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Private equity firm prevails over Indian promotor’s guerrilla tactics, making new law on the arbitrability of disputes in Singapore
In an ugly corporate divorce related to an online matrimonial website, the Singapore Court of Appeal decided that the arbitrability of a dispute will be determined at the pre-award stage by reference first to the law governing the arbitration agreement (Anupam Mittal v Westbridge Ventures II Investment Holdings [2022] SGCA, available here). Claiming that a dispute is non-arbitrable is a classic “guerrilla tactic” deployed by parties seeking to avoid arbitration.
Uptake and outcomes of adjuvant durvalumab following concurrent chemoradiotherapy in unresected stage 3 non-small-cell lung cancer
Feasibility and convenience of immunotherapy at home for patients with cancer : a single-centre audit
Remembering Alanis Morissette's tween years on 'You Can't Do That On Television'
If there’s one CanCon personality whose star has grown in the 15 years since Y2K — lol — it’s Alanis Morissette. It ain’t even debatable. MuchMusic VJs have settled into respectable careers as weather anchors. Below-the-surface mainstays like Eric’s Trip have settled into roles as Canadian cult godfathers, occasionally playing church shows to new generations of grease-haired Rick White clones. And Moxy Früvous? Let’s not go there. But Alanis? She’s getting into some legacy-brand shit.
4 New Collections Show That 3D Tiles are On the Rise
Article Details A wave of 3D tile collections, by Atlas Concorde, Marca Corona, Heralgi and Ceramica Vogue, celebrate eye-popping relief motifs. Innovations in tile typically centre on the size and thickness of slabs, cutting-edge digital printing techniques or the sustainable properties of ceramic. But at the 2018 edition of Cersaie another movement stood out, quite literally: the emergence of geometric 3D tiles.
5 Amazing Outdoor Installations at Toronto’s Ice Breakers 2019
Animating Toronto’s wintry waterfront in late January, Ice Breakers 2019 features five installations organized around the theme of Signal Transmission. Here’s what to expect. Seasonal affective disorder be damned. Cities like Toronto are giving hibernators reasons to brave the cold: last year, the city unveiled The Bentway, a cathedral-like events space (complete with a skating rink) under the Gardiner Expressway.
5 Immersive Outdoor Installations at Toronto's Ice Breakers 2019
Article Details Animating Toronto’s wintry waterfront in late January, Ice Breakers 2019 features five installations organized around the theme of Signal Transmission. Here’s what to expect. Seasonal affective disorder be damned. Cities like Toronto are giving hibernators reasons to brave the cold: last year, the city unveiled The Bentway, a cathedral-like events space (complete with a skating rink) under the Gardiner Expressway.
Why Custom European Closets Are Trending in Toronto Condos
As floor plans shrink, an increasing amount of Toronto condos are using beautiful European closet organizers to add space – and much-needed flexibility By Designlines in partnership with Trevisana In Toronto, the condo is shrinking. But for anyone living within city limits, that should come as no surprise: the average footprint of new units has decreased more than 100 square feet since 2005.
3 Prefab House Concepts that Promote Efficient Living
Prefab is a flexible, small-footprint solution for delivering housing to remote areas, über-dense urban environments or even the cottage. Here are three new prefab house concepts – by Vancouver’s Leckie Studio, Alberta’s Drop Structures and San Francisco’s Yves Behar – to keep an eye on.
Shake a Paw With the Dogs of Toronto Architecture
Who’s a good boy? Toronto knows the answer: they’re all good boys. Our architectural photographers do, too. Here, a notable sampling of doggos and puppers we’ve spotted in local design photography Toronto is a dog city. And the numbers prove it: more than 230,000 doggers live within city limits. An estimated 280 puppos live in the average 40-storey condo.
Only If Designs a Striking Seafoam Coffee Bar for City of Saints
Article Details For its fourth retail outpost, Bushwick-based roastery City of Saints tapped local studio Only If to design a minty green coffee shop. For City of Saints, coffee shops are neighbourhood hubs. Indeed, its four locations in New Jersey and New York are designed to reflect the personality of their surroundings: in Hoboken, it established a warm, wood-lined café on a residential side street.
Montreal's Appareil Atelier Unveils a Sculptural New Furniture Collection
Kim Pariseau’s architecture firm is branching out with Appareil Atelier, unveiling three gorgeously minimal pieces at Montreal’s Souk @ Sat. We have long admired the work on Montreal’s Appareil Architecture, from their stately corrugated metal-clad chalets to their eye-catching Mile End destinations. At Pastel Rita, the colour-blocked workshop/café the studio completed in 2017, Appareil also showcased its custom-made Floe chair, which it used as a seating solution and a space divider.
Faraway So Close is a Celebration of Kashef Chowdhury in Berlin
Article Details Opening this weekend in Berlin, an exhibition on the work of Urbana co-founder Kashef Chowdhury celebrates an architectural vision that responds to climate change, mass migration and the socioeconomic conditions of Bangladesh. Unlike most working architects, Kashef Chowdhury’s website is barren: there’s contact information, a short bio, and not much else.
Leckie Studio's Great Lakes Backcountry Cabin is Inspired by Ontario's Wildnerness
The Great Lakes Backcountry Cabin is a modular, flat-packed, easy-to-assemble shelter that takes its cues from Ontario lakeside retreats By Mark Teo Photography by PlusVisual If you’re missing wake n’ lake season, you’re not alone. But the Backcountry Hut Company has something that should tide over that dock envy: an Ontario-inspired prefab cottage imagined by Vancouver’s Leckie Studio and Flattery Landscape Architects.
Freehaus Gives the Bahlsen Headquarters a Sweet Refresh
London architecture firm Freehaus leads a holistic refurbishment of Bahlsen’s headquarters, modernizing an Art Nouveau-inspired building while celebrating the German cookie brand’s storied past. The Leibniz Butterkeks, the butter biscuit that Bahlsen invented in 1886, is as approachable as it gets.
Junction Craft Brewing Puts Toronto Suds on the Map
Plant Architect Inc. have repurposed a former Toronto incinerator into Junction Craft Brewing, a destination for beer and architecture lovers By Mark Teo Photography by Stephen Evans Big Booze has reason to be afraid. Within the last decade, corporate alcohol brands have lost their international grip on the market, with craft breweries and distilleries making a major leap forward: in the U.S., craft beer has become a $26 billion industry.
The Modernist Crematorium Siesegem is an Ode to Light, Not Darkness
Defined by soaring ceilings, architectural lighting and its béton brut exterior, KAAN Architecten’s modernist Crematorium Siesegem is both grand and solemn. Yet it never hides its main function – or the humanity of its visitors. The act of mourning is complicated. In processing death, there’s no wrong emotion: sadness, anger, guilt and relief are all common, and at funerals, those emotions take centre stage.
Nendo Meets M.C. Escher in Between Two Worlds
At Melbourne’s National Gallery of Victoria, Nendo has completed a collaborative exhibition with the M.C. Escher Foundation, celebrating the Dutch artist’s work with an immersive, eye-deceiving labyrinth. M.C. Escher, the late Dutch artist beloved by architects, scientists and mathematicians alike, was known for envisioning the impossible.
5 Bold Ideas for Designing Inclusive Cities
Last week, AZURE hosted a panel aimed at answering one question: how can we make our urban environments more inclusive? Here’s what we learned. By 2050, the United Nations predicts that nearly 70 per cent of the global population – or 2.5 billion people – will live in cities. That’s a staggering number, and one that poses existential questions: can we build quality housing that make cities accessible to everyone – not just the wealthy?
The Unexpected Allure of Modern Cemeteries - Azure Magazine
Some of the first images that come to mind when you think of cemeteries are manicured parks or ghostly and neglected gravestones. One thing you might not expect, however, is modernism. An increasing number of cemeteries and crematoriums are being built with a contemporary edge. So for Halloween, we’ve dug up seven of the most interesting and unexpected places for resting in peace. Photo: Henning Larsen Architects 1.
Why We’re Heading to the 2018 One of a Kind Winter Show
With more than 800 designers, artists and makers on hand, the Toronto gathering – now in its 44 th year – is one of the biggest craft shows in the North America. From a competition of candy-themed products to a colourful workshop with Tiffany Pratt, here’s why we’re excited to go We don’t need to remind you that it’s One of a Kind Show season, but we will anyways: The Winter Show – which is, we should note, a phenomenal place for holiday shopping – runs from November 22 to December 2.
Line 5 Condos Embraces Ridesharing, Coworking and the Midtown Dream
Line 5 condos, a Yonge-Eglinton project designed by IBI Group and U31, includes designated ridesharing zones, a coworking space and delivery areas for everything you’ve ordered off the Internet If you live in a condo, you’ve probably felt the guilt. You know what we’re talking about: it happens when you order 40 pounds of cat food from Amazon. Or when your HelloFresh box arrives while you’re at work.
Doug Aitken's Mirage Detroit is a Living Pavilion in a Restored Bank
Artist Doug Aitken activates Michigan’s long-unoccupied State Savings Bank with Mirage Detroit, a mirrored installation that reflects, swallows and responds to its surroundings. In its century-plus existence, Detroit’s State Savings Bank, also known as the Savoyard Centre, has served multiple purposes.
5 Innovative Pavilions Activating Public Spaces
Summer might be the season for temporary architecture. But these recently unveiled structures, both permanent and temporary, show how inventive micro-architecture is pushing boundaries. Wander Wood Pavilion at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Photos: David Correa Made and assembled over three days, the University of British Columbia‘s Wander Wood pavilion is all about proximity: material sourcing and production all centred around Vancouver.
Botanical Tiles are All the Rage – As Seen in these 5 New Collections
Article Details This bumper crop of large-format tiles – by companies including Fuoriformato, Ornamenta and ABK – shows just how big botanicals are going to be. I Grafici by Fuoriformato Fuoriformato (a specialty large-format brand under Target Group) focuses on left-field graphics inspired by sketchwork. Part of the I Grafici collection, Ginko by Japanese artist Asako Hishiki is a layered leafy pattern rendered in autumnal yellows. Sold in sizes up to one by three metres.
Superkül's Junction House Wants to Be a Gateway to the Junction
Many consider the Wallace Pedestrian bridge – which is, along with Riverdale Park East, the best place in the city to catch a sunset – the unofficial gateway to the Junction. But in reality, the Junction begins several blocks northwest, marked by a decidedly less striking sight: a billboard. But Junction House, a Süperkul-designed mid-rise located where Dundas, Annette and Dupont converge, wants to give the Junction a more striking gateway.
A Photographer Adds a Picture-Perfect Home to Rhodes Avenue
Thomas Bollmann and Ingrid Jones, the creative partners and owners of Seed9 Photography, designed an east end space that serves as a creative studio, gallery space and a downright photogenic home – all on a tight budget By Mark Teo Photography by Thomas Bollmann/Seed9 Thomas Bollmann and Ingrid Jones aren’t architects. And when the couple, who co-founded Seed9 Photography9, were looking for a house, they weren’t planning on a major building project.
The Future of Retail, with Canadian Furniture Startups Article and EdB
Vancouver’s Article and Montreal’s Élément de Base are two digital-first Canadian furniture brands shaking up the retail model – and the way in which products are typically designed, made and delivered. The concept of selling products directly to buyers – and cutting out the money-siphoning middleman – is as old as marketplaces themselves.
The Modern Haunted House: A Contemporary Home Haunted by its Past
In Hereditary, arguably 2018’s scariest movie, a family and their home is haunted – or, more accurately, tormented – by generations past. The inescapability of the past, as illustrated by Ari Aster’s explosive genre film and other haunted house thrillers, can be frightening. But preserving and playing up the past is also a consideration for architects approaching adaptive reuse projects. Indeed, restorations often pay homage to a historic building’s bones.
Bottoms Up to the Contemporary Brewery and Modern Distillery
The rise of craft breweries and distilleries has resulted in hybrid environments that merge production and hospitality spaces – often to stunning effect. Here, we celebrate four modern takes on the contemporary brewery and distillery, from Toronto to Istanbul. Big Booze has reason to be afraid.
A Toronto Designer Composes a Rustic Chalet in the Laurentian Mountains
Toronto designer Jane Hope creates Mont Suisse, a ski chalet for a growing family that’s filled with contemporary-rustic details and offers up breathtaking views It all began as a guest house. When a St. Sauveur, Quebec family purchased a 1960s Swiss chalet adjacent to their home, they expected it to become a place to host friends, visitors and their children’s expanding families.
The Bahrain Centres for Traditional Music Are Defined by a Metallic Veil
On the island nation of Bahrain, OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen shrouds the Bahrain Centres for Traditional Music with a shimmering metal curtain, providing glimpses at the performances within. In Azure‘s October 2018 issue, we identified the trends that will shape the year to come. One of those trends is the increasing fluidity of metal mesh: once considered rigid, it’s now being reimagined as a material that can be draped, sculpted and wrapped.
A Korean Retirement Home with Traditional and Contemporary Touches
From post-war poverty to their nation’s rise as a post-industrial global powerhouse, South Korean baby boomers have experienced remarkable change. So when Architect K was tasked with designing a house for a Korean retiree, it reimagined the traditional vernacular of the hanok in a modern way. In 2018, South Korea is one of the wealthiest countries in the world – by GDP, in fact, it’s the 14th richest nation globally.
Untitled MFG Reimagines the Podium Office as a Streetwear-Inspired Playground
For Podium, a customer communications startup, Cory Sistrunk of Utah-based design studio Untitled MFG has created a five-storey office inspired by streetwear boutiques, bike shops and playgrounds. For interior designers, conceiving an office for a tech company offering sometimes-abstract services can be a challenge. But that’s often what leads directly to inventive branding outcomes: for Slack, Dubbeldam Architecture + Design used zigzagging light fixtures to illustrate lines of connection.
7 Stunning Launches to Watch
Hundreds of exhibitors are heading to Bologna for Cersaie 2018, the 36th edition of the international expo of ceramic surfacing and bathroom furnishings. Here are seven launches we’re excited to see. At its core, Bologna’s influential Cersaie is a celebration of what’s new (and what’s next) in the ceramic surfacing and bathroom furnishings world.
Jane Hope's Mont Suisse Gestures to its Laurentian Surroundings
In the Laurentian Mountains, designer Jane Hope creates Mont Suisse, a ski chalet for a growing family that’s filled with contemporary-rustic details and offers up breathtaking views. It all began as a guest house. When a St. Sauveur, Quebec family purchased a 1960s Swiss chalet adjacent to their home, they expected it to become a place to host friends, visitors and their children’s expanding families.
Cersaie 2018: What We Saw and Loved
Last week, we headed to Bologna to explore Cersaie 2018, the ceramic tile expo boasting breathtaking booths and star-studded group exhibits. Here’s what stood out, from ABK’s florals to 41zero42’s geometric patterns and Florim’s 3D surfaces. There was a lot of tile at Cersaie. But that goes without saying: having just completed its 36th edition, the annual Bologna expo has become ground zero for the ceramic tile and bathroom industry, where the industry’s brightest minds meet.
Asquith Architects' House of Louis is Full of Thoughtful Touches – and an Adorable Dog
Instead of downsizing, an empty-nest couple tasked Asquith Architects with reimagining a North Toronto home for their next life phase By Mark Teo Photography by Nanne Springer House of Louis, a recent North Toronto renovation by local firm Asquith Architects, isn’t named for its owner. It isn’t named after their kids, either. Rather, it’s a reference to a stately standard poodle who features prominently in the project’s architectural photographs. But more on that in a sec.
Hamilton's Joyce Centre is Empowering Students to Build a Net Zero Future
The Joyce Centre for Partnership and Innovation, at Hamilton’s Mohawk College, is Southern Ontario’s first net-zero energy institutional building. Its goal, however, isn’t simply to exist – it aims to train students to operate the sustainable buildings of tomorrow. From afar, the first thing one notices about the Joyce Centre for Partnership and Innovation, located on Mohawk College’s Fennell Campus in Hamilton, is the building’s dramatic winged canopy.
Artist Jordan Bennett's Tepkik Explores the Universe Above Brookfield Place
Artist Jordan Bennett’s 100-foot installation, Tepkik, soars above the Lambert Galleria – and shares the ancient creation stories of the Mi’kmaq using contemporary materials. The galaxy is an escalator ride away from Jimmy the Greek. That’s because, until August 24, a towering installation by artist Jordan Bennett is rising above Brookfield Place, a Bay-Wellington landmark where office workers congregate for a lunchtime spanakopita.
4 Coworking Space Designs That Celebrate Different Ways to Work
According to a study released by a global coworking conference, there are currently 18,000 coworking spaces globally – a number to top 30,000 by 2022. Here are four new and unique spaces changing how we work. In the June issue of Azure, we explored the trends that define the modern office: after years of open-space supremacy, many workplaces are making a return to privacy. The office, and the products within it, continue to draw inspiration from the home.
How Tech Brands Are (Finally) Designing for Digital Wellbeing
On average, we check our phones 47 times a day. But tech companies, including Apple and Google, are suddenly designing for digital wellbeing – and attempting to restore a better tech/life balance. Here’s how. The first iPhone, held famously by Steve Jobs at a gasp-inducing ceremony in the fall of 2007, looked very different from the smartphone of today.
Michael Bierut and the Designer's Guide to Compromise
At Designthinkers 2018, Michael Bierut’s How To keynote walked through the Pentagram designer’s approach to his craft. And through his work for Hillary Clinton, the Museum of Art and Design and Syracuse University, one thread emerged: the importance of compromise. For Michael Bierut, co-founder of the influential New York design studio Pentagram, it all began with a forklift.
Olimpia Zagnoli's Barilla Package Design Tackles the Brand's Controversial Past
In 2013, Barilla’s chairman controversially claimed that the Italian pasta company would never use a gay family in its advertisements. Now, the brand has partnered with Milan illustrator Olimpia Zagnoli to create limited-edition packaging that features two women sharing a kiss over spaghetti. In 2013, Barilla, one of the world’s most prominent pasta manufacturers, faced fierce criticism over homophobic remarks made by chairman Guido Barilla.
A Barcelona French School Gets a Contemporary Classmate
Spanish architecture firm b720 Fermín Vázquez Arquitectos designs a modern addition to Lycée Français Maternelle, a Barcelona French school, that adds ample outdoor space, new classrooms and a splash of colour. In Barcelona, pre-school students at Lycée Français Maternelle, an international French school, have something exciting to return to: a bright contemporary addition by Madrid / Barcelona architecture firm b720 Fermín Vázquez Arquitectos.
3 Green Tower Proposals Bringing Vertical Forests to Cities
Green towers are emerging around the world, adding vertical forests to dense urban environments. Envisioned for Melbourne, Toulouse and Toronto, these three upcoming buildings purify the air, create microclimates and add tree cover. Stefano Boeri Architetti has the world’s attention. In 2014, the Italian firm completed its Bosco Verticale – or vertical forest – in Milan, which clad a 110-metre residential tower in 900 trees and more than 200 plants.
The One & Only Tower, Designed by Morphosis, Nods to High-Tech Fabric
Los Angeles interdisciplinary studio Morphosis completes the Kolon One & Only Tower – a high-performance building with a striking exoskeleton – in Seoul’s Magok district. In South Korea, Kolon Industries is best known for its outdoors products – most prominently, its range of technical hiking apparel. But dig deeper, and the company produces a wide range of materials, many not targeted at consumers: it creates industrial materials, chemicals, film and electronics parts.
Tenderlonious The Shakedown featuring The 22archestra
To be clear, Ed "Tenderlonious" Cawthorne is at the front of this exceptional new band called the 22archestra. But his drummer Yussef Dayes' former association with Yussef Kamaal is a useful reference in explaining where Tenderlonious is coming from.This is pure, soulful electric jazz: the kind Herbie Hancock used to make; the kind that has returned to prominence in the capable hands of acts like August Greene and the aforementioned Yussef Kamaal.
The Pauses Unbuilding
The Pauses, purveyors of self-described "indierocktronica," have returned with their sophomore album, Unbuilding, with more of their unique blend of, well, indie rock and electronica, leaning mostly towards the former, with electronic elements (not to mention piano, trumpet, and cello) colouring things in nicely throughout.The band demonstrate their proof of concept strikingly with opening track "Eventually, Everything Connects," and for the most part, everything does, with staccato synth...
Leaning Out Explores the Life of the World Trade Center's Structural Engineer
Leaning Out puts the spotlight on Leslie E. Robertson, the lead structural engineer of the Twin Towers, and his journey beyond 9/11. It debuts at the Architecture and Design Film Festival this October. The legacy of Leslie E. Robertson, the famed 90-year-old structural engineer, can be found in the modern high-rise building.
Ontario's Festival of Small Halls Announces 2018 Lineup
Returning for its fifth year, the Ontario Festival of Small Halls gives fans of roots, pop, folk, blues, soul and country a chance to see artists in a variety of intimate area venues. Now, organizers have lifted the curtain on this year's lineup.Names set to perform at this year's festival include Kathleen Edwards, Colter Wall, Basia Bulat, Skydiggers, Lindi Ortega, William Prince, Barney Bentall, Jim Bryson, Stephen Fearing, Jeremy Fisher and more.
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