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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
Words
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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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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Chosen for their thermal qualities and local availability, the rammed earth blocks “will age beautifully and naturally and let the pyramids evolve with the landscape over time,” says architect Natalia Badia.
In Oaxaca, the Kymaia Hotel is One with the Landscape
Words
Kendra Jackson
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Toronto’s BDP Quadrangle Creates a Tool Kit for Low-Carbon Design
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Kendra Jackson
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Mar 7, 2025
Domino Square as seen from above
Domino Square Plaza Mediates Scales on the Brooklyn Waterfront
Words
Sydney Shilling
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Aerial view of Downsview Airport in Toronto
A Design Competition Reimagines the Spine of Toronto’s Downsview Airport
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Stefan Novakovic
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Mar 5, 2025
10 Years Later: Revisiting MVRDV’s Rotterdam Markthal
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Mark Douglas Wessel
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Feb 26, 2025
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World Expo 2025
Category
Festivals
Dates
Apr 13, 2025 - Oct 13, 2025
Location
Japan, Osaka
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Shane Laptiste on Reframing Spatial Narratives in Montreal and Beyond
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Shane Laptiste
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Feb 25, 2025
17 Architecture, Design and Art Events to Bridge Winter and Spring 2025
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Elizabeth Pagliacolo
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Feb 24, 2025
Michael Eliason, Building for People
Is the “Ecodistrict” the Future of North American Cities?
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Michael Eliason
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Feb 24, 2025
Winter Stations 2025
Category
Installations
Dates
Feb 17, 2025 - Mar 30, 2025
Location
Canada, Toronto
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Venice Biennale 2025: 19th International Architecture Exhibition
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Festivals
Dates
May 10, 2025 - Nov 23, 2025
Location
Italy, Venice
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2025 OAA Conference: Reshaping Communities
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Conferences & Symposiums
Dates
May 14, 2025 - May 16, 2025
Location
Canada, Ottawa
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