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R. Buckminster Fuller: Pattern-Thinking by Daniel López-Pérez and R. Buckminster Fuller (2019, Trade Paperback)

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He was also the curator of a week of lectures and exhibitions on Fuller at the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2014.

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PublisherLars Muller Publishers

ISBN-103037786094

ISBN-139783037786093

eBay Product ID (ePID)4038586148

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Book TitleR. Buckminster Fuller: Pattern-Thinking

Number of Pages350 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2019

TopicEngineering (General), Individual Architects & Firms / Monographs, History / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945)

IllustratorYes

GenreTechnology & Engineering, Architecture

AuthorDaniel López-Pérez, R. Buckminster Fuller

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight36.1 Oz

Item Length9.5 in

Item Width6.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2020-475149

ReviewsPacked with illuminating archival illustrations, this deep dive into one of the 20th century s greatest design-thinkers covers everything from his analysis of the cornea of the human eyeball to international economic structures., Packed with illuminating archival illustrations, this deep dive into one of the 20th century's greatest design-thinkers covers everything from his analysis of the cornea of the human eyeball to international economic structures.

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal624.1092

SynopsisFor Fuller, nature is the most exquisite technology we know; and what underlies all of his work is the quest to uncover nature's fundamental principles--in order to foster their manifestation as a pattern integrity 'for successfully regenerating all life aboard our planetary spaceship.'" -Jaime Lawrence Snyder, Lars Müller Fuller Series Editor A Los Angeles Times 2021 holiday gift guide pick The work of R. Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983) is among the most extraordinary and inventive in 20th-century design and architecture, not least for its incorporation of a range of intellectual and technical disciplines. Fuller described himself as an "engineer, inventor, mathematician, architect, cartographer, philosopher, poet, cosmogonist, comprehensive designer and choreographer.'' R. Buckminster Fuller: Pattern-Thinking is a major reassessment of Fuller's legacy in the context of design, examining his singular vision of new conceptual models for design and architecture, alongside his ideas on their potentially world-altering consequences. Drawing extensively on his archive and with over 300 images, the book follows Fuller's explorations of geometry, language and intellectual property in their relation to design principles and pedagogy, organizing its survey of Fuller's work through parallel conceptual threads rather than in a linear chronology of his career. Daniel López-Pérez is an associate professor and a founding faculty member of the Architecture Program at the University of San Diego. By way of several publications and curatorial projects, López-Pérez has emerged as an authority on Fuller, having edited Fuller in Mexico (2015) and R. Buckminster Fuller: World Man (2013), the latter of which was picked as Design Book of the Year by Architect magazine. He was also the curator of a week of lectures and exhibitions on Fuller at the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2014., For Fuller, nature is the most exquisite technology we know; and what underlies all of his work is the quest to uncover nature's fundamental principles--in order to foster their manifestation as a pattern integrity 'for successfully regenerating all life aboard our planetary spaceship.'" -Jaime Lawrence Snyder, Lars M ller Fuller Series Editor The work of R. Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983) is among the most extraordinary and inventive in 20th-century design and architecture, not least for its incorporation of a range of intellectual and technical disciplines. Fuller described himself as an "engineer, inventor, mathematician, architect, cartographer, philosopher, poet, cosmogonist, comprehensive designer and choreographer.'' R. Buckminster Fuller: Pattern-Thinking is a major reassessment of Fuller's legacy in the context of design, examining his singular vision of new conceptual models for design and architecture, alongside his ideas on their potentially world-altering consequences. Drawing extensively on his archive and with over 300 images, the book follows Fuller's explorations of geometry, language and intellectual property in their relation to design principles and pedagogy, organizing its survey of Fuller's work through parallel conceptual threads rather than in a linear chronology of his career. Daniel L pez-P rez is an associate professor and a founding faculty member of the Architecture Program at the University of San Diego. By way of several publications and curatorial projects, L pez-P rez has emerged as an authority on Fuller, having edited Fuller in Mexico (2015) and R. Buckminster Fuller: World Man (2013), the latter of which was picked as Design Book of the Year by Architect magazine. He was also the curator of a week of lectures and exhibitions on Fuller at the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2014., 'Pattern-Thinking' reassesses the work of Buckminster Fuller - unique hybrid between theoretician, architect, designer, educator, inventor, and author - as advancing contemporary models of design-research, practice, and pedagogy. Drawing extensively on Fuller's archive, the book follows his unique process of translation between the physical and conceptual dimensions of design,to redefine our understanding of the relationships between geometry, structure, language, and intellectual property.Rather than being organised around a chronology of distinct narratives, 'Pattern-Thinking' follows these parallel explorations as the basis for Fuller's artifacts and inventions. In the space between lines, models, words, and patents, it traces his ambition to measure physical experience in an ever-expanding pattern of relationships, while coordinating these into a conceptual network of words and concepts that shape the basis for his thinking. Advocating a multidisciplinary and political perspective, Fuller's transversal logic expands the knowledge base of contemporary models of design, which seek to find broader participation and to address new publics.

LC Classification NumberTA140.F9L66 2020