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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
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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
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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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#311
May/June 2025

Azure’s 40th anniversary offers us an occasion to pause and evaluate the major moments that have brought us here.

Features
A Toronto Tech Campus Champions Human Connection
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Sydney Shilling
A.I. in architecture
A.I. in Architecture: The Shape of Design to Come?
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Elizabeth Pagliacolo
In Indonesia, a Heritage Home Is Reborn as a Civic Stage
Words
Stefan Novakovic
Closeup of CDF or confined disposal facility at Tommy Thompson park that's now a wetland
How Great Lakes Cities Are Transforming Dump Sites into Thriving Landscapes
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Anjulie Rao
Front elevation Julian King's New York home, showing the new stark white addition
Julian King’s New York Home Marries Old and New
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Adrian Madlener
40 Years of Azure: 2020 to 2025
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Azure
40 Years of Azure: (More) Insights from Human/Nature
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Elizabeth Pagliacolo, Stefan Novakovic, Eric Mutrie, Kendra Jackson, Sydney Shilling
Illustration showing design challenges
40 Years of Azure: 2025 and Beyond
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Elizabeth Pagliacolo, Sophie Sobol, Sydney Shilling, Eric Mutrie, Stefan Novakovic, Kendra Jackson
Collage of Azure Magazine covers
40 Years of Print Love at Azure Magazine
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Azure
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Features
A Toronto Tech Campus Champions Human Connection
Words
Sydney Shilling
A.I. in Architecture: The Shape of Design to Come?
Words
Elizabeth Pagliacolo
In Indonesia, a Heritage Home Is Reborn as a Civic Stage
Words
Stefan Novakovic
How Great Lakes Cities Are Transforming Dump Sites into Thriving Landscapes
Words
Anjulie Rao
Julian King’s New York Home Marries Old and New
Words
Adrian Madlener
40 Years of Azure: 2020 to 2025
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Azure
40 Years of Azure: (More) Insights from Human/Nature
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Elizabeth Pagliacolo, Stefan Novakovic, Eric Mutrie, Kendra Jackson, Sydney Shilling
40 Years of Azure: 2025 and Beyond
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Elizabeth Pagliacolo, Sophie Sobol, Sydney Shilling, Eric Mutrie, Stefan Novakovic, Kendra Jackson
40 Years of Print Love at Azure Magazine
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Azure
First + Foremost
Form Us With Love Stocks Its Office Canteen For a Memorable Pop-Up
In London, A Historic Bank Branch Becomes a Boutique Hotel
Polygonal Table Lamps that Completely Reshape a Room
Now and Then: Helsinki’s Finlandia Hall Completes a Three-Year Revamp
5 Things We Learned From Herman Miller’s VP of Gaming
At Ease With Unease During Toronto’s January Design Fairs
It’s Quad Day at Oxford, Where a New Student Residence Shelters Three Courtyards
Stone Tile is Building Canadian Design Culture
Spotlight: Workspace
New Wave London’s Zero-Waste Office Overhaul
Power Up Your Workspace with 4 Dynamic Desks
EcoVadis’s Toronto Office is a Case Study in Sustainability Done Right
Get in the Zone with These 4 Focus Pods
How Two Furniture Brands Are Pioneering Sustainable Materials
A Czech Office Makes the Case for Timber Construction
Plus:
Two Books and a Podcast Explore the Rich Narratives of Design
Norman Teague Teams Up With A.I. to Fill Gaps in MoMA’s Catalogue
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