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#314
Jan/Feb 2026

The AZURE Houses issue returns in 2026 with stunning, innovative residential projects from Canada and around the world. Plus, we take a look at that seeming relic of the past: the mall.

Features
Byoung Cho sloped roof house in Jeju
Byoung Cho’s Sloped Roof House Meets the Ground — and the Mountain
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Jinyoung Lim
Centipede House by Hevia Poblete
Hevia Poblete’s Centipede House in Santiago Makes Virtue of Repetition
Words
Elizabeth Pagliacolo
Studio VAARO Brings Space and Modern Character to a Toronto Heritage Home
Words
Kendra Jackson
The open-concept kitchen hosts Kenneth Montague’s eclectic collection of salt and pepper shakers — and a trio of lithographs by Alexander Calder.
The Art of Living: Inside Kenneth Montague’s Family Home and Gallery
Words
Sydney Shilling
In Detroit, Dash Marshall Designs a Courtyard House With No Bedrooms
Words
Stefan Novakovic
Illustration of a mall
The City Comes to the Mall
Words
Shawn Micallef
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Features
Byoung Cho’s Sloped Roof House Meets the Ground — and the Mountain
Words
Jinyoung Lim
Hevia Poblete’s Centipede House in Santiago Makes Virtue of Repetition
Words
Elizabeth Pagliacolo
Studio VAARO Brings Space and Modern Character to a Toronto Heritage Home
Words
Kendra Jackson
The Art of Living: Inside Kenneth Montague’s Family Home and Gallery
Words
Sydney Shilling
In Detroit, Dash Marshall Designs a Courtyard House With No Bedrooms
Words
Stefan Novakovic
The City Comes to the Mall
Words
Shawn Micallef
First + Foremost
In Vancouver, a Coffee Date With the Late Arthur Erickson 
Atelier Carle Smooths Out the Wrinkles in a Dermatology Clinic
Two Olympics Architecture Projects Playing the Long Game
The Best of Feria Hábitat 2025, Valencia’s Annual Design Fair
3 Trends at Cersaie 2025 That Left a Lasting Impression
Meet Ourse, the Next Great Canadian Furniture Brand
A Necklace of a Landscape Wraps Around the University of Toronto
Jean Nouvel Reimagines the Fondation Cartier as a Museum in Motion
Bosch Appliances Lend a Helping Hand to a Lakeside Toronto Kitchen
Valor’s Gas Fireplaces Reimagine the Ritual of the Hearth
Spotlight: Lighting
Minimal Studio Illuminates a Brutalist-Inspired Supermarket with Recycled Plastic Crates
4 Striking Floor Lamps That Command Attention
4 Tiny Table Lamps Making a Big Design Statement
4 Pendant Lamps That Embrace Linearity
Plus:
3 Recent Releases Examining Everyday Living Through Design Culture
Cancelled Monuments Move Into an L.A. Museum Exhibition
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#296
Jan/Feb 2023

In preparing this edition of Azure, the first of the year and the latest of our popular annual houses issues, we sought out to present a diversity of typologies.

Features
De Sijs Co-housing as seen from the garden
In Belgium, A Co-Housing Complex Co-Designed by Its Residents
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Joseph Cicerone
Laneway-facing facade of Williamson Williamson Toronto home
A Toronto Laneway House Perfectly Fits a Family of Five
Words
Elizabeth Pagliacolo
The Veil House in Winnipeg stands out from its suburban context thanks to its perforated enclosure of weathered steel. HOLZ Constructors, the general contractor, installed the envelope.
In Winnipeg, the Veil House by 5468796 Balances Privacy and Openness
Words
Lawrence Bird
LAMAS Makes a Modern-Rural Statement in Quebec
Words
Odile Hénault
Keybridge London's cluster of new red brick buildings around an existing church.
Allies and Morrison Experiments with Housing Types in Its London Mega-project
Words
Giovanna Dunmall
A vendor sells colourful flags in a strip mall parking lot during World Cup 2022.
Postcards From Suburbia: Rethinking the Urban Peripheries
Words
Stefan Novakovic
Picton’s Revamped Royal Hotel Displays a Strong Sense of Self
Words
Eric Mutrie
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Features
In Belgium, A Co-Housing Complex Co-Designed by Its Residents
Words
Joseph Cicerone
A Toronto Laneway House Perfectly Fits a Family of Five
Words
Elizabeth Pagliacolo
In Winnipeg, the Veil House by 5468796 Balances Privacy and Openness
Words
Lawrence Bird
LAMAS Makes a Modern-Rural Statement in Quebec
Words
Odile Hénault
Allies and Morrison Experiments with Housing Types in Its London Mega-project
Words
Giovanna Dunmall
Postcards From Suburbia: Rethinking the Urban Peripheries
Words
Stefan Novakovic
Picton’s Revamped Royal Hotel Displays a Strong Sense of Self
Words
Eric Mutrie
First + Foremost
Simone Elizabeth Saunders’ Stunning Portraits of Black Womanhood
Holloway Li Channels the Y2K Era With A Bubbly Chair Design
Presidio Tunnel Tops Is a San Francisco Park on Top of a Freeway
A Montreal Restaurant Rises From the Ashes
The Best New Tile Trends and Launches from Cersaie 2022
David Geffen Hall Gets an Acoustic — and Aesthetic — Overhaul
Spotlight: Facades
5 Regenerative Design Principles by Material Cultures
The Hermitage of San Juan de Ruesta in Spain Returns to Life
A Case Study in Uniform Concrete: Casa Santos in Mexico
4 High-Performance Facades That Don’t Sacrifice on Style
4 Innovative Window Systems That Welcome the Outside In
InDéfense and Hôtel OKKO Bring a New Sense of Place to a Historic Region in France
Artificial Intelligence Tools Conjure Architectural Renderings in Seconds
Plus:
3 Books That Spotlight Contemporary Issues in Housing
In London, Universal Everything Imagines Future Lifeforms
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