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At every point in history, there has been a strong correlation between form and scientific knowledge . During the Renaissance, platonic solids were thought to be the basis of all matter: tetrahedron of fire, octahedron of air, cube of earth, icosahedron of water, dodecahedron of Heaven and the universe. Wenzel Jamnitzer’s 1568 treatise Perspectiva Corporum Regularium…

In the early 1980s, Bonnie Littman was working at Chemical Bank, as her sister Sandy was launching a new decorating lighting company. To steward that brand’s meteoric growth, Bonnie became president of the American Glass Lite Company in 1983. “Even then I knew was an entrepreneur,” she recalls, and ultimately that flair led Bonnie and…

Have you ever been lost in IKEA? There are new unofficial regroup locations that are perfect for “re charging.” Starting in April, you will be able to charge your phone with new IKEA furniture. And, if already have an apartment full of IKEA furniture, for $33 you can upgrade existing furniture with an add-on kit. Images…

Theodor Seuss Geisel, also known as Dr. Seuss, was a prolific architectural thinker. His experimenta l drawings show speculative domestic architectures: houses and pueblo-like villages with oddly sloped roofs, multiple off-set levels and wild color schemes, always looking as if they were on the verge of falling over. They were something like a cross between an…

“As a child, I was a James Bond film, Space: 1999 geek,” Napa Valley-based designer Richard Von Saal tells Architizer. Captivated by the glamour and “complex geometry of futuristic modernism,” of these movies, he developed a certain cinematic flair in his own interior design and fabrication practice, making it only fitting that the Napa Valley…

Many major cultural institutions have been looking to expand their reach in recent times, with satel lite branches opening or under construction across the world: The Guggenheim Foundation leads the way as ever, with new divisions taking shape in both Abu Dhabi and, eventually, Helsinki. The Louvre is traversing borders for the first time, setting up…

For All-Star weekend, the NBA released an AMO-style interactive map of the history of New York City basketball. The colorful map shows a long history as diverse as the city itself, from prep stars such as Queens’ Bob Cousy and Brooklyn’s Lance Stephenson to the storied histories of the Knicks and Nets. Full interactive map…

For many vacationers, the resort town of Palm Springs is just that: a place to lie by the pool, view the mountains, and enjoy the sun. Every February, however, this small desert city about 100 miles from Los Angeles sees a massive influx of designers, collectors, architects, and anyone else who loves its influential buildings.…

It’s almost as if Ken Shuttleworth has taken inspiration from my very own pseudonym… The founder of Make Architects — a former right-hand man of Sir Norman Foster — thrust his inner “Angry Architect” into the limelight, deriding his peers as “arrogant and egotistical,” and accusing them of “taking all the credit” for the work…