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Azure • Vol. 37-No. 285 MAR/APR 2021
First + Foremost • People, projects and products you need to know about now
5 Things We Learned from Lina Ghotmeh • HOW SINGLE AND COLLECTIVE HISTORIES INSPIRE THE PARISIAN ARCHITECT, WHO ARGUES THAT “SPACES ARE PART OF US”
Perfect Timing • AN ULTRA-SLEEK WATCH STORE IN HANGZHOU INVITES VISITORS TO SLOW DOWN AND EXPLORE
Food for Thought • IN THAILAND, LANDPROCESS TRANSFORMS A UNIVERSITY BUILDING’S UNUSED SUMMIT INTO ASIA’S LARGEST ORGANIC ROOF FARM
Taking Shape • USING AN ARRAY OF MATERIALS, GLOBESPANNING PRACTICE SOFT-GEOMETRY EMBRACES “THINGS MADE BY HAND”
Airy Quality • LUMINOUS OPEN INTERIORS DEFINE 3XN’S ADDITION TO THE LARGEST HOSPITAL IN DENMARK’S CAPITAL
Sweat Equity • THREE STUDIOS TEAMED UP TO CREATE CAMP DEL FERRO, A SPANISH ATHLETIC FACILITY OF SURPRISING COMPLEXITY
Doors + Windows • Sophisticated focal points for residential applications
Opening Acts • STREAMLINED OR SHAPELY, TEXTURED OR SMOOTH, THE PERFECT HARDWARE SETS THE TONE IN ANY ENVIRONMENT
Clear Vision • EASY-TO-MODIFY WINDOW SYSTEMS AND MINIMALIST FITTINGS KEEP THE FOCUS ON THE VIEW
Surface Gains • USING A CURATED PALETTE OF MATERIALS, NEW YORK’S M MOSER ASSOCIATES CONCEIVES AN INTERIOR TO REFLECT A MINING AND TRADING COMPANY’S UNIQUE IDENTITY
A Touch of Texture • WITH APPEALINGLY TACTILE SURFACES, THESE WALLCOVERINGS BRING MORE THAN JUST PATTERN TO A ROOM
Solid Grounds • VIVID COLOURS AND SUBTLE PATTERNS FOR ENLIVENING CONTRACT SETTINGS
To the Lighthouse • IN A COASTAL COMMUNITY WEST OF FINLAND’S CAPITAL, A NEW MULTI-PURPOSE LIBRARY BY JKMM ARCHITECTS IS A BEACON FOR MORE THAN JUST BOOKWORMS
(RE)MAKING HISTORY • BY HONESTLY ADDRESSING THE CONTENTIOUS PAST, WALTER HOOD’S LANDSCAPE DESIGNS SEEK TO WELCOME MORE USERS, FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE, IN THE FUTURE
Independent Thinking • From the elegant stepped architecture to the thoughtfully configured interiors, Lambert Lénack’s facility for disabled young adults in Paris forgoes the trappings (and traps) of traditional care homes
Shifting Ground • After years of exclusion, the value of design based on Indigenous principles is finally resonating across multiple disciplines. The results — buildings that prioritize environmental stewardship, urban interventions aiding inclusivity — aren’t just overdue, but essential to broaching the challenges of our times. Meet five Indigenous innovators who are leading the way
Tiffany Shaw-Collinge • WITH A KEEN SENSITIVITY TO PLACE, THE MÉTIS ARTIST AND ARCHITECT IS RESHAPING THE PUBLIC REALM FOR THE BETTER
Kevin O’Brien • AMONG AUSTRALIA’S SPARSE COHORT OF INDIGENOUS PRACTITIONERS, THE ARCHITECT BRINGS A RESPECT FOR COUNTRY TO PROJECTS OF ALL SIZES
Joar Nango • THE IMPROVISATION INTEGRAL TO LIFE IN THE CIRCUMPOLAR ARCTIC INSPIRES THE SAMI ARTIST AND ARCHITECT’S EXPERIMENTAL SPACES
Nicole Luke • FOSTERING “CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE INFRASTRUCTURE AND DESIGN” IN THE NORTH DRIVES THIS INUK DESIGNER
Nicholas Dalton • MĀORI VALUES GUIDE THE SOCIALLY ENGAGED, UNIQUELY MINDFUL WORK OF AOTEAROA’S TOA ARCHITECTS
STATEMENTS IN THE MAKING • FROM THE QUALITY OF THEIR CRAFT TO THE ORIGINALITY OF THEIR DESIGN, THESE PRODUCT ICONS — CURRENT AND FUTURE — ARE GUARANTEED TO PASS THE TEST OF TIME
ELL MARKS THE SPOT • A pair of young...