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Richard Buckminster "Bucky" Fuller
-Engineer, inventor,
architect and
philosopher R.
Buckminster Fuller
authored
numerous popular
books, held dozens
of patents, and had
a profound impact
on subsequent
generations of
design.
He is best known for his 1949 invention of
the geodesic dome, which uses
interconnecting triangular frames to form a
lightweight but sturdy dome which needs no
internal support.
Described as futuristic in
appearance even today, the
geodesic dome provides
maximum interior space
with minimal use of land, raw
materials, and construction
labor, and is far more
efficient than ordinary brick-
and-mortar, wood-and-nail
homebuilding.
Norman Foster Richard AND
Buckminster Fuller
-After Team 4 went their separate ways,
Foster and Wendy Cheesman founded
Foster Associates, which later became
Foster and Partners in 1967.
A long period of collaboration
with American architect
Richard Buckminster Fuller
began in 1968 and continued
until Fuller's death in 1983.
They collaborated on
several projects that
became catalysts in the
development of an
environmentally sensitive
approach to design –
including the Samuel
Beckett Theatre project.
Norman Foster rebuilds Bucky Fuller's
Dymaxion car
Norman Foster and Buckminster Fuller
© Ken Kirkwood