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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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Environment
Henning Larsen Launches Open-Source Platform for Earth-Friendly Building Materials
Words
Elizabeth Pagliacolo
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Mar 4, 2026
Climate Survival Gear Is Merging with Consumer Goods
Words
Eric Mutrie
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Aug 28, 2025
A meadow landscape meets neo-futurist design at Vancouver House. Worm's eye view from green roof looking up at the tower.
Architek’s Green Roofs Celebrate the Beauty — and Sustainability — of Biophilia
Words
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Mar 27, 2023
An illustration of a person wearing a virtual reality headset on a park bench, exploring the idea of nature in the metaverse.
What Role Will Nature Play in the Metaverse?
Words
Rajesh Sankat
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Posted
Aug 25, 2022
Courtyard at the Simone de Beauvoir school
In the Paris Suburbs, A New Paradigm for School Design
Words
Sydney Shilling
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Posted
Oct 5, 2021
AZ Awards 2020 Winner: The Wadden Sea Centre
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Sep 3, 2020
AZ Awards 2020: Awards of Merit in Environmental Leadership
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Sep 3, 2020
This Acoustic Panel is Made with Materials You’d Find on a Walk in the Woods
Words
Alexandra Caufin
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Apr 26, 2019
Scape Crafts a Weather-Resilient Plaza in Manhattan
Words
Danny Sinopoli
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Posted
Apr 26, 2019
The Climate-Resilient Hunter’s Point South Park in New York
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Danny Sinopoli
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Apr 12, 2019
2016 AZ Awards of Merit: Social Good and Environmental Leadership
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Sep 14, 2016
Makoko Floating School, in Lagos, was deisgned by NLÉ - Shaping the Architecture of Developing Cities / Kunlé Adeyemi. Completed in 2013, it provides space for education and cultural programming for the coastal stilt settlement of Makoko.
The Aga Khan Shortlist Exemplifies Social Architecture
Words
Elizabeth Pagliacolo
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Posted
May 24, 2016
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