{"product_id":"buckminster-fuller-starting-with-the-universe-9780300126204","title":"Buckminster Fuller: Starting with the Universe","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuckminster Fuller: Starting with the Universe\u003c\/strong\u003e by Hays, K. Michael. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780300126204.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom his geodesic dome to books popularizing the terms “spaceship earth” and “synergetics,” the life mission of R. Buckminster Fuller (1895–1983) was to create living environments that minimized consumption of the earth’s resources while maximizing interconnections with global systems of information and transportation. This book explores Fullers extraordinary body of work focusing on his wide-ranging and sometimes controversial role within the worlds of art, architecture, and utopian thought.\n\nThe book chronicles Fuller’s profound, often prophetic contributions, including his environmentally sensitive building designs. The essays illuminate the underappreciated thematic interactions of many sculptors, painters, musicians, and architects with this self-described “comprehensive anticipatory design scientist,” including contemporary artists wrestling with Fuller’s legacy today.\n\nReproductions of original drawings and models—including those for Fuller’s 4D house, Wichita House, the Montreal Expo dome, and the sole extant Dymaxion car—plus a reprinted 1966 New Yorker profile on Fuller by Calvin Tomkins, complete the fascinating tribute.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44424763211829,"sku":"ByrdShop_0300126204","price":225.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780300126204_5102fed2-a3aa-4212-8c4e-4ddd606477ce.jpg?v=1784226002","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/buckminster-fuller-starting-with-the-universe-9780300126204","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}