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 • Vol. 40 - No. 302 JAN/FEB 2024

Homing Instinct

Both Sides Now • People, projects and products you need to know about now

Woodland Magic • DESIGNED FOR FUTURE DISASSEMBLY, A GLULAM PAVILION ADDS TO A BURGEONING NEIGHBOURHOOD’S MOMENTUM

Beach Day • IN NYC, A NEW RIVERSIDE PARK BALANCES FORWARD-THINKING RESILIENCE STRATEGIES WITH THOUGHTFUL HISTORICAL REFERENCES

Dream Weaver • CRAFT TECHNIQUES INSPIRE THE WOVEN STRUCTURE OF A 3D-PRINTED RECYCLED PLASTIC ARMCHAIR

Follow the Leader • TOP INDUSTRY BRASS REVEAL HOW THEY’RE TAKING LEGACY BRANDS IN EXCITING NEW DIRECTIONS

New Building Blocks • ITALY’S ANNUAL CERAMICS FAIR UNVEILS TILES DESIGNED FOR THE LONG HAUL

A New Leaf • WINNIPEG REIMAGINES ITS BOTANICAL SANCTUARY AS A SPECTACULAR SHOWCASE OF NATURE — AND BUILDING SCIENCE

Woven Wonder • A CLOAK OF CARBON FIBRE MAKES AN INTRIGUING STATEMENT AT A TEXTILE RESEARCH FACILITY IN GERMANY

Dark Matter • IN SHADES OF DEEP BROWN, BLACK AND GREY, THESE CLADDING OPTIONS ARE RICH IN BOTH COLOUR AND CHARACTER

Blank Canvas • A BRICK-CLAD FACADE BREAKS FROM CONVENTION IN A TORONTO NEIGHBOURHOOD

Clear Outlooks • WITH SLIM FRAMES ENGINEERED TO ENABLE LARGE PANES OF GLASS, THESE WINDOWS OFFER UNOBSTRUCTED VIEWS TO THE OUTSIDE

Two Faced • THE ILLUECA HEALTH CENTRE’S CHAMELEON-LIKE CERAMIC FACADE CONSTANTLY ADAPTS TO ITS ENVIRONMENT

Modern-Day Alchemy • A RESEARCH TEAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN IS DEVELOPING A RECYCLED PLASTIC PANEL TO RIVAL NATURAL STONE AND REDUCE WASTE

ART HOUSE • From the ashes of a fire, Mork-Ulnes Architects crafts a gable-roofed house in San Francisco in collaboration with its clients — who boast a prodigious collection of art and furniture

SEAMLESS TRANSITIONS • In Pune, India, Craft Narrative orchestrates a harmony of indoor and outdoor spaces to create a splendid urban–rural home for two farmer brothers and their families

MULTI-GEM • The granny flat gets a major makeover in this sculptural yet serene U.K. garden suite — with a striking butterfly roof — that Oliver Leech Architects has designed for a geologist mother

MODERN VINTAGE • IN BASEL, THE ARCHITECTURE FIRM ESCH SINTZEL TRANSFORMS A DRAB WINE STORAGE WAREHOUSE INTO A VIBRANT AFFORDABLE-APARTMENT BUILDING — AND DEMONSTRATES HOW ADAPTIVE RE-USE CAN BREATHE NEW LIFE INTO FORMER INDUSTRIAL NEIGHBOURHOODS

Mister MacKay-Lyons’s Neighbourhood

Bathroom

Surfacing

Green Futures • THREE RESOURCES OFFER NEW INSIGHTS INTO CONTEMPORARY SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

All the Waterfront’s a Stage • DISSECTING THE LIFE AND DEATH OF SIDEWALK TORONTO, THE MASTER PLAN CARRIES CIVIC BUREAUCRACY TO THE STAGE