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From a striking live-work complex in South America to a Japanese tech firm's satellite in Toronto, Azure's September issue explores the modern workplace — and how it and other typologies will adapt to COVID-19.

Words: Azure
From: Architecture, Curiosity, Design, Interiors

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Renzo Piano’s Hometown Bridge, Symbol of Hope and Renewal, Opens in Genoa

The ephemeral, 1,066-metre-long viaduct replaces a sixties-era one that collapsed two years ago.

Words: Danny Sinopoli
From: Architecture

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Save the Date: AZ Awards Online Gala!

On Friday, September 18, join us from wherever you are in the world for the 2020 AZ Awards Gala – taking place online.

Words: Azure
From: AZ Awards

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BOB-19 is a Simple Yet Elegant Solution for Physical Distancing in Public Spaces

Sweden’s Blå Station enhances its BOB seating system to attractively accommodate current regulations.

Words: Kendra Jackson
From: Design

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Pandemic Summer: Children and the Urban Geography of COVID-19

A new study analyzes the longterm public health impacts of COVID-19 on children and youth.

Words: Stefan Novakovic
From: Curiosity

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Out Now: The Workspace Issue

Words: Azure
From: Architecture, Curiosity, Design, Interiors

+ September 2020

The Office As We Knew It No Longer Exists

Words: Talitha Liu, Lexi Tsien
From: Curiosity

Renzo Piano’s Hometown Bridge, Symbol of Hope and Renewal, Opens in Genoa

Words: Danny Sinopoli
From: Architecture

Save the Date: AZ Awards Online Gala!

Words: Azure
From: AZ Awards

Site Visit: Sanjay Puri Architects

Words: Azure
From: Design

BOB-19 is a Simple Yet Elegant Solution for Physical Distancing in Public Spaces

Words: Kendra Jackson
From: Design

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Pandemic Summer: Children and the Urban Geography of COVID-19

Words: Stefan Novakovic
From: Curiosity

A Barcelona Perfumery’s Vibrant New Home

Words: Elizabeth Pagliacolo
From: Interiors

Bench with low separator bar in centre of the seat

Accessibility Measure or Exclusive Architecture?

Words: Cara Chellew
From: Architecture, Design

Hiring Architects to Oversee a Ring Road Project Yields Very Special Tunnel Entrances in Italy’s South Tyrol

Words: Danny Sinopoli
From: Architecture, Curiosity

Site Visit: Studio Zewde

Words: Azure
From: Architecture, Design

MC24, Bruce Mau’s New Book, Provides a Roadmap for Radical Optimism

Words: Elizabeth Pagliacolo
From: Curiosity

For Subscribers

#281: September 2020

+ September 2020

In Quito’s Suburbs, Diez + Muller Strikes a Symbiotic Work-Life Balance

The Ecuadorian architects champion aesthetic and functional fluidity in an eco-sensitive complex that houses their own office.

Words: Danny Sinopoli
From: Interiors

+ September 2020

The Office As We Knew It No Longer Exists

Going forward, office designs should be textural tethers between our messaging platforms and our common spaces — and that includes the workplace equivalent of a hug – write the founders of experimental New York studio Soft-Firm.

Words: Talitha Liu, Lexi Tsien
From: Curiosity

+ September 2020

A Stunning Mexican Residence Built to Exemplify Best Practices

Besides being austerely beautiful, Casa Escondida by Studiohuerta is a model of both local know-how and fairer labour practices.

Words: Simon Lewsen
From: Architecture

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The Views From Here

How will the COVID-19 pandemic affect design? For some highly educated guesses, Azure consulted a who’s who of architects and designers, their specialties wide-ranging. Herewith are their prognostications on the offices, schools, airports and civic spaces of tomorrow. (Spoiler alert: You may no longer need that passport holder. And how about theatres on rooftops?)