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4 Big Reasons to Love Canadian Design in 2025
At AZURE, our mission has always been to place the best examples of Canadian design in conversation with everything else happening in the global industry. In other words, a Canadian product or project...
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Flooring Solutions to Keep Your Project Grounded in Great Design
Flooring is, literally, grounding — it’s what anchors an environment and creates a sense of consistency (or, alternatively, contrast) from one space to the next. But the best flooring offers other...
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A Czech Tennis Club Makes the Most of an Urban Sliver
Whether on the pristine grass of Wimbledon or the lumpy concrete court of a public park, tennis is a game of extraordinarily fine margins. From a single point to a game, set, and match, the smallest...
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Scenes from the AZ Awards Gala 2025
On June 19, 2025, AZURE fêted two major milestones during the AZ Awards Gala at the Evergreen Brick Works. Attended by some 400 members of the architecture and design community, the event presented...
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Parking, Garbage and the Decline of Toronto’s Small Businesses
Toronto is often described as a city of neighbourhoods. The most multicultural city in North America is home to 158 distinct “villages,” “littles,” and “towns,” each reflecting the cuisine, cultural...
View ArticleEntries Open for Second Annual Best in Design Awards!
Returning for its second year, the Best in Design Awards (BDAs) is now accepting entries for its expanded 2026 program! Launched by AZURE sister magazine Designlines, the annual awards are a...
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In Montreal, a Subterranean Supper Club Brings the Drama
After a prolonged period of pared-back interiors, maximalism is finally having a major moment — in the hospitality sector, at least. Take Toronto’s ANIML Steakhouse, whose opulent design, courtesy of...
View ArticleSummer Sale: Save 40% + Get a Free CEU-Accredited Course!
School may be out for the summer, but that doesn’t mean we have to take a break from learning altogether. Now is the perfect time to catch up on your summer reading, and AZURE is here to help. Until...
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Can Pop-Up Urbanism Spark a Lasting Design Legacy?
Last month, the most famous traffic roundabout in one of the most famously car-dependent cities in America was closed to vehicles and transformed into a public space for people. For the third year in...
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A Little Blue House Meets a Toronto Laneway
Over the last decade, the possibilities of laneway housing have increasingly captured Toronto’s civic imagination. Yet, even as onerous zoning restrictions and regulatory constraints have gradually...
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