2024-05-02T19:49:30-04:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150112512/simple-playful-ambitious-a-conversation-with-benjamin-cadena-on-his-journey-to-finding-his-voice-in-architecture Katherine Guimapang 2018-12-31T18:01:00-05:00 >2018-12-31T18:01:08-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d3/d35369093ff88c43df6ee29a10bb6293.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>His&nbsp;intuitive approach to architecture can be summed up by his playfully ambitious works that not only showcase his talents as a designer, but as an innovator in the field of architecture. Pulling from his influential upbringing in Bogot&aacute;, Cadena's use of simplistic forms and color has allowed him to shape his own voice and approach to design.&nbsp;</p> <p>As we wrap up 2018, we welcome the New Year with this week's&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/features/tag/845829/small-studio-snapshots" target="_blank">Studio Snapshot</a> on an architect whose passion for community and dialogue inspires him and his creative practice. Benjamin Cadena, of <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/146693963/studio-cadena" target="_blank">Studio Cadena</a>, talks freedom in architecture, the joys of model making, and color's association with habitation.</p>