Lively, fresh, forward-looking, but also socially relevant — this defines Azure, the leading design publication covering the expanding world of international contemporary architecture and design. Each issue delivers readers inspiring ideas and cutting-edge innovations, from state-of-the-art green building to the latest in furniture and home accessories from around the globe.

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Keeping Time • With a range of new configurations and finishes, the Nienkämper Metronome collection cements its status as a contemporary classic

Five to Nine Daybed • People, projects and products you need to know about now

5 Things We Learned from Billie Faircloth • ASK QUESTIONS, BE AN ADVOCATE AND OTHER TIPS FROM THE KIERANTIMBERLAKE PARTNER

Depth of Surface • The 2021 Formica Specialty Collection has arrived

Turning the Tide • FROM TABLES TO VESSELS, GEOF RAMSAY IS UPDATING ATLANTIC CANADIAN TROPES

Design Technology • From the living room to the kitchen – and even the closet – Samsung marries technological advances with functional yet striking style

Bank Statement • A SLEEK REPURPOSING IN PRAGUE BRINGS NEW LIFE TO A LONG-NEGLECTED RIVERFRONT

Middle Course • IN A MEXICO CITY SUBURB, PRODUCTORA TURNS A FORMERLY FORLORN MEDIAN INTO A VITAL NEW PUBLIC PARK

Garden Variety • MAD ARCHITECTS’ INAUGURAL U.S. PROJECT ADDS DENSITY AND DIVERSITY TO A CITY KNOWN MORE FOR MANSIONS

Blu Dot Matrix • DEFINED BY A RIPPLING INTERIOR, THE FURNITURE BRAND’S NEW WEST COAST SHOWROOM PAYS HOMAGE TO THE ART OF MAKING

Rethinking Retail • TWO INVENTIVE SERVICE CONCEPTS BY TORONTO’S MASON STUDIO OFFER PROPOSALS FOR WEATHERING CHANGE — TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE

The Key to Locke • A HOTEL BRAND WITH A NOVEL M.O. TEAMS UP WITH A STUDIO KNOWN FOR ITS ECO-CONSCIOUSNESS

Proactive Service • HOW CAN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY ADJUST TO A CHANGING REALITY? INTERIOR DESIGNER SHAY LAM OFFERS SOME ADVICE

Ahead of the Curve • FACED WITH A WAVY FLOOR PLAN, STUDIO ALEXANDER FEHRE PROVIDED BOSCH’S AUTOMOTIVE STEERING DIVISION WITH AN UBER-FUNCTIONAL, MORE RELEVANT DESIGN

Personal Boundaries • THESE DESK SCREENS PROVIDE ATTRACTIVE VISUAL BARRIERS TO ENFORCE PRIVACY AND DISTANCING

The Disruptor • FED UP WITH THE STATUS QUO, PETRUS PALMER SET OUT TO SHAKE UP THE DESIGN WORLD WITH HEM’S DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER MODEL

Professional Standards • FOR AN INVITING WFH SCENARIO, GO WITH A STYLISH OFFICE CHAIR THAT DOESN’T READ CORPORATE

Strength in Diversity • A MULTI-USE DEVELOPMENT DESIGNED BY A RANGE OF FIRMS OFFERS LONDON CREATIVES A PERMANENT HOME

Protection Services • FROM RISING SEA LEVELS TO SO-CALLED HEAT ISLANDS, THE CHALLENGES FACING THE WORLD’S MAJOR CITIES AS A RESULT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ARE DAUNTING TO SAY THE LEAST. BUT SOME MUNICIPAL RESPONSES — ESPECIALLY THOSE SPEARHEADED BY ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS — HAVE BEEN AS CREATIVE AS THE PROBLEMS ARE FORMIDABLE. THINK CITY PARKS TURNED RESERVOIRS, URBAN FORESTS ON DEMAND, EVEN A REDIRECTED RIVER. WHAT FOLLOWS ARE A FEW OF THE INITIATIVES THAT FIVE THREATENED YET AMBITIOUS METROPOLISES HAVE EFFECTED OR ARE EXPLORING TO ENGENDER CIVIC RESILIENCE, WITH DESIGNERS LEADING THE CHARGE.

GRAPHIC ADAPTAION • In Amsterdam, creative studio Thonik teams up with MMX Architects to fashion a sustainable, ultra-versatile headquarters that will evolve with the city

“The social element of our architecture is the most important for us” • From their base in a remote chain of mid-Atlantic islands, Cape Verde’s Eloisa Ramos and Moreno Castellano create joyful, sensitive buildings as supportive of people as they are reflective of place

Force of Nature • IN BRITISH COLUMBIA’S LOWER SOO VALLEY, A CLIMATE-POSITIVE MASS TIMBER HOUSE PROTOTYPE IS INTENDED TO BOTH...