On June 26, the Fuller exhibit at the Whitney Museum of American Art, “Starting with the Universe” opens. See clips and read more about this engineering visionary.
Essays about Fuller’s Dymaxion projects, with video:
On Dymaxion Houses
Famous Admirers of Fuller
Watch clips of Arthur Penn, Philip Johnson, John Cage, Merce Cunningham, and Al Hirschfeld speaking about Fuller.
Fuller’s Dymaxion Car in action
Buckminster Fuller Archives
The most comprehensive collection of digital audio and video related to Fuller’s life and works live online at Stanford University…the access is free but you have to register.
The Buckminster Fuller Challenge:
This year marks the first annual BF Institute Award, a design award (of $100K) for “comprehensive solutions that radically advance human well-being and ecosystem health.”
See video about the challenge; the first award will be granted next week on June 23rd:
hi, was the soundtrack from Avalon by Randy Newman that was played in the background during this special? on Buckminister Fuller? This was fantastic by the way. thank you-
I loved the Dymaxion Car - where do I get one??? Looks great for parking in the crowded streets of Brooklyn. Lotsa good Dymaxion videos on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhSonPwM8zE
his whole life’s effort was all about love.
love was always the deeper message….he
needed to give it and so do we.
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I forgot my contact information - eric@klypstyx.com of course.