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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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#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!

AZ Awards 2026: Explore the Winners and Finalists!⇢
First + Foremost
Gucci’s Gorgeous Meadow in a Milan Cloister
Get Ready for Furniture to Start Matching Sports Drinks
These Italian Furniture Brands Captivated Us at Milan Design Week
Wicker Shock: How Rattan Became Milan’s Hottest Material Trend
5 Installations that Made the Elemental Monumental in Milan
In Milan, Democratic Design and the Luxury Market Clashed But Co-Existed
NeoCon Preview: Prostoria Revives Croatian Modernism
NeoCon 2026 Has a Soft Spot for Carpet Tiles and Textiles
NYC’s New Museum Finds Its Soulmate in an Angular Addition by OMA
Spotlight: Building Envelope
Summary Builds a Home Using Prefab Panels Made from Discarded Rice Husks
In Vancouver, The Hive’s Low-Carbon Timber Exoskeleton Provides a Dynamic Exterior Expression
A Weathered Steel-Clad Artist’s Studio Recedes Into Its Forested Surroundings
A New Face for Exterior Materials Emerges in Muted Tones
Plus:
15 Products That Turn the Bathroom into a Private Wellness Retreat
10 Acoustic Solutions with Designs That Speak Volumes
As Generative A.I. Takes Hold, We Have a Duty to Respect Design’s Archives
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#315
Spring 2026

Furniture and lighting from Milan, new directions in architecture and urbanism, Sydney’s Fish Market, Toronto’s LRT line and more — the Spring 2026 Issue of Azure focuses on products and perspectives across scales.

Features
Trends: Milan Design Week 2026 Preview
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Elizabeth Pagliacolo, Eric Mutrie
Stone building
Trends: These Material Moves Are Both Striking and Sustainable
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Lloyd Alter, Elizabeth Pagliacolo
Concept study of possible Eames Pavilion System sizes and typologies, 2024. © Eames Office, LLC. All rights reserved.
Trends: The Eames House Goes Prefab and a Halifax Home Basks in Blue
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Elizabeth Pagliacolo, Beth Hitchcock
Trends: How City Blocks Could Change for the Better
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Conrad Speckert, Elizabeth Pagliacolo
Chaplin Station on Toronto's Eglinton LRT
Urban Mobility: Exploring Toronto’s Eglinton LRT Line and Two Streets Redesigned to Put Pedestrians First
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Sydney Shilling, Elizabeth Pagliacolo
Form Us With Love Is Over the Status Quo
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Jonna Dagliden Hunt
Fernwood Studio House by Scott and Scott Architects
Scott & Scott Architects Craft a B.C. House that Fills a Void
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Carla Sorrell
Live, Work, Adapt, Multiply: AAmp’s Toronto HQ Does Quadruple Duty
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Elizabeth Pagliacolo
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Features
Trends: Milan Design Week 2026 Preview
Words
Elizabeth Pagliacolo, Eric Mutrie
Trends: These Material Moves Are Both Striking and Sustainable
Words
Lloyd Alter, Elizabeth Pagliacolo
Trends: The Eames House Goes Prefab and a Halifax Home Basks in Blue
Words
Elizabeth Pagliacolo, Beth Hitchcock
Trends: How City Blocks Could Change for the Better
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Conrad Speckert, Elizabeth Pagliacolo
Urban Mobility: Exploring Toronto’s Eglinton LRT Line and Two Streets Redesigned to Put Pedestrians First
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Sydney Shilling, Elizabeth Pagliacolo
Form Us With Love Is Over the Status Quo
Words
Jonna Dagliden Hunt
Scott & Scott Architects Craft a B.C. House that Fills a Void
Words
Carla Sorrell
Live, Work, Adapt, Multiply: AAmp’s Toronto HQ Does Quadruple Duty
Words
Elizabeth Pagliacolo
First + Foremost
In the Swiss Alps, Gerhard Richter Reflects On the Passage of Time
Montreal Boxing Gym Rebl’s Lobby Design Is a Total Knockout
The Hospitality Industry Trades Routine Restaurant Meals for High-design Dining Pop-ups
Toronto’s 2026 Design Week Deserves a Standing Ovation
Meet the Sprawling Ensemble Cast of Quebec’s Booming Design Scene
New Neighbour Reinvents Humble Hospitality Signage
Monos Retail Shops Master the Art of Living out of a Suitcase
Sydney’s New Market Is Filled With Mass-Timber and Plenty of Fish
Spotlight: Workspace
A Shared Studio Space in Valencia Sparks Creativity and Collaboration
Studio PROTOTYPE Designs a Light-Filled Justice Office in the Netherlands
Tokyo’s SymbolPlus Renovates its Own Office with Sustainability Top of Mind
4 Lounge Chairs That Max Out Comfort in the Workspace
4 Charming Textile Collections for Contract Spaces
Plus:
Lounge and Dining Collections That Take it Outdoors
10 Surfacing Collections That Turn Countertops, Flooring and Walls into Artistic Canvases
Three Resources That Cover (Almost) Everything They Didn’t Teach You in Design School
A Retrospective at Vitra Design Museum Maps Hella Jongerius’s Thoughtful Explorations of Craft and Industry
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