ARCHITECTURAL THEORY | HIPPIE / RADICAL ARCHITECTURE | A+U

Buckminster Fuller (1895–1983) dedicated more than five decades of his career during the 20th century to inventing and pioneering solutions to reform the environment for all humanity. His far-reaching perspective on the world’s challenges and issues left behind a legacy of numerous patents and inventions, exerting a massive influence over the generations that have followed. This issue of the magazine zooms in on Fuller’s seven principles: 4D, dymaxion, synergetics, geodesic, tensegrity, design science, and Spaceship Earth. Besides highlighting examples of various designs and projects, it also reprints Fuller’s article “Experiment in Individual Initiative”.