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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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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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Books
Gift Guide: 7 Books for Distanced Design Lovers
Words
Kendra Jackson, Stefan Novakovic, Evan Pavka, Danny Sinopoli
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Nov 20, 2020
Architecture Lobby Toronto Inaugurates a New Kind of Book Club
Words
The Architecture Lobby Toronto
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Posted
Nov 11, 2020
Cooking Sections’ New Book Explores the Artificial Nature of Salmon — the Fish and the Colour
Words
Evan Pavka
From
Posted
Oct 20, 2020
Book cover: International Drama Centre by Flores & Prats, Sala Beckett
8 Must-Read Architecture and Design Books This Summer
Words
Kendra Jackson, Stefan Novakovic, Elizabeth Pagliacolo, Evan Pavka, Danny Sinopoli
From
Posted
Aug 7, 2020
MC24, Bruce Mau’s New Book, Provides a Roadmap for Radical Optimism
Words
Elizabeth Pagliacolo
From
Posted
Jul 27, 2020
8 Insightful Design Books to Read While Social Distancing
Words
Kendra Jackson, Stefan Novakovic, Elizabeth Pagliacolo, Evan Pavka, Danny Sinopoli
From
Posted
Mar 27, 2020
Building by Jerome Markson
Becoming Toronto: Jerome Markson and the Making of a City
Words
Stefan Novakovic
From
Posted
Feb 12, 2020
Gift Guide: 10 Covetable Books for Design Lovers
Words
Kendra Jackson, Stefan Novakovic, Evan Pavka, Elizabeth Pagliacolo, Danny Sinopoli, Daniella Viggiani
From
Posted
Dec 6, 2019
1967 to Now: New Anthology Tackles Half a Century of Canadian Architecture
Words
Stefan Novakovic
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Posted
Nov 1, 2019
Azure’s Holiday Reading List: 5 Must-Read Architecture and Design Books
Words
Erin Donnelly
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Posted
Dec 15, 2018
Miodrag Živković. Monument to the Battle of the Sutjeska. 1965–71, Tjentište, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Photo by Valentin Jeck, commissioned by The Museum of Modern Art, 2016
Summer of Brutalism: What To See, Read and Visit
Words
Elizabeth Pagliacolo
From
Posted
Aug 1, 2018
Castor Design Turned the Largest Known Prime Number Into Books
Words
Patchen Barss
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Apr 17, 2018
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