Buckminster Fuller

History of R. Buckminister Fuller Fuller was most famous for his geodesic domes, which can be seen as part of military radar stations, civic buildings, and exhibition attractions. Their construction is based on extending some basic principles to build simple tensegrity structures (tetrahedron, octahedron, and the closest packing of spheres). Built in this way they are extremely lightweight and stable. The patent for geodesic domes was awarded in 1954, part of Fuller's decades-long efforts to

Walls These are the part of any structure which bears the ultimate load both from the windward and leeward side. The whole structure collapses if they fail, therefore proper care should be taken while constructing them. The ways of protecting walls are: • Reinforcing the walls with the help of concrete bands and vertical reinforcing bars and lateral ties. • For improving the lateral load resistance of long walls, buttresses should be provided. • Using Ferro-cement plating around the exterior perimeter

“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” by R. Buckminster Fuller, This quote means you can’t change the reality by fighting it. But you can change it by creating a better world for yourself or someone else. This quote is true because you cannot go against the real world but you can create a better world for yourself by trying and not giving up. For example Pollution, instead of arguing with each other

Baltimore’s politicians went out of favor with the Nixon administration, and the whole project languished. The city of Toronto, Canada, and other cities of USA were interested in the possibility of acquiring such floating cities, but none was made. Fuller designed three types of floating cities: There was one for protected harbour waters, one for semi-protected waters, and one for unprotected deep-sea installations. Submarine pontoons positioned under the turbulence, with their centers of buoyancy

In general, the Buckminster Fullerene is the third allotropic form of Carbon, with the other two being Graphite and Diamond. The more proper term used to describe these compounds in regards to Carbon compounds would be Graphenes. (22) The Buckminster Fullerene was first discovered in 1985 by scientists Harold Kroto, Rickard Smalley and Robert Curl. (1) They were able to discover that when Graphite is vaporized by a laser, a variety of large Carbon cluster compounds were formed, the C60 compound

Is the humanity given the correct use to the technology? Nowadays, the advancement of technology not only has brought numerous discoveries for our benefit but also has changed different aspects of our culture. As R. Buckminster Fuller stated, “Humanity is acquiring all the right technology for all the wrong reasons”. Technology is the main influence in our society; specifically, turning it into a sedentary society, increasing the rate of violence, and losing the communication bond in families.

ARC 5205 Advanced Theory STUDENT NAME: Nathalie Restrepo BOOK TITLE: Digital Fabrications Architectural and Material Techniques by Lisa Iwamoto Theory Professor Neil Leach DATE: 10/06/16 PAGES READ: 34-59, 88-105 Digital technologies have become a key element in revitalizing architecture design, as Lisa Iwamoto clearly demonstrates in a wide array of project examples in her book Digital Fabrications Architectural and Material Techniques. Iwamoto, an Architect and Structural Engineer, delves into

Transcendentalism Back in the 1800's, people trusted in their innersoul. it was called transcendentalism. People like Emerson and Thoreau were transcendentalism. They didn't think with their heads. They do things like in their first impression. If they sees that a tree is violet, they will paint it violet. During that era, Romanticism was party of it too. Ideas of Romanticism with transcendentalism. In our everyday life, we use transcendentalism. We use our head to think and our hart to feel love

Autonomy Being able to rely on one’s own capabilities and judgements or resources is called self reliance. Self reliance was a key attribute to obtain during the Transcendentalism time period. This period was a direct reaction of the Age of Reason. The Transcendentalist era lasted from about 1826 to 1860 and also ran as a part of the Age of Romance. During this time, the primary beliefs were that people understood that God and everything going on was in direct correlation with nature. Another popular

Contemporary dance was developed in the early 20th century as a movement against the rigid technique of ballet (Blackfish Arts Acadamy, 2006). Using the natural lines of the body to create new movements, the contemporary dance style usually has more fluidity than that of conventional dance styles (Freeman, 2013). In the book ‘Beginning Modern Dance’, Miriam Giguere says ‘The function of dance is communication. . . . By communication is not meant to tell a story or to project an idea, but to communicate