We are used to looking at architecture as large objects situated within the urban fabric or natural landscape, establishing new relationships with their surroundings. However, our daily lives also unfold inside these buildings as we enter, occupy, and interact with them. Consequently, we establish relationships with the built environment immediately around us. Architecture must therefore address the macro scale—such as climate and neighborhood context—while simultaneously attending to the micro scale of finishes, textures, and colors.

Numerous details shape the experience of a building's residents and users; when carefully explored, they elevate the quality of the project and stimulate the senses. These details can be structural, aesthetic, or functional.

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There are various professions that, in our traditional view of work, seem strange or unusual to combine. This is the case for architect Leo Laniado and chemist Osiel Alves Pereira, who joined forces to produce handmade paints with extraordinary results. This leads us to consider the role of interdisciplinary integration in achieving more productive and comprehensive solutions. Is it multidisciplinarity, pluridisciplinarity, or interdisciplinarity? The case of Laniado and Alves demonstrates once again the success that comes from merging skill sets in the professional and, above all, creative spheres.

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