Polytekton is a commercial and philanthropic enterprise that’s part of a larger network of interdisciplinary companies concerned with the built environment in its physical, historical, cultural, and theoretical representations. The company’s scope includes architectural design, book-publishing, graphic- and web-design, ceramics, print-making, as well as more conventional design/build projects such as condo conversions, house renovations, and small buildings. Polytekton consists of the following entities that have physical bases in Ames, Iowa and Gainesville, Florida, with a satellite office in Berlin, Germany, and less gravity-dependent manifestations in web form: Book Publishing (editing, design, and distribution): Culicidae Press, LLC, and Culicidae Architectural Press •Graphic- and Web Design (including hosting and maintenance): 9one8Design Design/Build Work: misumiwaDesign Sound Editing and CD Design/Mastering: foghornProductions Shared Prose and Poetry: storyFragments Philanthropic Division (design for non-for-profits and educational institutions): Margaret Zach International Women Composers Library, Architecture for Humanity Iowa, Green Design Research Collaborative, Southeast Chapter Society of Architectural Historians, DignifiedDonkey