Azure Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2024

Here at Azure, the annual tradition entails taking stock of the last 12 months of design, including public spaces , interiors , products , as well as residential and commercial architecture. In no particular order below, we round up the most anticipated architecture for 2024. And every January, we turn the page and look forward.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 15, 2022

It features the work of hundreds of students, covering subjects including sculpture and contemporary art practice, intelligent mobility, textiles and design products, fashion and architecture. Hundreds of projects are being showcased, from art, design and architecture to photography, music and drama. It runs until 24 July.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 9, 2022

Courtesy of Halsey McKay Gallery. On display at Halsey Mckay Gallery in East Hampton until 4 July, the American artist's latest series, Windows, features artworks of windows themselves. The architectural features do not form part of a broader picture. Courtesy of Halsey McKay Gallery. Courtesy of Halsey McKay Gallery.

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Design Milk

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Photo: Courtesy Mennour Gallery Prismes et miroirs: Haut-relief-DBPF by Daniel Buren Conceptual artist Daniel Buren is known for his minimalist mirror motifs. The statuesque green sculpture evokes resistance and stability, and the smaller ones also incorporate similar organic shapes, citing building blocks as a muse.

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Design Milk

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

She also acts as the New York gallery’s director, with the space focusing on a master-craftsman ethos and the sharing of art that embodies artisanal dexterity and cultural heritage. Today, the gallery represents a permanent roster of more than 30 ateliers whose works reside in the decorative arts and furniture.

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Azure Magazine

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Architecture is a reflection of the zeitgeist. But, of course, aesthetics alone do not define the best architecture projects of 2023. The resulting project is informed by the surrounding Georgian architecture, fitting in seamlessly amongst the nearby churches and city hall.

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Azure Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2022

One of the biggest impacts of the newly expanded Art Gallery of New South Wales , in Sydney, Australia, is made at the programmatic level. The Tank is the lowermost gallery, located in a decommissioned fuel tank bunker. Yayoi Kusama created a sculpture for the North Building’s terrace. The Inaugural Exhibition.

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Design Milk

JULY 7, 2023

Exploring work in between design, architecture, and art, East London-based Issi Nanabeyin defies genres. “The first time I saw the work of Austrian sculptor Walter Pichler was the first moment I saw how an architectural lens can be used to create work that danced between sculpture art and design,” Issi shared.

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Azure Magazine

MARCH 7, 2023

English architect David Chipperfield has been named the 2023 laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. After graduating from the Kingston School of Art in 1976, Chipperfield pursued a design education at London’s Architectural Association (AA), graduating in 1980.

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Azure Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Shanghai-based firm Atelier Diameter has answered the call with an expansion of the university’s on-campus art gallery. The new gallery faces a small square between the dorms: a bustling locus of activity on campus. The extension juts from the dormitory building like a sculptural appendage.

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We And The Color

JANUARY 5, 2024

Artists are the lifeblood of any vibrant city, their creative energy pulsating through the streets, galleries, and studios. The city’s diverse population provides a constant source of inspiration, and its abundance of galleries, studios, and art fairs ensures that there’s always something new to discover.

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Design Milk

AUGUST 23, 2022

The loudest of the two sculptures is at Rockefeller Center, where contemporary artist Jeppe Hein tempts visitors to walk into circular fountain enclosures that rise and fall at unpredictable intervals. A video on the 303 Gallery website is worth watching with the sound on to hear the audible squeals of joy and surprise.

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Azure Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2020

From South America to northern Norway, a modest cancer care centre to spectacular museums, the noteworthy architecture slated for completion this year varies widely in scale, function and locale. Marquee Manhattan real estate is for the one per cent of the one per cent – what makes this project special is its architectural ambition.

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Design Milk

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Like every year, Design Miami/ 2023 featured a stunning showcase and curatorial of pieces sourced from design galleries around the globe, inclusive of a very comprehensive collection of exquisitely beautiful furnishings and other homewares. The sculptures are also designed to possess a unique super power, playfully personifying each one.

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Colossal

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

All images courtesy of Nicelle Beauchene Gallery, NYC, and Galerie Isa, Mumbai, shared with permission. “I think my work has always attempted to bridge the worlds of plant wisdom and healing with a language of architecture,” Despont tells Colossal. For glimpses into her studio and process, head to Instagram.

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We And The Color

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Unveiling ‘RawMaterials’ at Hosek Contemporary: A Fusion of Myth and Modernity In the heart of Berlin’s vibrant art scene, Hosek Contemporary Gallery is set to host a groundbreaking exhibition titled ‘RawMaterials’ on the 2nd of October 2023 at 7 p.m. Duration: 8 Minutes.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 30, 2022

Instead, it's like everything else – the "good and not-so-good architecture, passers-by with their taste in clothes, dogs, cats, flowers, ridiculous street signs," and so on. In other works, you'll see those that are far more sculptural – the type that could easily fit in a gallery setting or even in someone's home.

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Colossal

JUNE 25, 2021

Artist Jeremiah Hulsebos-Spofford reenvisions classical sculptures as chaotic, glitched assemblages that piece together fragmented bits of the original work. Find more of Hulsebos-Spofford’s sculptures on his site and Instagram , where he also shares glimpses into his process. “Mr.

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Design Milk

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Bed-Stuy Townhouse is a minimalist townhouse located in Brooklyn, New York, designed by architecture firm Also Office in collaboration with Colony , the co-operative gallery and strategy firm founded by Jean Lin. The ground floor also offers a guest suite, tailored to be a soundproof sanctuary for the homeowner’s musical pursuits.

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Colossal

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

All images shared © Elias Sime, courtesy of GRIMM and James Cohan Gallery, shared with permission Thousands of microchips, terminals, nails, letter keys, and lengths of wire transform into spectacular, monumental sculptures by acclaimed Ethiopian artist Elias Sime. Photo by Lisa Whiting Photography.

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Azure Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2024

AZURE is pleased to announce the 10 esteemed jurors of the AZ Awards 2024, who represent the very best from the worlds of architecture, urbanism, interiors, furniture and more. Her firm, Tawaw Architecture Collective h as offices in both Phoenix and Calgary. These include the Julis Romo Rabinowitz and Louis A.

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Colossal

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

All images © Ilhwa Kim, courtesy of HOFA Gallery, shared with permission Meandering rows of flat paper seeds flow through Ilhwa Kim ’s landscapes, creating densely lined paths among the abstract expanses. The sculptures shown here are part of Kim’s forthcoming solo show at London’s HOFA Gallery titled Tacticle Hands.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Scenes and ornamental details from azulejo tile paintings from Andalusia and Portugal further informed this collection, as did Moorish garden design and Greco-Roman architecture. "While making the drawings, I often referred to some photographs and sketches I had made during my travels."

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Design Milk

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The effort of the Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity , the Eames Archives includes a Gallery, Collections Center, and Archives Study Center. Plywood Sculpture (1943) – This is one of two extant large-scale molded plywood sculptures by Charles and Ray.

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Azure Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Noteworthy buildings emerged from a landscape of blue-glass condominiums – think Saucier + Perrotte’s River City – but the country’s most prolific architecture was seldom also its best. It’s affordable housing with a sense of community – and architectural flair. 60 Richmond Street East by Teeple Architects, 2010.

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Azure Magazine

MARCH 14, 2023

Located just south of the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, a World Heritage site, the museum sought to become an architectural landmark in its own right. Serving the adjacent pedestrian street, the new building preserves the former museum’s galleries and restaurants while adding retail space and public restrooms.

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Azure Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Elsewhere in the Miami Design District , UK-based Bohinc Studio’s bubbly Utopia seating sculptures were another eco-conscious delight. This wasn’t Ross’s only big Miami project, either — he was also behind Formation 01, a sculptural Kohler faucet unveiled at Design Miami/.

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Design Milk

MARCH 17, 2022

Architect Zaha Hadid’s spirited career and dynamic, groundbreaking architectural work continues to inspire around the world through Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA). It will be on exhibit at HKDI Gallery, and virtually , through April 3rd. The vertical urban architecture being created by ZHA provides experiential and communicative value.

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Colossal

APRIL 20, 2021

Another facet includes a broad, architectural sculpture that expands 30-square-feet. ” That blurred temporality that foregrounds his sculptures and installations parallels his own trajectory, as well. All images © Ekow Nimako, shared with permission. “Kumbi Saleh 3020 CE” (2019). .”

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Azure Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Galleries have conflicting ideas about how best to display collectible design. Some present it akin to modern sculpture, in stark, museum-like spaces that emphasize form over function. New luxury design gallery Verso offers a variation on the latter approach, introducing a nomadic international showcase.

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Design Milk

MARCH 31, 2023

Toeing the line between sculpture and furniture, French artist Martin Laforêt’s Variation series beckons viewers to get a closer look at the architectural and brutalist forms. To learn more about Martin Laforêt or to acquire a piece from the collection, visit Carpenters Workshop Gallery. Photos by Carpenters Workshop Gallery.

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Colossal

JANUARY 5, 2023

All images © Jan van Schaik, shared with permission” “The first one I made, I made by accident, like a three-dimensional doodle,” says Melbourne-based architect and artist Jan van Schaik about the sculpture that founded his Lost Tablets series. “ That’s why (the works) have a strange familiarity.”

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Azure Magazine

JULY 27, 2022

Though Amsterdam is famous for its eccentric architecture, picturesque canals and rich cultural scene, the Dutch city of Almere — located just across the IJmeer lake — is poised to emerge from the capital’s shadow. Inside the galleries, the first immersive exhibition, entitled NaturAlly: Wild Futures, is already underway.

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Colossal

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

All images courtesy of the artist and Ronchini Gallery, shared with permission For less than ten seconds, Berndnaut Smilde ’s floating sculptures transform galleries, halls, and warehouses into uncanny spaces where indoors meets out. “Nimbus Kunstmuseum Hal” (2021).
Photo Photo by Cassander Eeftinck Schattenkerk.

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Colossal

JANUARY 13, 2023

“Where We All Meet” (2022), paper sculpture, 1 x 1 x 1 meter. Wielding the fundamentals of set design, Layla May Arthur assembles elaborate architectural spaces and visual narratives from paper. “Shop Window Set Design for Mary Jane Schoenenboetiek” (2021), paper sculpture.

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Colossal

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Works by more than 60 artists comprise the monumental survey, exploring myriad practices focused on and intersecting contemporary art, music, filmmaking, choreography, architecture, writing, photography, design, and more. Image courtesy of the artist and Garth Greenan Gallery, New York All pieces by Dana Claxton.

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Azure Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2023

These works cover a wide range of types and scales, from dresses, bespoke mannequins, experimental fabric and textile samples, and glass sculptures. Photo: Kevan Cress 6/19 Installation view of Noogenesis sculpture by Philip Beesley & Living Architecture Systems Group. Paris, France. Paris, France. Paris, France.

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