In the second half of the 20th century, George Rickey (1907-2002) stands out as one of America’s preeminent sculptors, known for his mesmerizing kinetic creations that move in the wind. Following in ...

To look at early-20th century artists’ conceptualizations of machines and technology is to be astonished, in a very particular way, by how thoroughly transformative the shift from mechanical to ...

Are machines capable of design? Though a persistent question, it is one that increasingly accompanies discussions on architecture and the future of artificial intelligence. But what exactly is AI ...

Figure 1. On the left, mass-produced Art Nouveau silver jewelry box by P. A. Coon, 1908. On the right, hand-made Machine Aesthetic silver teapot by C. Dresser, 1879. Drawing by Nikos Salingaros. This ...