tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post2653810590096314240..comments2023-11-03T04:29:29.498-04:00Comments on Paleo-Future: Buckminster Fuller Screenprints (1981)Matt Novakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09360406896692501416noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-32688612397513530672008-12-10T12:36:00.000-05:002008-12-10T12:36:00.000-05:00Are you nuts! His influences are felt everywhere, ...Are you nuts! His influences are felt everywhere, in architecture, art, vehicle design.<BR/><BR/>One only has to look at the magnificent Swiss Re buiding in London to see his thought invoked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-33972128159884388932008-03-24T12:04:00.000-04:002008-03-24T12:04:00.000-04:00Fuller's career from hindsight doesn't seem to hav...Fuller's career from hindsight doesn't seem to have amounted to much. Geodesic domes (GD's) haven't revolutionized architecture despite Fuller's self-promotion efforts because they just don't work all that well as replacements for conventional shelters. Many of the GD's built in the 1950's and 1960's have even gotten demolished by now. The "ephemeralization" trend Fuller identified also has faltered; we've headed back towards using more matter, not less, to accomplish many of our goals, as the popularity of heavier, less fuel efficient vehicles in recent years shows. I can't think of a product in daily use that derives from one of Fuller's many inventions.Mark Plushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03859046131830902921noreply@blogger.com