Founded in the Bronx, New York
ASI traces its roots to Spanish-born architect and industrial designer Paul Mayén, whose work is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art. Mayén worked closely with Edgar Kaufmann Jr., heir to Fallingwater, and designed the estate's visitor pavilion. His companies, Habitat, Intrex and later Architectural Supplements, made aluminum planters and furniture with the clean lines and honest materials architects wanted. That approach still shapes our work.