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Learning From Barcelona: A New Future for Toronto’s Public Parks

Azure Magazine

Tree branches bob in a gentle breeze, and sculptures tower overhead. Parc de l’Estació del Nord is a case in point, seamlessly incorporating a mix of uses and functions into an ambitiously designed public space. Tree planting and ample seating create a green, park-like setting around the Mercat de Sant Antoni.

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Disaster Capitalism: The Provocative Public Art of Prague’s David ?erný

Azure Magazine

It will also feature a 135-metre sculpture of a wrecked ship leaning against its side. erný defaced the Monument to Soviet Tank Crews , painting the prominently displayed World War II tank a bright shade of pink while erecting a sculpture of an upturned finger – more than hinting at a crude gesture – atop the armoured vehicle. ?erný

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The Toronto Biennial of Art Spotlights Land-Based Knowledge

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According to official reports, nearly 300,000 visitors attended the 2019 edition of the show, which took place across nine venues, and the 2022 iteration plans to attract just as many art-goers. The city-wide exhibit will be free and accessible to the public for its whole 72-day run. Image courtesy of Catriona Jeffries, Vancouver.

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AZURE Talks at IDS: Redefining Modern Design in 2022 — and Beyond

Azure Magazine

Elizabeth (Dori) Tunstall is a design anthropologist, public intellectual and design advocate who works at the intersections of critical theory, culture and design. In collaboration with other firms in 2019, David T Fortin Architect Inc. Dr. Dori Tunstall. Portrait by Ishmil Waterman.

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Design Miami 2023: Previewing 5 Top Attractions

Azure Magazine

Just this week, a trio of developers announced that Kengo Kuma and Associates will be introducing a new commercial complex in the city’s Design District — an area that already boasts a waterfall-esque façade treatment by Sou Fujimoto and eye-catching sculptures by the likes of Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec and Buckminster Fuller.

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Counterpublic Mines the Depths of Civic Memory in St. Louis

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More acutely, mounting economic disparities and racialized disinvestment effectively destroyed the neighbourhood through poor maintenance and public neglect. The movement does not ask current residents to vacate their homes but maintains that Indigenous governance is possible, sustainable, and preferred for public lands. Louis City SC.

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Michael Maltzan Unveils a New Centre for Inuit Art in Winnipeg

Azure Magazine

Echoing the convex and concave gestures of the architecture, the undulating glass-clad visible vault contains over 4,500 sculptures by artists from across the North. A wide range of sculptural works in a bevy of media — from serpentinite to clay — occupy the undulating space. “The

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