Exploring the complexities of how we define the word 'culture' in our global society, this book identifies its imprint on architectural ideas as well as architecture's role in cultural edification. Organized topically and historically, it examines the role of the cultural in architectural conception and production by looking at its engagement as well as tracing the formations of cultural identities. Essays by Nicholas Temple, Jane Lomholt, Dagmar Motycka Weston, Chris Siwicki, Liana De Girolami Cheney, Noé Badillo, Louise Pelletier, Cristina González-Longo, Paul Emmons, Marco Frascari, Chris Hay, Harry Charrington, Jan Frohburg, Alexandra Stara, Gerald Adler, Alberto Pérez-Gómez, Nikolaos-Ion Terzoglou, Ashraf Salama, Jason Crow, Mark Cannata, Nader El-Bizri, John Hendrix.