Architecture that creates a true human connection responds to its place, engaging with local culture and community while inviting the wider world in, and responds to its time by looking to the future. Synthesizing innovation and technology in culturally resonant buildings requires a design approach that integrates these elements into a sensitive and bespoke solution unique to the context. Ennead Architects Design Partner Thomas J. Wong, AIA, will discuss how the contemporary built environment can unite traditions with the latest technologies to create impactful buildings, both locally and globally, through the examination of several international case studies.