BusinessWeek Online -- Architecture

Inside Beijing's National Swimming Center
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:56:00 -0400
A multidisciplinary design team employed an innovative digital process to produce a surprising, highly integrated envelope-and-structure combination
Battersea Power Station's Sustainable Makeover
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:26:00 -0400
Rafael Viñoly, the architect behind a plan to build a 1,000-foot chimney on the site of the south London icon, defends the controversial proposal
Going Green Is Good for Your Wallet
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:34:00 -0400
Two recent studies show that green building standards not only are effective, but also escalate property values

MIT News: Architecture

MIT architect Sass puts up a prefab at MoMA
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500
Larry Sass, assistant professor of computation in the MIT Department of Architecture, is one of five architects featured in a major show this summer at the Museum of Modern Art titled "Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling."
Making a splash in Zaragoza
Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500
An MIT-designed building featuring water walls that can be programmed to display patterns and images is being unveiled this week at the opening of the Zaragoza World Expo in Spain.
Interview with the dean: Adele Santos
Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500
An interview with Dean Adele Santos, dean of the MIT School of Architecture and Planning, in which Santos discusses the school's goals and challenges and the role it can play in the future of sustainable cities across the world.

 

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A Fuller Universe - An illustrated article by Beedge from New Dimensions Journal on the influential ideas of Buckminster Fuller. Also audio clips of commentary on Fuller by colleague Amy Edmondson and others.
Meta Description: [ Press record: the audio adventures of the wandering Jew. Buckminster Fuller active essay. ]

Buckminster Fuller Institute - Provides a biography and bibliography of Fuller and images and descriptions of his inventions. Includes geodesic domes, Synergetics, and Design Science.
Meta Description: [ Founded in 1983, the Buckminster Fuller Institute serves a global network of design innovators., Founded in 1983, the Buckminster Fuller Institute serves a global network of design innovators. ]

Buckminster Fuller: Thinking out Loud - TV program by wNetStation, New York. Clips and quotes. Video cassette for sale. Gallery of expandable thumbnails of major works.

Chris Fearnley's List of Buckminster Fuller References - A collection of links relating to the work of R. Buckminster Fuller.
Meta Description: [ A collection of links to documents about or relating to the work of R. Buckminster Fuller ]

Dymaxion Projection Animation - The earth, as represented by Buckminster Fuller's icosahedral projection.

Geodesic Domes - Ray-traced picture of a dome and links to information about Buckminster Fuller.

Henry Ford Museum: The Dymaxion House - Illustrated account of the restoration and first public display of the house, in Dearborn, Michigan.

Nature's Invisible Architecture - Treatise on the art and science of Buckminster Fuller by Bonnie Goldstein DeVarco, with numerous links and references.

R. Buckminster Fuller FAQ - Answers to frequently asked questions on Fuller, compiled by Christopher J. Fearnley from the discussions on the Bitnet mailing list Geodesic and its Usenet gateway.

R. Buckminster Fuller's Synergetics - A technical treatise, reaching book length, about many of the ideas developed by Fuller. Illustrated with 32 color plates and six drawings.

Synergetics on the Web - An introduction to some of Fuller's innovations: synergetics, geodesic domes, fuller projection maps, with illustrations.

The Bucky Fuller Travelling Miracle Medicine Show - Buckminster Fuller's description of his inventions with pictures of Fuller.

The Fuller Map - Buckminster Fuller's ideas about geometry, architecture, cartography, and cognition in an analytical framework. Includes references for further study.
Meta Description: [ detailed case-study of comprehensive designer Buckminster Fuller, discussing geometry, architecture, cartography, cognition. ]

US Pavilion at Expo '67 - Photographs, discussion and sources on the geodesic dome designed by Buckminster Fuller and Shoji Sadao at Montreal, Canada, in 1967, from Great Buildings Online.
Meta Description: [ US Pavilion at Expo '67 by Buckminster Fuller and Shoji Sadao architect, at Montreal, Canada, 1967, in the Great Buildings Online. ]