Editorial: Architecture and Globalization

摘要

I remember precisely when the significance of globalization hit home. It was in Istanbul, six years ago this month-on my 40th birthday, as it happens. As a present, my partner had scored a reservation at a hot restaurant. Seated next to us was a party of 30- and 40-something locals who, it turns out, were celebrating a birthday as well. When candle-topped desserts arrived almost simultaneously at both tables, the coincidence broke the ice, and we started chatting.