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New Renaissance

But if abstraction brings clarity and connection to disparate things flung across great distances, it can do so only through severing the tangled roots that plot any thing in a local place. Abstraction is a way of saying that some general connections matter and that others, the more specific ones, don’t.

A Map of Radical Bewilderment Forget his reputation as a nature writer. Henry David Thoreau was also a highly trained, well regarded, disciplined though eccentric land surveyor.

Understanding the Four Facets of Futuristic Design As disruptive technologies reshape society, designers place adaptability, circularity, and the human experience at the center of their work. (Sponsor: Volvo)