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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. The stalls of the market proper are on the ground floor, along with special weekly markets and community events.

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A Brutalist Icon is Transformed into an Ultra-Sustainable Hotel

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Beloved by architects, detested by the public, New Haven’s Armstrong Rubber Company Building, an icon of brutalist architecture designed by Marcel Breuer, was voted Connecticut’s ugliest building in a 2018 Business Insider survey. Luckily, architect-developer Bruce Becker bought the building in 2020, saving it from further destruction.

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A Corten-Steel Circle Honours the Dish With One Spoon Territory

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As for the latter, it’s a striking three-metre-high steel sculpture mounted just east of where Gould Street meets Nelson Mandela Walk in downtown Tkaronto (Toronto). While the school’s lack of name reflects a temporary institutional limbo, the absence of a formal title for Two Row’s sculpture has a more intentional genesis.

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5 New Products Embracing Scandinavian Style

Azure Magazine

From adaptable seating systems to sculptural lighting, these new releases bring this signature aesthetic to objects of all sizes. Consisting of two side and one coffee table (in two heights and three diameters), the series expertly translates the designer’s sinuous language into a sculptural object that feels at once classic and contemporary.

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10 Landmark Projects Shaping Architecture in 2024

Azure Magazine

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. And every January, we turn the page and look forward. In 2024, there’s plenty to look forward to.

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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. David was the inaugural Associate Director of the Maamwizing Indigenous Research Institute and the Director of the McEwen School of Architecture from 2018 to 2021.

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IDS Vancouver 2020 Gets Virtual – in a Vivid Way

Azure Magazine

With a focus on the future, the practice in 2018 founded a sister company, UNSense, an arch-tech company that develops technology and innovative solutions to improve the quality of life for individuals, communities and the planet. Opening night Oct 1; open to public Oct 2 to 8. Hasting St., Pre-registration requested. 50 Water St.