Dymaxion Artifacts listing of productshttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/Sat, 12 May 2012 00:34:45 PSTen It was 1976, twenty-five years after R. Buckminster Fuller introduced geodesic domes when literary critic Hugh Kenner published this fully-illustrated practical manual for their construction. Now, some twenty-five years later, Geodesic Math and How to Use It again presents a systematic method of design and provides a step-by-step method for producing mathematical specifications for orthodox geodesic domes, as well as for a variety of elliptical, super-elliptical, and other nonspherical contours. http://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/books/geodesic-map-and-how-to-use-it-by-hugh-kenner-132-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/348729/categ_id/3733VideoThu, 3 Apr 2008 09:54:00 PST The structural designs that occur in nature-in molecules, in crystals, in living cells-appear in this fully illustrated book as a source of inspiration and study of the design of man-made structures. In particular, the book reveals that when the geometrical modular systems developed by the author are applied to building design, the result is adaptive, structurally sound, and economical environments. Pearces work follows in the tradition established by DArcy Wentworth Thompson and Konrad Wachsmann, and reflects his earlier close association with Charles Eames and Buckminster Fuller. The concepts encompassed in the book should appeal to any lover of geometry, but particularly to those interested in design.- Walter Sullivan, The New York Times. ---well produced and well illustrated book on structural design...His buildings bristle with angles and slopes in all directions. They look fascinating and some (though certainly not all) are rather beautiful. Most appear bizarre to the conventional eye...To many of us, Pearces ideas are unfamiliar, exciting, and original. They surely deserve further exploration at a practical level. -Nature The book is easy to read and offers many plausible and original geometric ideas. It is lavishly illustrated and contains many useful tables listing the structures and their geometric parameters. -Paul J. Shlichta, Physics Today http://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/books/structure-in-nature-by-peter-pearce-133-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/402061/categ_id/3733VideoSun, 6 Apr 2008 12:06:00 PST Blue poster with quote: Humanity has the option to become successful on our planet if we reorient world production away from weaponry - from killingry to livingry. Can we convince humanity in time? Dimensions: 32 x 22 Note: Posters and maps are shipped in cardboard tubes separate from other items so additional shipping charges may apply. http://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/posters/bucky-quote-poster-livingry-blue-902-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/2253358/categ_id/3733VideoThu, 3 Jan 2008 12:54:00 PST The companion book to the visual reader Your Private Sky: R. Buckminster Fuller; the Art of Design Science. Selections of Fuller texts provides access to his central concepts at the point they were first developed and presents them in their earliest valid formulation. Essays by other authors supplement and augment. Hardcover, 320 pages, Lars Muller Publishers, 2001.http://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/un-assigned/your-private-sky-discourses-edited-by-joachim-krause-and-claude-lichtenstein-131-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/2253359/categ_id/3733VideoThu, 3 Apr 2008 13:07:00 PST SALE! $14.95 for a limited time only BFI invites you to BROADCAST BUCKY with this set of 3 inspiring quote posters! If ever there were a time to get Buckys message out to the world, now is it! Poster your town (legally of course!) with these three pearls of Fullers wisdom. Set of 3, one poster in red, black, and blue. Dimensions: 32 x 22 Note: Posters and maps are shipped in cardboard tubes separate from other items so additional shipping charges may apply. http://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/posters/bucky-quote-posters-set-of-3-900-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/2253360/categ_id/3733VideoTue, 1 Apr 2008 05:50:00 PST This beautiful, newly printed edition of the Dymaxion map was first designed in Raleigh, North Carolina. The ocean is colored light gray and the land masses are softly color-coded for mean annual temperatures. It is printed on 34 x 22 80 lb. semi-gloss stock. Includes a two page info-sheet about the Dymaxion map and how it differs from other world maps. Note: Posters and maps are shipped in cardboard tubes separate from other items so additional shipping charges may apply. Folded, laminated, postcard size, oversize and pull-down maps available from ODTmaps.com http://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/maps/raleigh-edition-dymaxion-map-302-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/2253371/categ_id/3733VideoWed, 9 Apr 2008 12:49:00 PST Critical Path is R. Buckminster Fullers masterwork - the summing up of a lifetimes thought and concern - as urgent and relevant today as it was upon its initial publication. Critical Path details how humanity found itself in its current situation - at the limit of the planets resource and facing political, economic, environmental, and ethical crises. Fullers analysis has been proven correct in many areas since it was first propounded and the options he presents for the very survival of mankind remain as compelling as ever. Critical Path provides an understanding of the essential dilemmas of our time and shows how each individual can respond effectively to the unprecedented threats of the modern landscape. It is an essential text for any student of humanity. http://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/books-by-fuller/critical-path-by-r-buckminster-fuller-kiyoshi-kuromiya-adjuvant-106-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/2253378/categ_id/3733VideoThu, 3 Jan 2008 07:31:00 PST Orbis Companys 16 inflatable Earth Ball allows you to hold Spaceship Earth in the palm of your hand! Featuring NASA satellite imagery, Night Glow cities (glow-in-the-dark points of light that represent the worlds populated areas), and a 16-page Global Handbook with facts and games, the Earth Ball is perfect for children, teens, and adults alike. Experience the Earth in a whole new way with this unique toy.http://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/toys-models/earp-ball-401-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/2253380/categ_id/3733VideoWed, 13 Feb 2008 05:52:00 PST Black poster with quote: If success or failure of this planet and of human beings depended on how I am and what I do...How would I be? What would I do? Dimensions: 32 x 22 Note: Posters and maps are shipped in cardboard tubes separate from other items so additional shipping charges may apply. http://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/posters/bucky-quote-poster-success-failure-black-903-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/2253391/categ_id/3733VideoThu, 3 Jan 2008 12:54:00 PST Red Poster with quote: Love is omni-inclusive, progressively exquisite, understanding and tender and compassionately attuned to other than self. Dimensions: 32 x 22 Note: Posters and maps are shipped in cardboard tubes separate from other items so additional shipping charges may apply. http://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/posters/bucky-quote-poster-love-red-901-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/2253394/categ_id/3733VideoThu, 3 Jan 2008 12:54:00 PST Buckminster Fuller was an architect, engineer, geometrician, philosopher, futurist, inventor of the famous geodesic dome, and one of the most brilliant thinkers of his time. His legacy becomes ever more relevant, providing us a road map to steer our planet away from oblivion and toward a sustainable future for all humanity. This film by Oscar-winning filmmaker Robert Snyder, like his other documentaries on the greats (Michelangelo, Henry Miller, Willem de Kooning, Pablo Casals, among others), transports the viewer into Fullers mind and soul. Told entirely in his own words, the film is an intimate, personal and inspiring message from Fuller to our fragile world. 85 min. DVD Also includes the short film Modeling the Universe by Jaime Snyder.http://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/video/pe-world-of-r-buckminster-fuller-dvd-209-1-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/2253402/categ_id/3733VideoMon, 31 Mar 2008 09:40:00 PST This book offers practical tools for thinking and acting from the perspective of comprehensivity (Fullers term), explaining what this means, why it matters, and how it applies to every aspect of existence. It is intended for anyone interested in self-discovery, spirituality, the condition of planet Earth and its life forms, as well as for courses in education, ecology, philosophy, psychology, consciousness, sociology, design, international relations, etc. Paperback, 170 pages. $19.95 » Please visit www.wholenessbook.com for reviews, including those by Allegra Fuller Snyder, Thomas Berry, Hugh Kenner, and Hazel Henderson. http://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/books/wholeness-on-education-buckminster-fuller-and-tao-by-alex-gerber-jr-129-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/2253407/categ_id/3733VideoMon, 31 Mar 2008 06:33:00 PST Winner of the CINE Golden Eagle Award. This documentary contains footage of Bucky never seen before and never distributed in the U.S. Made for the U.S. Information Agency in 1977 by award-winning filmmaker Robert Snyder and Jaime Snyder. The film contains wonderfully intimate sequences with Fuller talking about his childhood, family and youth. One of the best films available on Bucky. Video. 60 minutes, DVD Video. http://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/video/reflections-r-buckminster-fuller-217-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/2253411/categ_id/3733VideoWed, 26 Mar 2008 15:04:00 PST This collection of poems and essays includes Omni-Directed Halo which E. J. Applewhite called one of his two finest essays. http://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/books-by-fuller/no-more-secondhand-god-by-r-buckminster-fuller-109-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/2253421/categ_id/3733VideoMon, 31 Mar 2008 06:33:00 PST In 1983 Buckminster Fuller gave a series of four all-day lectures entitled Integrity Day. In this program Fuller reviews: his assessment of the most pressing problems facing humanity, global strategies for successfully meeting these challenges, and the conclusions reached from his 56-year experiment to see what the individual can do to participate in steering the course of Spaceship Earth. This 5-hour audio program on 5 CDs is a record of these events. http://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/audio/only-integrity-is-going-to-count-260-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/2253422/categ_id/3733VideoTue, 25 Mar 2008 23:11:00 PST The title of this sequel to Critical Path is Fullers acronym for Gross Universal Cash Heist. Written in the 1980s in allegorical form, this serious satire about the rise of multi-national corporations, capitalistic selfishness and the technological revolution emphasizes that our present economic system, and the theories on which it is based are no longer useful because of its false assumption of scarcity. http://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/books-by-fuller/grunch-of-giants-by-r-buckminster-fuller-107-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/2253427/categ_id/3733VideoTue, 22 Jan 2008 12:40:00 PST B is for Bucky. This 50 page book is about Fullers 56-year experiment about what one individual can accomplish for the benefit of all of humanity. It is a stand-alone reprint of an essay by Fuller which previously appeared as the introduction to the book Inventions, The Patented Works of R. Buckminster Fuller and in Buckminster Fuller, Anthology for the New Millennium.http://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/books-by-fuller/guinea-pig-b-by-r-buckminster-fuller-126-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/2253428/categ_id/3733VideoTue, 12 Feb 2008 06:54:00 PST Also known as the Jitterbug, the Vector Flexor is our most famous model toy. Simple and profound, this intriguing model can be transformed into a myriad of geometrical shapes. Fuller says the jitterbug contains the whole phenomenology of universe. http://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/toys-models/jitterbug-vector-flexor-402-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/2253431/categ_id/3733VideoFri, 11 Apr 2008 10:30:00 PST The Air/Ocean version of the Dymaxion Map fold-up globe features world temperature zones in attractive colors and updated city names. The globe punches out and folds up into a 5-1/2 inch icosahedron globe to illustrate the synergetic geometric principles behind this revolutionary map design. http://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/maps/fold-up-globe-w-base-stand-306-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/2253438/categ_id/3733VideoSat, 29 Mar 2008 07:22:00 PST A perceptive and penetrating essay devoted to a definition of the modern world, Fuller discusses the place of education in that world. http://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/books-by-fuller/education-automation-by-r-buckminster-fuller-108-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/2253459/categ_id/3733VideoSat, 16 Feb 2008 09:08:00 PST An exciting and provocative book by J. Baldwin, 30 year associate of Buckminster Fuller and editor of the Whole Earth Catalog and the Whole Earth Review for 25 years. This book presents Fullers ideas from a very new, highly accessible and completely now perspective Contains over 200 photographs and drawings. Paperback.http://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/books/buckyworks-buckminster-fullers-ideas-for-today-by-j-baldwin-121-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/2253469/categ_id/3733VideoThu, 10 Apr 2008 08:31:00 PST Be the envy of everyone at the farmers market or your local co-op with this beautiful 100% organic cotton tote-bag, in black. Stamp image on the front and on the back, a quote from Bucky: We are all astronauts aboard a little spaceship called Earth, encircling our website address. Size: 10 oz canvas, 19 wide x 15.5 tall with 5gusset, 22 handles.http://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/clothing/commemorative-stamp-tote-bag-805-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/2253471/categ_id/3733VideoMon, 3 Mar 2008 16:14:00 PST This book was created by the filmmaking team of the video Ecological Design: Inventing the Future. This book is for anyone interested in developing a deeper perspective on the relationships among nature, technology and humanity. 255 photos, 15 illustrations, 300 pages.http://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/books/design-outlaws-on-the-ecological-frontier-edited-by-chris-zelov-and-phil-cousineau-122-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/2253473/categ_id/3733VideoWed, 6 Feb 2008 09:10:00 PST Quote on this card: Whether we are able to be a complete success or failure is in such critical balance that every smallest human test of integrity every smallest moment-to-moment decision tips the scales affirmatively or negatively. - R. Buckminster Fullerhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/collectibles/bfi-station-cover-card-success-quote-1003-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/2253482/categ_id/3733VideoMon, 1 Oct 2007 15:17:00 PST Celebrate the launch of the Bucky Stamp with this set of 3 collectible USPS cancellation cards celebrating the 50th anniversary of the geodesic dome. Each card contains a different quote from Fuller (see individual descriptions for quotes).http://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/collectibles/bfi-station-cover-cards-set-of-3-1001-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/2253483/categ_id/3733VideoTue, 4 Mar 2008 16:05:00 PST This 11-segment DVD is taken from Comprehensive Design: The Legacy of Buckminster Fuller, a Dome-Encapsulated Multi-Media Traveling Exhibit (1990). The clips feature Fuller himself demonstrating his futuristic inventions through films clips on: Natures Generalized Principles: Leverage, Tension and Compression; Pattern Integrity; Synergy; Universe as Scenario; Artifacts/Inventions: Dymaxion House, Dymaxion Car, Geodesic and Flys Eye Domes, and Roofs over Cities; Energetic/Synergetic Geometry: Eulers Topology: Angle and Frequency, The Triangle: Basic Structure; The Three Basic Structural Systems; The Vector Equilibrium. 32 minutes. DVD. http://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/video/basic-bucky-dvd-215-1-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/2253493/categ_id/3733VideoMon, 31 Mar 2008 06:33:00 PST Quote on this card: When I am working on a problem I never think about beauty. I only think about how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong. - R. Buckminster Fullerhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/collectibles/bfi-station-cover-card-beauty-quote-1002-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/2253494/categ_id/3733VideoMon, 1 Oct 2007 15:17:00 PST Quote on this card: In 1927 I committed myself for the rest of my life to undertaking the solution of problems which were not being attended to by others which experience taught me would, if effectively solved, greatly advance society and, if left unattended, would bring about comprehensive disadvantages for all. - R. Buckminster Fullerhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/collectibles/bfi-station-cover-card-solutions-quote-1004-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/2253499/categ_id/3733VideoWed, 11 Jan 2006 11:36:00 PST This new edition revives an indispensable classic, originally described as the long-awaited and outstanding new book that explains Buckminster Fullers Synergetics. The author, who worked closely with Fuller the last three years of his life, realized that the 1400 pages of dense prose in Fullers Synergetics can be explained in clear terms. As Fullers personal engineer, Edmondson gained an intimate understanding of synergetics and its potential for making humans a success on Earth. Her clear narrative translates the Synergetics books into familiar language. Read alone the book is the clearest available introduction to energetic-synergetic geometry. - J. Baldwin http://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/books/a-fuller-explanation-the-synergetic-geometry-of-r-buckminster-fuller-by-amy-c-edmondson-115-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/2676953/categ_id/3733VideoTue, 29 Apr 2008 11:04:00 PST Initially published in 1969, and one of Fullers most popular works, Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth is a brilliant synthesis of his world view. In this very accessible volume, Fuller investigates the great challenges facing humanity, and the principles for avoiding extinction and exercising our option to make it. How will humanity survive? How does automation influence individualization? How can we utilize our resources more effectively to realize our potential to end poverty in this generation? He questions the concept of specialization, calls for a design revolution of innovation, and offers advice on how to guide spaceship earth toward a sustainable future. 447 pages, paperback http://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/books-by-fuller/operating-manual-for-spaceship-earth-by-r-buckminster-fuller-116-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/2876813/categ_id/3733VideoThu, 18 Sep 2008 13:10:00 PST And it Came to Pass - Not to Stay brings together Buckminster Fullers lyrical and philosophical best, including seven essays in a form he called his ventilated prose, and as always addressing the current global crisis and his predictions for the future. These essays, including How Little I Know, What I Am Trying to Do, Soft Revolution, and Ethics, put the task of ushering in a new era of humanity in the context of always starting with the universe. In rare form, Fuller elegantly weaves the personal, the playful, the simple, and the profound. 191 pages, paperbackhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/books-by-fuller/and-it-came-to-pass-not-to-stay-by-r-buckminster-fuller-117-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/2876815/categ_id/3733VideoThu, 18 Sep 2008 13:16:00 PST Utopia or Oblivion is a provocative blueprint for the future. This comprehensive volume is composed of essays derived from the lectures he gave all over the world during the 1960s. Fullers thesis is that humanity - for the first time in its history - has the opportunity to create a world where the needs of 100% of humanity are met. This is Fuller in his prime, relaying his urgent message for earthians critical moment and presenting pioneering solutions which reflect his commitment to the potential of innovative design to create technology that does more with less and thereby improves human lives. 447 pages, 32 illustrations, paperbackhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/books-by-fuller/utopia-or-oblivion-the-prospects-of-humanity-by-r-buckminster-fuller-118-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/2876817/categ_id/3733VideoThu, 18 Sep 2008 13:17:00 PST *Discounted* Due to slight imperfections we are offering the Raleigh Edition of the Dymaxion Map (34 x 22 80 lb. semi-gloss stock). Imperfections, such as a slightly bent corner or worn edge, are very minor but nevertheless present, thus inhibiting us from selling the posters at full price. A great deal for teachers, parents, and thrifty buyers. Further discounted when ordered in large quantities. Note: Posters and maps are shipped in cardboard tubes separate from other items so additional shipping charges may apply. http://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/maps/raleigh-edition-discounted-307-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/3688906/categ_id/3733VideoMon, 24 Aug 2009 12:06:00 PST Re-designed and published in 1992 with the help of award-winning R. R. Donnelley Cartography Services, the Fuller Projection Air/Ocean World features world temperature zones in attractive colors, updated city names, and includes an illustration showing the transformation of the flat map to a spherical globe. This map measures 23 x 38 and is printed in full-color on 80-lb. glossy paper. *Discounted* Due to slight imperfections we are offering the Fuller Projection Map at a discount price. Imperfections, such as a slightly bent corner or worn edge, are very minor but nevertheless present, thus inhibiting us from selling the posters at full price. A great deal for teachers, parents, and thrifty buyers. Further discounted when ordered in large quantities. Note: Posters and maps are shipped in cardboard tubes separate from other items so additional shipping charges may apply. http://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/maps/fuller-projection-discounted-308-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/3689008/categ_id/3733VideoMon, 24 Aug 2009 13:20:00 PST A biography of Buckminster Fullers thought development, Ideas and Integrities presents an intimate self-portrait of the experiences and discoveries behind his groundbreaking ideas and inventions. Through in-depth essays like Total Thinking, Design for Survival - Plus, and The Comprehensive Man, spanning the period from his earliest writings to the invention of the geodesic dome and his explosion onto the world stage, he delivers a powerful manifesto for the comprehensive design revolution he had championed: To make man a success on earth.... we must design our way to positive effectiveness. http://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/books-by-fuller/ideas-and-integrities-150-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/4555346/categ_id/3733VideoMon, 7 Dec 2009 12:25:00 PST Buckminster Fullers prophetic 1962 book Education Automation brilliantly anticipated the need to rethink learning in light of a dawning revolution in informational technology - upcoming major world industry. This edition includes additional essays on education, including Breaking the Shell of Permitted Ignorance, Children: the True Scientists and Mistake Mystique, this volume presents a powerful approach for preparing ourselves to face epochal changes on spaceship earth: whether we are going to make it or not... is really up to each one of us; it is not something we can delegate to the politicians - what kind of world are you really going to have? http://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/books-by-fuller/education-automation-2009-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/4555353/categ_id/3733VideoMon, 7 Dec 2009 14:11:00 PST Named after inventor and architect Buckminster Fuller, Buckyballs have been featured in Rolling Stone, People, Wired, and Esquire magazines as one of the most popular desk toys of recent years. Each set contains 216 powerful Rare Earth magnets that can be shaped, molded, torn apart and snapped together in unlimited ways. Make sculptures, puzzles, patterns, a variety of shapes like pyramids, cubes, cylinders, invent a new game or just stick stuff to the fridge. Order your set today to experience for yourself! http://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/toys-models/buckyballs-430-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/4938317/categ_id/3733VideoTue, 3 Aug 2010 07:40:00 PST Edited by Hsiao-Yun Chu and Roberto G. Trujillo A serious scholarly look at the work of R. Buckminster Fuller is long overdue. While Fuller himself wrote and published many volumes, and several biographies have been written about him, there is little research that contributes to a critical understanding of his work and its historical significance. The 1,300-plus linear feet of material contained in the Fuller Archive at Stanford, including papers, photographs, audio and video recordings, and models, has been recently organized and described by the Department of Special Collections, and is ready to be explored by a new generation of scholars. Fullers work has often suffered from lopsided treatment. Some laud him as a planetary prophet whose design science work foretold sustainable architecture and nanotechnology; others dismiss him as a delirious technician with a talent for linguistic obfuscation. Between adulation and disdain must lie a balanced picture of Fullers life and his work. This volume paints that picture by taking a broader historical view, discussing Fuller and his work in the context of larger social and cultural patterns. Fuller is a common thread in a critical cultural history that will show him to be both a participant in and a product of his times. By placing Fuller and his work in a historical framework, we will arrive at a much richer understanding of both this self-made polymath and his times. This fresh, contextual look at Fullers work from leading scholars in different fields is an important step toward filling the void of serious scholarship on Fuller.http://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/books/new-views-on-RBF-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/5340428/categ_id/3733VideoTue, 1 Mar 2011 09:00:00 PST Admission to all 2011 events and receptions in NYC. http://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/2011-challenge-events-nyc/2011BFC-3DAY-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/5420043/categ_id/3733VideoTue, 3 May 2011 08:43:00 PST http://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/2011-challenge-events-nyc/2011BFC-WED-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/5421028/categ_id/3733VideoThu, 5 May 2011 11:48:00 PST http://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/2011-challenge-events-nyc/2011BFC-WED-VIP-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/5421029/categ_id/3733VideoThu, 5 May 2011 11:56:00 PST Admission for Thursday, June 9th, Center for Architecture, AIA New York Chapter, 2-4pm: Urban Solution Sets- Visionary Strategies for the Future of Cities. http://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/2011-challenge-events-nyc/2011BFC-THUR-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/5421031/categ_id/3733VideoThu, 5 May 2011 11:59:00 PST Admission for Wednesday June 8th, CUNY Graduate Center, New York , from 6-8pm in the Proshansky Auditorium: 2011 Winner Announcement and Conferring Ceremony with Keynote by David Orr. 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Once the certificate is purchased a code will be provided, allowing $100 of credit from the store.http://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/gift-certificates/giftcert100-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/5957851/categ_id/3733VideoFri, 9 Mar 2012 08:38:00 PST A collection of many rare and out of print items documenting the amazing thoughts and inventions of R. Buckminster Fuller. With over 600 pages total, these originals, reprints and copies from 33 periodicals and publications represent more than 40 years of public discourse by and about Fuller. It is in many ways a priceless collection of artifacts for the ardent Bucky collector. Limited inventory available, see the complete index of the compendium for a more thorough listing of items. http://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/collectibles/compendium-600-detail.htmhttp://bfi.easystorecreator.com/browse_item_details.asp/Item_Id/5986319/categ_id/3733VideoMon, 7 May 2012 12:51:00 PST