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AZURE Announces the 28 Winners of the 2026 AZ Awards
AZURE Media

SOCIAL GOODWinner: 1120 Ossington by mcCallumSather and Smart Density, Toronto, Canada

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Liron Weissman

AZURE Announces the 28 Winners of the 2026 AZ Awards
AZURE Media

ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIPWinner and People's Choice: Limberlost Place by Moriyama Teshima with Acton Ostry Architects Toronto, Canada

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Doublespace

AZURE Announces the 28 Winners of the 2026 AZ Awards
AZURE Media

EMERGING ARCHITECTURE FIRMWinner: AAmp Studio, Toronto

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Doublespace

AZURE Announces the 28 Winners of the 2026 AZ Awards
AZURE Media

EMERGING INDUSTRIAL DESIGN STUDIOWinner: Smallmediumlarge, Montreal

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Gabriel Laporte

AZURE Announces the 28 Winners of the 2026 AZ Awards
AZURE Media

EMERGING INTERIOR STUDIOWinner: By Lemoignan, Montreal

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Alex Lesage

KiMu Children's Art Museum Opens in Amsterdam
KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum

KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum is located in the newly redeveloped heart of Amsterdam Noord

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Aiste Rakauskaite

KiMu Children's Art Museum Opens in Amsterdam
KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum

At KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum, accessible tools and materials support children in working independently, with the freedom to decide what they make and how they work. Here, Sam (4) works on the 'Allesmachine' (everything machine). A group project of children aged 4 -5.

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Stoika de Vreeze

KiMu Children's Art Museum Opens in Amsterdam
KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum

Lou (6) and Mina (5) at work. KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum offers children the space and conditions to explore, experiment and follow their own creative proces

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mohamad yekta

KiMu Children's Art Museum Opens in Amsterdam
KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum

Uma (15) and Doris (13) in the light studio (Lichtatelier), designed in collaboration with TOEVAL GEZOCHT, a foundation with extensive experience in setting up exhibitions on children’s creative processes, including at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.

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Morad Bouchakour

KiMu Children's Art Museum Opens in Amsterdam
KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum

Emma (4) in Kimu's Atelier of Light

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Stoika de Vreeze

KiMu Children's Art Museum Opens in Amsterdam
KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum

Atelier in KiMu designed to support independent work, with custom storage designed by Suzanne Huis and built by LikaPika and vintage chairs sourced from Strijk Design in Amsterdam Noord

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Aiste Rakauskaite

KiMu Children's Art Museum Opens in Amsterdam
KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum

Each child gets their own cardboard drawer, to fit in the custom wooden cabinets by LikaPika

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Aiste Rakauskaite

KiMu Children's Art Museum Opens in Amsterdam
KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum

KiMu’s shop, offering materials that invite children to shape their own play without instructions or fixed outcomes

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Aiste Rakauskaite

KiMu Children's Art Museum Opens in Amsterdam
KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum

The counter in the shop, doubling as ticket office, is clad with hand printed tiles, featuring elements of KiMu's logo, designed by HOAX Amsterdam.

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Morad Bouchakour

KiMu Children's Art Museum Opens in Amsterdam
KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum

Founder Suzanne Huis

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Morad Bouchakour

KiMu Children's Art Museum Opens in Amsterdam
KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum

Before: "Even when it was still an empty shell, there was something very inspiring about it. We wanted to keep that feeling intact, while shaping it into a museum environment that supports how children explore and create.”

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Suzanne Huis

KiMu Children's Art Museum Opens in Amsterdam
KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum

View towards the ateliers at the back of the main hall. The stairs are finished with an extended railing that ensures safety for children while creating a continuous line along both staircases and the gallery

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Suzanne Huis

KiMu Children's Art Museum Opens in Amsterdam
KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum

The central hall seen from the entrance and shop, with the suspended net above

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Suzanne Huis

KiMu Children's Art Museum Opens in Amsterdam
KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum

Locker system by i29 architects, developed under their new label, Elements Amsterdam, executed in steel and felt in contrasting colours

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Suzanne Huis

KiMu Children's Art Museum Opens in Amsterdam
KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum

Cloak room with locker system by i29 architects, developed under their new label Elements Amsterdam, combined with a row of old school coat hooks at children’s height.

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Aiste Rakauskaite