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.

Agents of Change

AZURE

First + Foremost • People, projects and products you need to know about now

By Nightfall • ASTRAL INFLUENCES EARN CHEF KWAME ONWUACHI’S NEW RESTAURANT A PLACE AMONG THE STARS

Visual Feast • A BAROQUE SPRING BANQUET IN SIX COURSES, WITH MODERN DINNERWARE AS THE MAIN DISH

Take It Out of Neutral • IN MIAMI, AUDACIOUS, BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS LEFT BEIGE IN THE DUST

5 Things We Learned from Crafting Plastics • THE SLOVAKIAN RESEARCH AND DESIGN STUDIO PARTNERED WITH LEXUS TO DRIVE BROADER ADOPTION OF BIOMATERIALS

Domino Effect • WILLIAMSBURG’S STRIKING PUBLIC PLAZA PUTS THE CAPSTONE ON A MONUMENTAL MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT

From the Earth • A NEW HOTEL BY PRODUCTORA IN OAXACA, MEXICO, IS BUILT TO GROW WITH ITS SURROUNDINGS

More Sugar, Please • A TEAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON ISTURNING SUGARCANE WASTE INTO A SUSTAINABLE CONCRETE ALTERNATIVE

A Healthy Budget • TORONTO FIRM BDP QUADRANGLE HAS DEVELOPED AN INSIGHTFUL GUIDELINE TO ASSIST ARCHITECTS IN DESIGNING CARBON-CONSCIOUS BUILDINGS

Built to Last • CRAFTED WITH PRECISION, THESE THREE MASONRY OPTIONS BRING OUT THE BOLDNESS OF BRICK

Overhead Strength • FROM ZINC TO SYNTHETIC, THESE ROOFING OPTIONS OFFER BOTH STYLE AND PEACE OF MIND

THE INTERVIEWS • Five conversations with practitioners around the world working in the realms of inclusivity, affordable housing, preservation and grassroots innovation — all through the lens of community-driven design

DESIGN MOVING THE GOALPOST • SUPER BOWL CHAMPION MICHAEL BENNETT FINDS SUCCESS — AND INSPIRES CHANGE — IN A WHOLE NEW FIELD

PUBLIC HEALTH DOCTOR’S ORDERS • BY PRESCRIBING HOUSING FOR THE CHRONICALLY UNHOUSED, A HOSPITAL-LED SOCIAL MEDICINE INITIATIVE IS PROVIDING NEW HOPE IN TORONTO — WITH HELP FROM ARCHITECTS LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL

CITY-BUILDING HOMEGROWN URBANISM • IN MUMBAI, THE DHARAVI KOLIWADA — AND LOCAL PRACTICE URBZ — ARE CO-CREATING A RADICALLY GRASSROOTS AND “USER-GENERATED” MODEL OF DEVELOPMENT

HERITAGE MONUMENTS OF MEANING • ARCHITECTS ELIAS KHURI AND AZIZA CHAOUNI DISCUSS THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING ARAB HERITAGE SITES — WHILE ALSO IMAGINING NEW POSSIBILITIES

ARCHITECTURE PROTECTIVE MEASURES • WHAT IF ADAPTIVE RE-USE WERE ENSHRINED IN LAW? BERLIN STUDIO BPLUS.XYZ AND ITS RESEARCH ARM STATION.PLUS HAVE DESIGNED A DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT FOR EUROPE TO DO JUST THAT

LETTER FROM PASADENA • In January, architectural writer Mimi Zeiger was forced to evacuate as wildfires raged across Los Angeles. Now that they are contained, she surveys the damage — and the possibilities for a new way forward

DESIGNING NORTH • After decades of Euro-Canadian planning, Iqaluit is finally benefitting from architecture that boldly meets the context

DOUBLE FEATURE • A PITCH-PERFECT, MULTI-GEN SEMI IN TORONTO FITS INTO ITS FOUNDATIONS WHILE RISING ABOVE

Outdoor Solutions

Surfacing

Civic Engagement • A BOOK, A PODCAST AND A FILM ILLUSTRATE DESIGN’S ROLE IN SPURRING SOCIAL PROGRESS

In the Balance • FOUR YEARS AFTER A HOUSE FIRE, ARTIST DENNIS LIN SUSPENDS MEMORIES OF THE PAST IN MID-AIR