Azure (design magazine)

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AZURE Magazine
Categories Architecture and design
Frequency6 issues per year
PublisherAzure Publishing Inc.
First issue1985
CountryCanada
Based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Language English
Website www.azuremagazine.com

Azure is a media brand covering architecture and design published in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [1] Azure is described as "an indispensable resource for architects, designers and the design-savvy public" on its website. [2] It was founded in 1985 by Nelda Rodger and Sergio Sgaramella. [3] In 2000, it won the Canadian National Magazine Awards' Magazine of the Year. [4] In 2011, the magazine launched the AZ Awards, an international competition open to architects, landscape architects, designers, students, clients, and manufacturers. [5] In February 2013, deputy editor Catherine Osborne was named the magazine's editor-in-chief, with founding editor Nelda Rodger remaining as editorial director for Azure Publishing. [6] In February 2021 Elizabeth Pagliacolo was named editor-in-chief, and in January 2022 Francesco Sgaramella became Azure's chief operating officer.

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  5. 1st annual AZ awards winner announced June 16, 2011 Azure
  6. Azure Magazine