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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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Materials
Stone building
Trends: These Material Moves Are Both Striking and Sustainable
Words
Lloyd Alter, Elizabeth Pagliacolo
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Apr 20, 2026
Henning Larsen Launches Open-Source Platform for Earth-Friendly Building Materials
Words
Elizabeth Pagliacolo
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Mar 4, 2026
A worker builds a wall using Sugarcrete blocks (samples of which are shown at right) at a school in India, the first prototype building to use the material.
Sugarcrete Harnesses Agricultural Waste to Build a More Sustainable Future
Words
Kendra Jackson
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Mar 7, 2025
Headshot of Lindsey Wikstrom
Designing the Forest: The Future of Mass Timber Architecture
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Lindsey Wikstrom
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Aug 12, 2024
Craft Techniques Inspire the 3D-Printed Loopy Chair
Words
Adrian Madlener
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Dec 21, 2023
Bertjan Pot New Collection for Maharam
Dutch Designer Bertjan Pot’s Eye-Catching New Collection for Maharam
Words
Kendra Jackson
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Nov 25, 2022
3 Fresh Metal Facade Options
Words
Kendra Jackson
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Mar 3, 2022
Out System of exterior finishes by Wall&decò
3 Exterior Finishes with a Novel Touch
Words
Elizabeth Pagliacolo
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Mar 3, 2022
Paramountstone cladding by Walker Zanger
4 Enduring Cladding Materials Given a New Twist
Words
Elizabeth Pagliacolo
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Mar 3, 2022
NEST HiLo
Future of Concrete: NEST HiLo is Completed in Switzerland
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Elizabeth Pagliacolo
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Oct 12, 2021
Can Desalination Waste Help Create a More Sustainable Cement?
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Evan Pavka
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Aug 26, 2021
Paris housing complex made of hempcrete
A Parisian Social Housing Complex Rises in Wood and Hempcrete
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Stefan Novakovic
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Aug 25, 2021
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