fr·ee is a global architecture and industrial design firm founded by Fernando Romero with offices in New York, Mexico City, Madrid and Shenzhen. An active agent in the reconfiguration of site and public space, fr·ee’s commitment to translating historic, social, economic and environ- mental contexts into contemporary urban destinations has garnered critical attention and attracted millions of visitors, generating positive impact in cities and communities. Over the past 20 years, fr·ee has realized and proposed projects in a number of countries that en- compass different programs and contexts, from museums and office buildings to dense urban centers and the desert. Notable projects Soumaya Museum The Museo Soumaya is home to an art collection of nearly 70,000 works, dating from the 15th to mid-20th century, including the second largest collection of Auguste Rodin sculptures. Rising 150 feet at the heart of a new cultural and commercial district, Plaza Carso, the building’s form, a rotated rhomboid supported by 28 curved steel columns of varying size and shapes, is clad in a skin of 16,000 hexagonal mirrored-steel elements. These reference the traditional, colonial ceramic-tiled building facades in Mexico City, and give the Museo Soumaya a different appearance depending on the weather, time of day and the viewer’s vantage point. Bridging Teahouse Bridging Teahouse is one of the 17 pavilions of Jinhua Architecture Park, located in the new Jindong District—an area masterplanned by Herzog & de Meuron in 2003. The park, designed by world-renowned Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, is set by the city’s Yiwu River on a strip of land some 2 km / 1.25 mile long and dedicated to the memory of his father, the poet Ai Qing. Together, the pavilions form an important part of the new district’s development and create attractions for a range of people. G20 Convention Center A world-class Convention Center in Los Cabos, Mexico, to host the annual G20 Economic Summit in 2012. On that occasion the leaders of the world’s largest economies, including US’ President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel took important steps to ensure strong, sustainable and balanced global growth. Located beside a private golf community with views of the surrounding desert landscape to one side and the Gulf of California to the other, the Los Cabos International Convention Center has a capacity of up to 6,500 people. To accommodate a variety of uses during G20 and future conventions, festivals