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Geodesic Domes Gain Weight and Settle Down
How could we call ourselves treehuggers and not cover this- the rebirth of every hippie's dream, the geodesic dome. However Bucky himself might have trouble recognizing these- he thought of them as...
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DIY: Tensegrity Tables
Buckminster Fuller is one of TreeHugger's heroes. Aside from his awesomely radical, ultra-efficient designs, of which the geodesic dome is probably most well-known, anyone who wrote a book called...
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The Buckminster Fuller Challenge
Many of us will agree that Buckminster Fuller was way ahead of the crowd with his thinking on sustainability and eco-friendly designs. In his time he was considered an eccentric inventor with...
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Build a Geodesic Greenhouse
Keep your plants in fighting shape, even after the first frost sets, with a geodesic-dome greenhouse of your very own. And raise a homegrown cantaloupe to Buckminster Fuller while you're at it.
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The Buckminster Fuller Challenge
Got an idea that can save the world? Enter the Buckminster Fuller Challenge and win a hundred thousand bucks. Come up with a "design science solution" (effective application of the principles of...
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Another One Bites The Dust: Bucky Fuller's Union Tank Car Dome
It was, in 1958, the worlds largest clear span. The Union Tank Car Building was 384 feet in diameter, 128 feet high. "It was just big and magnificent," Fuller biographer Jay Baldwin said to Kansas...
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Quote of the Day: Elizabeth Kolbert on Buckminster Fuller
In anticipation of a new retrospective at the Whitney, "Buckminster Fuller: Starting with the Universe, " Elizabeth Kolbert writes in the New Yorker, quoting Fuller about the need for innovation:
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Alberta Tar Sands Go All High Tech and Futurist
There is too much oil in the ground there just to leave it, so what about the carbon dioxide and the natural gas consumption. We will just throw some high tech at it; problem solved.
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Quote of the Day: Bucky Fuller on How We Live
Allison Arieff reviews the Buckminster Fuller retrospective at the Whitney. She writes "His brain was constantly consumed with the serious issues of his day —
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Will Recycling Survive the Recession?
The recycling industry is in a state of panic, hit by two forces beyond its control. The first problem is the economy (go figure). Demand for consumer products is down; retailers are focusing on price...
View ArticleIt's Back! British Architect Builds Bucky Fuller's Dymaxion Car
Buckminster Fuller 's 1933 Dymaxion car was a marvel. Architect Norman Foster tells Jonathan Glancey of the Guardian: "The Dymaxion had the same engine and transmission as the Ford Sedan of the time,"...
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A Necessary Ruin: The Story Of The Loss of Bucky Fuller's Union Tank Car Dome
At the time of its construction the Union Tank Car Dome was the biggest clear span structure in the world. It was demolished in 2008 (see Another
View ArticleLord Foster On Building The Dymaxion Car, And Don't Ask What It Cost
After seeing the stunning Dymaxion car built by architect Norman Foster in Abitare and the Guardian, I wrote "I want one." Not that an eleven-seater is particularly useful, but it is just so gorgeous....
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