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A group of people walk and gather in a grassy urban park with stone paths, featured on the cover of AZURE magazine promoting the AZ Awards 2026.
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A group of people walk and gather in a grassy urban park with stone paths, featured on the cover of AZURE magazine promoting the AZ Awards 2026.
#316
Summer 2026

The June/July/August 2026 edition of AZURE is dedicated to our 16th annual AZ Awards — and also features the best of Milan, the New Museum’s expansion, the latest in building envelope systems and more!

The AZ Awards issue packs much more than our winners and finalists — though they certainly take pride of place. (And you can read all about them on our dedicated AZ Awards site.)

The Italian designer, one half of GamFratesi, on what he likes to read, watch and listen to.

Reading Kenya Hara’s conceptual book White, published by Lars Müller, made me understand several issues around colour and emotions in a new way.

Watching A film that left me unable to breathe at the end of it was Paolo Sorrentino’s La Grande Bellezza. I rarely get to see Italian movies now, and this one is so connected to tradition. When I go back to Italy, it is not as I remember it.

Listening We listen to music while we are working, mostly classical and jazz, and very small bands that don’t take a commercial point of view. Being a musician is a tough business: if you decide that you aren’t interested in making money, you understand you’re going to have a tough life. I appreciate that.

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