Geodesic Dome (Buckminster Fuller)
Buckminster Fuller's geodesic dome combined great structural strength with minimal material use, part of his broader effort to design for maximum human benefit with minimal environmental impact.
His innovative creations, like the incredibly strong yet lightweight geodesic dome or the resource-efficient Dymaxion House and Dymaxion Car concepts, were direct manifestations of this principle. They weren't just technical feats; they were attempts to design for maximum human benefit with minimal environmental impact, driven by a deep, ethically charged, systemic awareness and a commitment to benefiting all of humanity.
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Books and references
- Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change · discussed together in section 046
Examples
- Design for the Real World (book by Victor Papanek) · discussed together in section 046
- Dymaxion House and Dymaxion Car (Buckminster Fuller) · discussed together in section 046
- Interactive Planning (Russell Ackoff) · discussed together in section 046
- "Leverage Points: Places to Intervene in a System" (essay by Donella Meadows) · discussed together in section 046
- The Limits to Growth · discussed together in section 046
- Systems Dynamics (Jay Forrester, MIT) · discussed together in section 046
- The Fifth Discipline (book by Peter Senge) · discussed together in section 046
- Viable System Model (VSM, Stafford Beer) · discussed together in section 046
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- Sustainability
In the book
- Chapter 5, section 046 · Pioneers of Systemic Application in Design
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