In a unique fundraiser in partnership with Vitra called "First Seating," 20 of Canada’s most celebrated designers and architects were tasked with rethinking and reimagining one of the design world’s most iconic pieces—the Verner Panton S Chair. Here, designer Anwar Mukhayesh poses with his chair.

It’s fitting that a man often called one of Finland’s greatest architects would cap his most successful decade of work with a structure that celebrated his country’s contributions to the world. Within the compact, four-story structure, photos of landscapes, people and products looked out over curvaceous, wood-slatted walls, a flowchart of Finnish industry capped off by airplane propellers spinning like fans from the ceiling.

Galvanized steel is used to bridge the gap between natural landscape and structure in the entryway of the house.

A model of the original House of the Future, 1962 World’s Fair, Seattle.

The main living area is connected to the back unit by a modern bridge. Polished concrete is used for both floors and ceilings, and a Mies van der Rohe Barcelona Stool accents the space.

Francesco and Mafalda’s bedroom is open and playful with only a bit of Algue by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec guarding the stairs. The lamp was designed by Francesco himself and the decal on the wall is from My Vinilo.

"Make the world work, for 100% of humanity, in the shortest possible time, through spontaneous cooperation, without ecological offense or the disadvantage of anyone." While Fuller’s ultimate goal was audacious, the idea of a real-time simulation in the ‘60s, accessible to before widespread access to computing, was just somewhat less ambitious. Fuller’s game—so-called to be accessible to everyone—was a further expansion of his Spaceship Earth philosophy, and is currently being utilized as a model by the O.S. Earth Institute. (Pictured: Bucky's Time cover from 1964.)

Plants found in the surrounding landscape were used to obscure the lines between designed and natural worlds.

Built in 1956 for the World’s Fair, the Atomiumis an homage to the future. It recently reopened after a complete renovation.

Celebrating the 50th and 75th anniversaries of the 1939 and 1964 World Fairs, the New York Transit Museum will share postcards, photos, ephemera, and souvenirs that show how transportation was a symbol for modern American life and technology.

The designers of the CST-01 call it the "thinnest watch in the world." It's often tricky to trade in absolutes, but anyone who handled a prototype on the CES show floor this week would be hard-pressed to prove them wrong. Dave Vondle and Jerry O'Leary, who call their Chicago-based company Central Standard Timing, say the watch's paper-thin battery charges in 10 minutes and powers the device for a month before it needs to be plugged in again. The watch display is rendered in E Ink, commonly used in e-readers. Photo courtesy of Central Standard Timing.

Ben’s office contains an impressive reference library for his inventory of antiquarian books.

A mustardy couch and a large map of the world—Whitlock travels all over the place for work—keep the living room bright and cheerful.

We love this sleek home office design layout, where steel details contrast mesquite flooring throughout the home, including at the pathway to the "crow’s nest" office. It's also a great option if you're looking for home office ideas for small spaces.

11+ World Desk Clock designed by Yeongkyu Yoo for Leibal, $49 at store.dwell.com This cylindrical desk clock is inscribed with names of different international cities, telling the time in each. All 24 time zones can be displayed, thanks to a distinctive rolling mechanism.

Student's Pavilion Plan Silva began researching, gradually building a community around those with experience and knowledge of the Pavilion. He spoke to a couple in Cleveland that managed a roller rink that once was located on-site, the members of the New York State Pavilion Paint Project, working to restore the structure, and found out about the 1969 concert series, when bands such as The Grateful Dead, Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac and Santana played under the Tent of Tomorrow. He even made the Pavilion part of his teaching curriculum—the middle school educator has his eighth graders design alternative uses for the pavilion in 2012.

A super minimal World Cup calendar helps us keep up with the schedule.

Curious World, app subscriptions from $9.99 per month via iTunes Designed for children aged 3 to 7, Curious World is a collection of games, videos, and books (accessible via iPad and iPhone) that build foundations in early learning areas like creative expression, mathematics, and health & well being. Parents can see what content their children explore to learn their interests and track their progress.

Zaha Hadid, The World (89 Degrees), 1984. Aerial view; compilation of projects to date.

A Map of the World: The World According to Illustrators and Storytellers via Gestalten $60.00 Navigate your way around the world through a series of visual storytelling maps and atlases composed by contemporary designers, illustrators and mapmakers.

Envisioned by a partnership of STV, AECOM, and Santiago Calatrava, the winged World Trade Center Transportation Hub will connect subway and PATH trains in the humming Financial District.

It's here, friend: 17 pounds of lap-numbing architecture packaged by the coffee-tables-be-damned team over at Phaidon. It's a pretty incredible romp through 750 of the 20th century's most important buildings scattered hither and yon across the globe. ($100)

Over a 25-year career, Margie Ruddick has creatively defied convention to pursue landscape design on her own terms.

Located on a sloped wooded site, the 7,500-square-foot Bridge House encompasses two stories and a finished basement. The multigenerational abode by Höweler + Yoon Architecture embraces its sylvan setting through floor-to-ceiling glass walls and generously sized terraces on the first and second stories.

Furnishings inside the home reflect a minimalist sensibility. A Chiva Functional coffee table by BoConcept, a Monti sofa by Dellarobbia, and Hans Wegner Shell chairs by Carl Hansen & Søn outfit the living room.

Equipped with an LG refrigerator and Thermador wall oven, the eat-in kitchen also boasts custom cabinets faced with an oak veneer and a natural stone island.

The kids’ bedrooms are located on the second story. Karis’s room is furnished with a Fatboy beanbag chair.

San Francisco’s modernists were faced with the issue of building within a firmly established stylistic tradition—think bay windows and gingerbread. Henry Hill’s 1947 renovation of a 1908 Victorian tucked away on an alley in historic Russian Hill provides a remarkable response to the dilemma.

Here's a view of what a floor of Minoru Yamasaki's World Trade Center would look like from 1964.

Laura Thackray, a mechanical engineer for Volvo, with a traditional crash-test dummy. Thackray developed the world’s first virtual pregnant crash-test dummy, Linda (illustration below).

Architecture firm Snohetta madeFast Company's list of The World's 50 Most Innovative Companies.

Gaetano Pesce says “architecture can express anything.” Depicted here is his entry for the World Trade Center Memorial. 2013. Urethane resin, copper hinges, lacquered wood base 8’ x 3.25’ x 1.20’ 2. Photo by Sebastian Piras.

World Cups. Wood. Designer: IDee Liu.