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The R. Buckminster Fuller Archive
Called in 1976 by archivists from the Smithsonian Institute, “the most extensive personal archive in existence,” the collection contains over 1,300 linear feet of papers and manuscripts, 2,000 hours of video and audio recordings, and thousands of models and other artifacts.
Dept. of Special Collections/The Stanford University Libraries/Stanford, CA 94305
The Buckminster Fuller Institute
Founded in 1983, The Buckminster Fuller Institute serves a global network of design science innovators working at the leading edge of the design revolution Fuller inspired— including the Buckminster Fuller Challenge, an annual $100,000 prize to support the development and implementation of solutions to humanity’s most pressing problems.
2261 Market Street, #469 San Francisco, CA 94114
— is “dedicated to bringing together a diverse group of people with an interest in Buckminster Fuller's Synergetics ... to educate and support research and understanding of the many facets of Synergetics, its methods and principles.”
— The Fuller Dome is a project of RBF Dome NFP, a non-profit organization dedicated to honoring Buckminster Fuller's legacy. Our vision is to further Bucky's work, principles, and commitment to addressing the world's most basic needs by preserving his artifacts and providing programing in the spirit of Fuller's hope for "omni-successful education and a sustenance of all humanity."
Center for Spirituality and Sustainability
The Center resides in a dome designed by Fuller & Sadao which — "A sense of orientation of each human individual within the profound magnificence of Universe is provided by the Center’s miniature earth. One goes inside to go outside one’s self and into the center of the Earth and thence outward to the stars in seconds. The Edwardsville Center for Spirituality and Sustainability becomes at once a cathedral of universal reality and a cathedral of universal mystery…" - R. Buckminster Fuller. Geoview. “Go In To Go Out.” July 18, 1972.
Conceived by visionary architect R. Buckminster Fuller as the home of the future, the Dymaxion House was designed to be the strongest, lightest, and most cost-effective housing ever built. Over the last decade, it has assumed an iconic presence in Henry Ford Museum. To some people it’s a giant Hershey’s Kiss. Others sense a kinship with the Airstream travel trailer. Painstakingly restored, it’s the only remaining prototype in the world.
The Fly’s Eye Dome is a creation of American designer, inventor, and theorist R. Buckminster Fuller, and was originally intended to provide economical, efficient housing. After working for many years designing geodesic domes for industry and the military, in 1966 Fuller began working with John Warren, a surf board manufacturer specializing in fiberglass, and architect Norman Foster to develop a new dome. This one would be constructed of lightweight fiberglass and feature circular openings, called “oculi,” in a pattern similar to the lenses of a fly’s eye, which would allow light and air to enter without compromising the integrity of the structure.
THE ESTATE OF R. BUCKMINSTER FULLER
