It was American architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe who famously said that “God is in the details” … meaning that even the smallest of elements in design can impact the whole. That’s true of buildings.

We all live in a world of remembered images. And my image of Brazil is Rio de Janeiro. There’s a lot more to Brazil than just Rio, of course. But say “Rio” to me, and the picture that pops to mind is ...