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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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Community-Building
View of the pool and second-storey observation decks at the Rosemont Aquatic Centre by Poirier-Fontaine-Architectes
A Montreal Aquatic Centre Fosters Community Connections
Words
Simon Lewsen
From
Posted
Apr 27, 2023
A Hamilton Community Centre Sets a New Standard for Sustainable Development
Words
Sydney Shilling
From
Posted
Dec 7, 2022
Cabo Verde’s CNAD Art Centre Showcases Community Inside and Out
Words
Tapiwa Matsinde
From
Posted
Oct 27, 2022
El Salitre Community Centre as seen from the street
In Mexico, A Community Centre Designed in Partnership with the Public It Serves
Words
Sydney Shilling
From
Posted
Aug 12, 2022
Skylights were added as part of New Practice’s renovation of Kinning Park Complex
New Practice’s Kinning Park Complex Is an “Extraordinary Ordinary Building”
Words
Lela Sujani, Nyima Murry, Teshome Douglas-Campbell
From
Posted
Jun 2, 2022
Community centre in Nuevecelle, France
In France, A Community Centre Cultivates Connection
Words
Sydney Shilling
From
Posted
Jan 31, 2022
Courtyard at the Kornets Hus
Kornets Hus Shines a Light on Denmark’s Agricultural Tradition
Words
Sydney Shilling
From
Posted
Nov 9, 2021
At Lodsi, the large aangans (gathering spaces) are used for drying herbs and for community gatherings.
New Vernacular: How Morphogenesis Is Transforming India’s Rural Communities
Words
Sonali Rastogi
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Posted
Sep 7, 2021
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