About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 94. Chapters: Buckminster Fuller, Bauhaus, Abuja, Dymaxion house, United Nations Headquarters, Chandigarh, Modern architecture, Constructivist architecture, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, International style, Googie architecture, Palace of the Soviets, New Objectivity, Structuralism, Modernisme, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Museo de Arte de Ponce, Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban, List of Oscar Niemeyer works, Bauhaus in Budapest, Torre Latinoamericana, Functionalism, Vyborg Library, Organic architecture, OSA Group, Mid-Century modern, Futurist architecture, Estadio Municipal de Braga, Ple nik Parliament, Congres International d'Architecture Moderne, Concrete shell, Berhampore State Flats, Jardines del Pedregal, Metabolist Movement, ASNOVA, Busaras, Phenomenology, United Nations Secretariat Building, Docomomo International, Montemar Institute of Marine Biology, Luis Barragan House and Studio, Red Banner Textile Factory, Neu-Jerusalem, Neomodern, Arts & Architecture, Edith Heath, Horatio West Court, Curutchet House, Fiat Tagliero Building, Conceptual architecture, Torres de Satelite, Space, Time and Architecture, CRA Building, Sanskar Kendra, Halen Estate, Jardines del Bosque. Excerpt: Richard Buckminster "Bucky" Fuller (July 12, 1895 - July 1, 1983) was an American engineer, systems theorist, author, designer, inventor, and futurist. Fuller published more than 30 books, inventing and popularizing terms such as "Spaceship Earth," ephemeralization, and synergetics. He also developed numerous inventions, mainly architectural designs, the best known of which is the geodesic dome. Carbon molecules known as fullerenes were later named by scientists for their resemblance to geodesic spheres. Fuller was born on July 12, 1895, in Milton, Massachusetts, the son of Richard Buckminster Fuller and Caroline Wolcott Andrews, and also the grandneph...
