In the latter half of the nineties, I worked at the least-cool Canadian record store chain in the “new” wing of Devonshire Mall in Windsor, Ontario. Opened in 1985, it created a buzz, as it had Windsor’s first big food court, a new trend at the time, bringing with it “exotic” offerings like Mrs. Vanelli’s pizza, New York Fries, Orange Julius and the Made in Japan Teriyaki Experience. My store was on the edge of it and, when not ringing up copies of …Baby One More Time or Dance Mixes ’95 through ’99, I had a great view of it all.
Before the shops opened, mall walkers did their tours in HVAC comfort. Later, packs of teens would take more languorous laps. Older groups would populate the food court tables, where they’d sit and talk…
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- Jan/Feb 2026
- The AZURE Houses issue returns in 2026 with stunning, innovative residential projects from Canada and around the world. Plus, we take a look at that seeming relic of the past: the mall.
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- Sept/Oct 2025
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- Our AZ Awards 2025 edition praises excellence across the many disciplines of design, as awarded by the renowned members of our jury and recognized by the People’s Choice vote.
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- May/June 2025
- Azure’s 40th anniversary offers us an occasion to pause and evaluate the major moments that have brought us here.
- #310
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- Five conversations about community changemaking, plus vibrant design news from Miami, a stunning home in Toronto and a dispatch from Iqaluit.
- #308
- Jan/Feb 2025
- From standout homes like Patkau Architects’ latest Vancouver gem to the groundbreaking residential neighbourhood of East Bayfront in Toronto and new approaches for densifying the single-family house, the Jan/Feb 2025 issue celebrates the exciting directions that home design and housing are moving in.
- #308
- Nov/Dec 2024
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- #307
- Sept/Oct 2024
- In the projects we feature throughout this edition, we hope to expand the definition of culture as it’s normally viewed in the realm of institutional architecture — and to hone in on works that stretch design’s possibilities in housing these new expressions.
- #306
- Jul/Aug 2024
- Our AZ Awards 2024 edition praises excellence across the many disciplines of design, as awarded by the renowned members of our jury and recognized by the People’s Choice vote.
- #304
- May/June 2024
- If two realms of work can be said to occupy opposite sides of the spectrum, they might be the industrial factory and the A.I. company. Standout examples of both types of workplace are featured in our latest issue.
- #303
- Mar/Apr 2024
- Simply put, this issue argues that we need more options, in everything from housing to healthcare to education. Can we create more options for how we house ourselves? For how we approach the housing and care needs of our aging populations who are especially fragile? For how we teach architecture to begin with?
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