Michael Gibbs, NCARB, architect at Visbeen Architects Inc. in Grand Rapids, Michigan, sees the humanity in architecture. For him, it is in the cities, the structures, and the spaces that have been built, rising, falling, and enduring as did the civilizations around them. It is in the built and unbuilt spaces that respond deeply to their surrounding environment, that speak of that culture and of that time, that reflect its people and its local landscape. And it is also in its ability to serve as a historical record in which one can understand humanity’s past and its potential future as architects consider the environmental, social, technical, and cultural challenges of modern day.