AZURE

Lively, fresh, forward-looking, but also socially relevant — this defines Azure, the leading design publication covering the expanding world of international contemporary architecture and design. Each issue delivers readers inspiring ideas and cutting-edge innovations, from state-of-the-art green building to the latest in furniture and home accessories from around the globe.

AZURE

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We Built These Cities…

West Coast Wonder • Whistler’s striking Panorama House kitchen — and its elegant Bosch appliances — create a quietly sophisticated showcase for the region’s awe-inspiring natural beauty

Working Overtime • An office-inspired dining pop-up extends nine-to-five culture into the night

Dressed to Impress • The NYC offshoot of a French department store chain gives an endangered typology an elegant makeover

Guerrilla Gardening • Montreal’s Gorilla Park was already a beloved public square — but design firm Civiliti helped make it official

Urban Monoliths • Materially driven designs with brawny silhouettes dominated this year’s edition of New York Design Week

Good for Business • The winds of change were blowing throughout the corporate sector in Chicago this June

Comeback Tour • In Copenhagen, brands returned to the archives to revive designs from decades past

5 Things We Learned from the Co-founder of Other Circle • Svend Jacob Pedersen shares the bold vision behind Copenhagen’s hit design exhibition

Healing Power • Indigenous values shape the design of an entire city block in downtown Toronto, anchored by a wellness centre that sways with the wind

RESIDENTIAL DESIGN & LIGHTING • From Vancouver to Puerto Rico to Belgium, three houses that embrace an individual style. Plus: new coffee tables, shelving units and wall lamps

Finishing Touches • With distinct shapes and fresh colours, these coffee tables help define a space

Private Screening • In Puerto Rico, Villa Brisana by Paul Raff Studio deftly connects with the outdoors

Vertical Growth • Three scene-stealing shelving systems that make a statement while keeping things organized

If the House Fits • MA+HG customizes a Vancouver home for a family synonymous with a vibrant shoe brand

Finer Details • Wall lamps enhance a room with layered illumination and sculptural presence

Keep it Clean • Two furniture collections that use only one (or two) materials to striking effect

Fresh Design • Gaggenau’s next generation of cooling technology fuses architectural integration with tactile luxury and uncompromising performance

THE SHOW MUST GO ON • At a time when cultural institutions are under threat, V&A East Storehouse, Fenix in Rotterdam, London Museum and other cultural projects around the world are staging a daring new act

Blow-Up • Polish designer Oskar Zięta imbues the science of sustainable metallurgy with poetic grace and eye-catching flair

Everyone Say Biidaasige (bee-daw-sih-geh) • The crowning jewel in a $1.4 billion revitalization, Biidaasige Park stretches along the Don River’s mouth, which has been rerouted to open up Toronto’s previously flood-prone Port Lands for residential development. A once-in-a-generation undertaking, the resplendent green space is already in full use — by hikers, cyclists, kayakers and playground scramblers

Material Change • Natural, synthetic and hybrid building systems, new and old technologies, futuristic leaps forward and resilience on the ground: The overstuffed 19th Venice Architectural Biennale presents worlds of possibilities. Which should we pay attention to? And which will have lasting effects?

INEQUALITIES EVERYWHERE • The Triennale di Milano presents stark...