Azure Magazine News & Views

Shake it! Polaroid film is back

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The Impossible Project. That is the name of the company now on a mission to bring back instant analog film for vintage Polaroid cameras. The Netherland factory announced today it is launching a Silver Shade version of the film and, this year alone, it plans to roll out one million film packs.

Now in Venice: Philip Beesley's Hylozoic Ground

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

In the floating city, a team of students, artists, engineers and scientists led by architect Philip Beesley are assembling Canada's spectacular pavilion for the 12th edition of the architecture biennale.

Sustenance and the City

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Foodprint Toronto, a full afternoon of symposiums taking place at the Artscape Wychwood Barns on Saturday, July 31, dives into the urban infrastructure of food.

Venice Architecture Biennale? There's an app for that

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

With only a month left until the blockbuster architecture show, the Biennale App helps showgoers prepare for their treks through the endless labyrinth of pavilions that line the city's alleys and canals.

Open now: Pascale Girardin pop-up shop in Montreal

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Renowned for her grand installations in hotels and restaurants around the globe, Quebec ceramicist Pascale Girardin has opened a pop-up shop in Old Montreal offering goods of a decidedly smaller scale.

Ciao, China!

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

As reported by the Associated Press (and seen on NPR.org) Italian engineers have sent two unmanned cars to China in an experiment set to have a huge impact on the future of automotive technology.

Pugh + Scarpa's eco-friendly lofts in L.A.

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The Cherokee Lofts in West Hollywood aims to be the first LEED Platinum mixed-use, multi-family building in Southern California.

Douglas Coupland for Roots Canada

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Last week Azure checked out a pop-up shop in Toronto that features the highly anticipated clothing line by Douglas Coupland for Roots.

Double Feature at the Design Exchange

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The two concurrent shows at Toronto's Design Exchange – Design Domestic and Bent Out Of Shape – explore Canadian creativity from unique perspectives.

Lateral Office wins Prix de Rome in Architecture

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The Canada Council for the Arts announced yesterday that the $50,000 prize, which is awarded annually to a young firm of exceptional potential, would go to the Toronto firm.