SOMETIMES, THE CONTRASTING BACKGROUNDS OF ARCHITECTS IN A TEAM HAVE A FRUITFUL AND INSPIRING EFFECT ON THEIR WORK, ENRICHING THEIR DESIGNS WITH SPECIFIC QUALITIES AND FEATURES. THIS VOLUME PRESENTS SUCH A CASE. OVER A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS, BETWEEN 1994 AND 2005, THE LAUSANNE ARCHITECT SERGE BUTIKOFER AND THE BRAZIL-BORN OLIVIA DE OLIVEIRA RAN THEIR OWN ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE IN SALVADOR (BAHIA) AND THEN LATER IN LAUSANNE.