Communicating the craftsmanship, thought and purpose behind each design has been essential in building trust and resonating with those who appreciate the blend of form and function ... inspiring ...

Researchers hope that, by determining their shape, they will be able to understand better the role that these molecules have in making our cells tick — a question of form dictating function.

is a senior lecturer in philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London. She works on various issues in applied philosophy, and hosts The Academic Imperfectionist podcast. She lives in Oxfordshire.

As an architecture major, I am well versed, maybe indoctrinated, with the design principle ‘form follows function’. A principle associated with the birth of modern architecture at the turn of the 20th ...