed by atArchitecture, wins Best Use of Bamboo in the Wallpaper* Design Awards 2024
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Sun Tower, rising on Yantai’s waterfront, wins Best Building Site in the Wallpaper* Design Awards 2024
We take a tour of the building site at Sun Tower, Open Architecture's new nature-inspired cultural attraction for the seaside town of Yantai in China
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Office of: Office brings together fun, seriousness and curiosity in architecture
Los Angeles architecture studio Office of: Office tackles serious issues through playfulness and curiosity
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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House in the Trees offers a bird's eye view of the Chilean forest
House in the Trees by Max Núñez and Stefano Rolla is an angular Chilean cabin in woods, touching the ground lightly
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Kresge College by Studio Gang features flowing curves and a connection with nature
Studio Gang has unveiled the flowing curves of its Kresge College expansion plans at the University of California in Santa Cruz
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Figure takes a humble and collaborative stance in the global architecture scene
San Francisco studio Figure champions the concept of collaboration and humbleness in the architecture world through quiet observation, listening and debate
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Shin Shin embraces complexity and challenges in residential architecture - and beyond
Shin Shin Architecture is an emerging Los Angeles firm that rises to the challenges of the contemporary residential landscape and beyond
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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8 Harbord Square brings New York loft style living to East London
8 Harbord Square, a collection of 82 loft style apartments, brings some New York loft style living to London's Canary Wharf
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A Filothei house rises to the occasion in its angled Athens plot
A Filothei house by Kallos Turin is an Athens residence rising to the occasion on an angled plot
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Jerome Byron talks multi-disciplinarity and collaboration in spatial design
Jerome Byron's multidisciplinary work spans architecture, interior design and furniture - making his California- and Germany- based practice one to watch
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Year in review: top 10 architecture stories of 2023, selected by Wallpaper* architecture editor Ellie Stathaki
Stathaki presents her top 10 architecture stories of 2023, from a world-leading festival to lesser-known 20th-century architecture, contemporary transport hubs, museums and a pool to splash in
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Riff Studio talks about its architecture process - and ‘riffing’
Riff Studio is a Los Angeles and New York based studio around the ‘process of riffing,’ and forms part of our series of emerging Californian studios that make waves in the industry this year
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Designing Justice + Designing Spaces calls for radical reimagining in architecture
Designing Justice + Designing Spaces is one of the emerging studios from California that are changing the architecture scene in the context of the criminal legal system and beyond
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Carlo Ratti announced curator of Venice Architecture Biennale 2025
Carlo Ratti has been revealed as the Director of the Architecture Department at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025, with the specific task of curating the 19th International Architecture Exhibition
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Year in review: the top 10 house stories of 2023, as selected by Wallpaper’s Ellie Stathaki
Discover our top 10 house stories of 2023, from modernist reinventions to urban dwellings and idyllic retreats
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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La Maison Blanche is a Hong Kong apartment elevated through bespoke luxury interiors
La Maison Blanche by Cream is a Hong Kong apartment with an emphasis on period-inspired, layered decor and long city views
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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OWIU puts craft and wellbeing at the forefront if its California practice
Los Angeles’ OWIU – whose practice spans from architecture to pottery – features in our series on emerging California studios
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Open Park Villa is a minimalist Dutch home embracing its parkland setting
Open Park Villa by i29 architects offers a green residential oasis in a formerly military-owned plot turned parkland
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Chile’s Panguipulli Theatre brings purpose-built architecture to the learning experience
Panguipulli Theatre, a community-centred cultural space in Chile's Región de los Ríos, combines purpose-built architecture and learning
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Falcon House is a Kenyan retreat rooted in simplicity and a site-specific approach
Falcon House by PAT was designed as a private home that feels at one with its natural surroundings in Kenya’s Manda Island
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Plywood House celebrates the humble material while updating a family home in Lewisham
Plywood House by Nikjoo is a Lewisham loft extension that celebrates daily family life and the functional material
By Ellie Stathaki Published