Symmetry has long been an important part of architecture–see the classical architects who revered it, and the Modernists who rejected it. Research suggests that part of this longstanding fascination ...

The idea of symmetry as a harmonising force has been ingrained in the minds of architects and designers for millennia, none with greater fervour than the architect Andrea Palladio. His style was ...

In many facets of the home, symmetry is inherently desirable: We want the art on our walls to sit straight, our tablecloths to hang in a correct proportion to the ground, and our nightstands to ...