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.

ALUMILEX • contemporary aluminum windows and doors

Molteni&C

Azure • Vol. 38 - No. 291 MAR/APR 2022

Bold Design • Built to Cook Better Not Just Look Better.

Blue Steel

5 Things We Learned from Kristen Habermehl • FOR THE ACCESSIBILITY CONSULTANT IN CHARGE OF HALIFAX’S UPCOMING COGSWELL DISTRICT, UNIVERSAL DESIGN IS ABOUT MUCH MORE THAN RAMPS AND GRAB BARS

Soul Meets Body • A PRIMORDIAL RETREAT CHANNELS THE STILLNESS AND POWER OF ITS SETTING

Every Step You Take • A MONTREAL EXHIBITION BY FORENSIC ARCHITECTURE MAPS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN CYBERSPACE

Soft Brutalism • STANDOUTS AT NYCxDESIGN AND ICFF INCLUDED FRESH TAKES ON ’70S ARCHITECTURE

Weird Science • EMBOLDENED BY RECENT MILE-STONES IN VACCINE RESEARCH, DESIGNERS DEVISE THEIR OWN BIOLOGICAL FORMS

All Request Show • WITH ITS CUSTOM FURNITURE CONFIGURATOR, STACKLAB FINDS A USE FOR EXCESS MATERIALS WHILE KICK-STARTING A NEW ERA OF PERSONALIZED DESIGN

Cabinets of Curiosity • AT WANTEDDESIGN MANHATTAN, FURNITURE-MAKERS DISPLAYED A SOFT SPOT FOR STAND-ALONE STORAGE

Three-Act Structure • ADJAYE ASSOCIATES AND HUNTONBRADY ARCHITECTS PLOT A NEW LIBRARY AS PART OF A TRIO OF INSPIRING CHARACTERS

Outer Strength • The Hamptons collection, designed by Antonio Citterio, brings Flexform’s signature refinement to the outdoors

Factory Approved • ELASTICOFARM BRINGS A SURPRISING WARMTH TO AN INDUSTRIAL FACILITY WITH PRECAST COLOURED CONCRETE

Enduring Qualities • HARDY OPTIONS THAT MARRY THE STRENGTH OF STONE WITH REFINED CHARACTERISTICS

Material Expansion • THREE UNIQUE EXTERIOR ALTERNATIVES THAT OFFER STYLE AND SUBSTANCE

Silver Linings • SHIMMERING METAL ADDS ELEGANCE TO EVEN THE MOST INDUSTRIAL OF PROJECTS

Opening Moves • ARTICULATED CORTEN SHUTTERS TURN A FORMER WAREHOUSE IN SAUDI ARABIA INTO AN ELEGANT GALLERY SPACE

Shutter Box • STRATEGICALLY PLACED LOUVRES DIMINISH SOLAR GAIN FOR A MOSTLY GLASS OFFICE BUILDING IN FRANCE

Mighty Moss • WITH HER TERRACOTTA TILES, DESIGNER POPPY PIPPIN HOPES TO DECREASE AIR POLLUTION IN URBAN SETTINGS

THE SACRED AND THE PROFANE • WITH ITS DESIGN FOR CHINA’S FIRST WHISKY DISTILLERY, SHANGHAI FIRM NERI&HU PAYS HOMAGE TO AN ENCHANTED LANDSCAPE

DISAPPEARING ACT • A PAIR OF MINIMALIST CABINS IN THE WOODS OF ONTARIO LETS YOU TUNE INTO NATURE AND TUNE OUT THE INTERNET

IT’S DINNERTIME IN NEW YORK • AND THE HOTTEST RESERVATION IN TOWN IS ANYWHERE DESIGNED BY THE HOSPITALITY EXPERTS AT MN

A NEW ERA • AT TORONTO’S DRAKE, THE ADDITION OF A “MODERN WING” IS MAJOR BRAND REINFORCEMENT FOR BOTH THE HOTEL AND ITS EVOLVING NEIGHBOURHOOD

GUEST SERVICE • WITH INSPIRING FORMS, HYBRID FUNCTIONALITY AND FULL-SPECTRUM PROGRAMS, HOSPITALITY DESIGN IS EMBRACING SHAPES AND MODELS THAT DELIVER LEISURE OF THE MOST ELEVATED KIND

FORM • THE ROARING TWENTIES BECKON. WHILE WE’RE WAITING FOR A TURNAROUND FROM THE PANDEMIC — AND A CULTURAL SHIFT TO RIVAL THAT OF THE POSTWAR, POST–SPANISH FLU ERA — THE LATEST LOOK IN HOSPITALITY PULLS FROM THE SPIRIT OF ART DECO, WITH A HEALTHY DOSE OF THE BAROQUE.

FUNCTION • HYBRID HOTEL–CO-WORKING SPACES HAVE TAKEN OFF, AND THE BEST EXAMPLES DEMONSTRATE HOW DESIGNING AROUND A CONVIVIAL ATMOSPHERE CAN FINALLY MAKE PEOPLE FEEL AT HOME (AND AT WORK) WHEN THEY CHECK IN.

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