Whether the Colosseum in Rome or the Flatiron Building in New York City, the world’s most magnificent examples of architecture inspire awe – not just because they are massive feats of engineering and construction. Rather, they stir something in us because they are monuments that echo human ingenuity and evoke stories of time and space.
“Architecture arouses sentiments in man,” opines Adolf Loos, a 19th-century Austrian architect and pioneer of modern architecture. “The architect’s task, therefore, is to make