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.

Coastal Connection • Fisher & Paykel appliances set the stage for entertaining in a New Zealand home

AZURE

A New Path

Major Impact

All Dressed Up • Launched at NeoCon 2023, Keilhauer’s latest collaboration with EOOS brings an elegant yet approachable aesthetic to the office

Rocky Mountain • People, projects and products you need to know about now

Square Dance • GEOMETRIC FRAMES TWIST AND TURN INSIDE A FORMER TEXTILE WAREHOUSE

Acts of Worship • RATHER THAN LOSING THEIR RELIGIOUS TIES, MANY DESIGNERS ARE UNDERGOING A SPIRITUAL AWAKENING

Musical Chairs • AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE’RE ALL JUST LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LISTEN TO OUR TUNES. NO MATTER YOUR PREFERRED GENRE, NEW YORK’S MAY DESIGN SHOWS HAD A SEAT TO MATCH

One Hell of a Ride • KEEPING UP WITH HELLER’S RAPID RE-EMERGENCE AS ONE OF THE BIGGEST BRANDS IN AMERICAN DESIGN

If a Tree Falls • DURING COPENHAGEN’S ANNUAL DESIGN FEST, “WEIGHT OF WOOD” EXPLORED THE CHARACTER OF TIMBER

Contemporary Classics • COPENHAGEN’S TOP LAUNCHES DEMONSTRATED THE TIMELESSNESS — AND REFRESHING EVOLUTION — OF DANISH STYLE

Creative Spark • AT THE MART AND IN CHICAGO’S FULTON MARKET, DESIGNERS EMBRACED ENERGIZING COLOURS STRAIGHT OUT OF THE CRAYON BOX

Match the Drapes • OFFICE SEATING NODS TO RESIDENTIAL CURTAINS BY FOLDING UPHOLSTERY OVER STEEL OR WOOD FRAMES

Empire State of Culture • TWO INSTITUTIONS — ONE IN NEW YORK CITY, ONE IN BUFFALO — MEET THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF A MODERN MUSEUM WITH RADICAL YET RESPECTFUL ADDITIONS

Industrial Revolution • IN DETROIT, CIVILIAN REVIVES AN ALBERT KAHN–DESIGNED POST OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE AS A VIBRANT INNOVATION HUB

In the Zone • IN VANCOUVER’S EMERGING LIGHT MANUFACTURING DISTRICT, OMB HAS ALREADY CREATED A BEACON

Focus Groups • THREE DYNAMIC COLLECTIONS THAT CAN SUPPORT BRAINSTORMING SESSIONS, INFORMAL MEETINGS OR A CASUAL MEAL

Street Smarts • NASHVILLE ARTIST BRIAN WOODEN BRINGS HIS SINGULAR STYLE TO THE CONTRACT WORLD

Memory Lane • FOR A MODERN AD AGENCY IN SHANGHAI, YATOFU CREATIVES LOOKED TO A HISTORIC ELEMENT UNIQUE TO THE CITY

Science Centre • AN ADAPTIVE RE-USE PROJECT BY PERKINS&WILL SUPPORTS NEW INDUSTRY GROWTH IN A HISTORIC NEIGHBOURHOOD

The Big Picture • UNSTUDIO’S PANORAMA SYSTEM FOR FANTONI AIMS TO ADDRESS THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF TODAY’S OFFICE

THE SOCIAL NETWORK • FOR ALMOST A CENTURY, VIENNA HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATING VIBRANT SOCIAL HOUSING INTO THE CITY. LLOYD ALTER FINDS OUT HOW

ACROSS THE RIVER AND INTO THE TREES • In Detroit, Philip Kafka is building a neighbourhood in a park. Stefan Novakovic meets up with the developer behind Prince Concepts — whose architecturally ambitious mixed-use projects are creating generous public spaces — and gives us the lay of the land

POETRY IN MOTION • Over several decades, Naples has transformed its subway system with major works of art. Odile Hénault takes us on a journey through the stations

TORONTO: UNDER CONSTRUCTION • A hard-hat tour, via photography by Ryan Walker and Vid Ingelevics, through a few of the city’s most anticipated projects. Words by Elizabeth Pagliacolo, Stefan Novakovic, Eric Mutrie and Sydney Shilling

The Future of a Dream / The Past Is Not Past • THE 18th VENICE BIENNALE OF ARCHITECTURE IS BOTH A LABORATORY OF THE FUTURE AND A RECKONING WITH...