When the world is changing at whiplash speed, how do you take stock? Azure’s 40th anniversary offers us an occasion to pause — if just for a moment — and evaluate the major moments that have brought us here. I am referring to our 40th anniversary journal, updated since our last celebrated milestone (year 35) to include the tumultuous years since the beginning of the decade. Globally, we faced a daunting challenge as the COVID-19 pandemic upended our lives and cities; we weathered that era only to arrive at a new nexus of uncertainty. Along the way, architects, designers, urbanists, artists, activists, and the myriad other creative professionals that we have featured in this magazine since its inception in 1985 have come up with ingenious ways to persevere and push…