Articles by Daniel Rauchwerger

Brazil is full of elegant, imaginative buildings designed by home-grown masters.

Mexico City is one of the most exciting places for contemporary architecture today.

Blue jeans, cowboys, McDonald’s. When it comes to American cliches, perhaps none have proved m ore resilient — or more influential throughout the world — than the fast-food chain with the golden arches. McDonald’s largely shapes how the rest of the world sees America. With 33,000 stores around the globe, McDonald’s has a presence in almost…

Updated July 14, 2016 Pioneers, too, grow up. Hard to believe, but architect Moshe Safdie — whose 19 60s ideas still seem inconceivably fresh and exciting today — celebrates his 78th birthday today. Safdie broke into international recognition as an extremely young architect, straight out of school. After graduating from McGill University and working at the…

National libraries are amongst the most symbolic icons of modern-day countries