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− | [[Image:Eden_Project_geodesic_domes_panorama.jpg|right|frame|<center>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eden_Project Eden Project]</center>]] | + | [[Image:Eden_Project_geodesic_domes_panorama.jpg|right|frame|<center>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eden_Project Eden Project]</center>]] |
| Certainly, a number of Fuller's projects did not meet success in terms of commitment from industry or acceptance by a broad public. However, many geodesic domes have been built and are in use. According to the Buckminster Fuller Institute Web site, the largest geodesic-dome structures (listed in descending order from largest diameter) are: | | Certainly, a number of Fuller's projects did not meet success in terms of commitment from industry or acceptance by a broad public. However, many geodesic domes have been built and are in use. According to the Buckminster Fuller Institute Web site, the largest geodesic-dome structures (listed in descending order from largest diameter) are: |
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| * Union Tank Car Maintenance Facility: Baton Rouge, LA USA, 117 m (384 ft), destroyed in November 2007.[27] | | * Union Tank Car Maintenance Facility: Baton Rouge, LA USA, 117 m (384 ft), destroyed in November 2007.[27] |
| * Lehigh Portland Cement Storage Facility: Union Bridge, MD USA, 114 m (374 ft). | | * Lehigh Portland Cement Storage Facility: Union Bridge, MD USA, 114 m (374 ft). |
− | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eden_Project The Eden Project, Cornwall, United Kingdom] | + | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eden_Project The Eden Project, Cornwall, United Kingdom] |
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| Fuller's development of the dome and his roles as a philosopher and as a gadfly within the design and architectural communities left an important legacy. He introduced a number of concepts, and if every one wasn't entirely new, we can still say that he honed each one well. | | Fuller's development of the dome and his roles as a philosopher and as a gadfly within the design and architectural communities left an important legacy. He introduced a number of concepts, and if every one wasn't entirely new, we can still say that he honed each one well. |
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| ==Concepts and buildings== | | ==Concepts and buildings== |
− | * ''[http://bfi.org/node/75 R. Buckminster Fuller's 28 patents]'' | + | * ''[https://bfi.org/node/75 R. Buckminster Fuller's 28 patents]'' |
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| His concepts and buildings include: | | His concepts and buildings include: |
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| ==External links== | | ==External links== |
− | * [http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf109n9832 Richard Buckminster Fuller Papers, ca.1920-1983](call number M1090; ca.1400 linear ft.) are housed in the [http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/spc.html Department of Special Collections and University Archives] at [http://library.stanford.edu/ Stanford University Libraries] | + | * [https://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf109n9832 Richard Buckminster Fuller Papers, ca.1920-1983](call number M1090; ca.1400 linear ft.) are housed in the [https://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/spc.html Department of Special Collections and University Archives] at [https://library.stanford.edu/ Stanford University Libraries] |
− | * Buckminster Fuller and interstellar communication explored: [http://www.oracleinsights.com/blog/index.php/2006/01/08/an-unlikely-oracle-r-buckminster-fuller/ 'An Unlikely Oracle: R. Buckminster Fuller'] | + | * Buckminster Fuller and interstellar communication explored: [https://www.oracleinsights.com/blog/index.php/2006/01/08/an-unlikely-oracle-r-buckminster-fuller/ 'An Unlikely Oracle: R. Buckminster Fuller'] |
− | * Buckminster Fuller discussed on [http://www.ibiblio.org/wunc_archives/sot/index.php?p=390 The State of Things] | + | * Buckminster Fuller discussed on [https://www.ibiblio.org/wunc_archives/sot/index.php?p=390 The State of Things] |
− | * [http://207.99.102.199/node/109 Transcript of "Everything I Know"] -([http://web.archive.org/web/20061127205442sh_re_/http://207.99.102.199/node/109 Archived copy] at the [[Internet Archive]]) | + | * [https://207.99.102.199/node/109 Transcript of "Everything I Know"] -([https://web.archive.org/web/20061127205442sh_re_/https://207.99.102.199/node/109 Archived copy] at the [[Internet Archive]]) |
− | * [http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-69-100-532/life_society/expo_67/clip7 CBC Archives - clip about United States Pavilion at Expo 67] | + | * [https://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-69-100-532/life_society/expo_67/clip7 CBC Archives - clip about United States Pavilion at Expo 67] |
− | * [http://biographylist.com/buckminster-fuller/biography Buckminster Fuller Biography] | + | * [https://biographylist.com/buckminster-fuller/biography Buckminster Fuller Biography] |
− | * [http://collections.stanford.edu/bucky/ Buckminster Fuller Digital Collection at Stanford] includes 380 hrs. of streamed audio-visual material from Fuller's personal archive | + | * [https://collections.stanford.edu/bucky/ Buckminster Fuller Digital Collection at Stanford] includes 380 hrs. of streamed audio-visual material from Fuller's personal archive |
− | * [http://creativity.com/various/bucky.html Buckminster Fuller: Grandfather Of The Future] | + | * [https://creativity.com/various/bucky.html Buckminster Fuller: Grandfather Of The Future] |
− | * [http://fuller.nullinator.net/stories/141 A Fuller Explanation Introduction into the Design Revolution] | + | * [https://fuller.nullinator.net/stories/141 A Fuller Explanation Introduction into the Design Revolution] |
− | * [http://memeticdrift.net/bucky/index.html The "Everything I Know" 42-hour lecture session] — video, audio, and full transcripts. | + | * [https://memeticdrift.net/bucky/index.html The "Everything I Know" 42-hour lecture session] — video, audio, and full transcripts. |
− | * [http://shop.usps.com/cgi-bin/vsbv/postal_store_non_ssl/display_products/productDetail.jsp?OID=4849106 Information about Fuller's commemorative postage stamp] | + | * [https://shop.usps.com/cgi-bin/vsbv/postal_store_non_ssl/display_products/productDetail.jsp?OID=4849106 Information about Fuller's commemorative postage stamp] |
− | * [http://www.bfi.org/ The Buckminster Fuller Institute] | + | * [https://www.bfi.org/ The Buckminster Fuller Institute] |
− | ** [http://www.bfi.org/audio/ Directory of Audio and Video real streams from the Buckminster Fuller Institute] | + | ** [https://www.bfi.org/audio/ Directory of Audio and Video real streams from the Buckminster Fuller Institute] |
− | * [http://www.buckminster.info/ Buckminster Fuller Virtual Institute] | + | * [https://www.buckminster.info/ Buckminster Fuller Virtual Institute] |
− | * [http://www.cjfearnley.com/buckyrefs.html Chris Fearnley's List of Buckminster Fuller Resources on the Internet] | + | * [https://www.cjfearnley.com/buckyrefs.html Chris Fearnley's List of Buckminster Fuller Resources on the Internet] |
− | * [http://www.cjfearnley.com/fuller-faq.html FAQ — R. Buckminster Fuller] | + | * [https://www.cjfearnley.com/fuller-faq.html FAQ — R. Buckminster Fuller] |
− | * [http://www.futurehi.net/docs/OperatingManual.html Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth] | + | * [https://www.futurehi.net/docs/OperatingManual.html Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth] |
− | * [http://www.grunch.net/synergetics/ Synergetics on the Web] | + | * [https://www.grunch.net/synergetics/ Synergetics on the Web] |
− | * [http://www.hfmgv.org/dymaxion/ The Dymaxion house at the Henry Ford museum] | + | * [https://www.hfmgv.org/dymaxion/ The Dymaxion house at the Henry Ford museum] |
− | * [http://www.lazyreader.com/blog/index.php/archives/169 The Buckminster Alternative] Fuller's life as a lesson in living | + | * [https://www.lazyreader.com/blog/index.php/archives/169 The Buckminster Alternative] Fuller's life as a lesson in living |
− | * [http://www.newciv.org/worldtrans/whole/bucky.html Fuller, R. Buckminster] — includes list of books written by and about Fuller | + | * [https://www.newciv.org/worldtrans/whole/bucky.html Fuller, R. Buckminster] — includes list of books written by and about Fuller |
− | * [http://www.olats.org/pionniers/pp/buckminster/buckminster.php Buckminster Fuller at Pionniers & Précurseurs. Containing a good bibliography] | + | * [https://www.olats.org/pionniers/pp/buckminster/buckminster.php Buckminster Fuller at Pionniers & Précurseurs. Containing a good bibliography] |
− | * [http://www.roger.kisd.de/197.0.html?&L=1 Excellent Portrait of RBF in the design magazine ROGER] | + | * [https://www.roger.kisd.de/197.0.html?&L=1 Excellent Portrait of RBF in the design magazine ROGER] |
− | * [http://www.rwgrayprojects.com/rbfnotes/toc.html Notes to R. Buckminster Fuller's Work] | + | * [https://www.rwgrayprojects.com/rbfnotes/toc.html Notes to R. Buckminster Fuller's Work] |
− | ** [http://www.rwgrayprojects.com/synergetics/toc/toc.html Buckminster Fuller's SYNERGETICS] | + | ** [https://www.rwgrayprojects.com/synergetics/toc/toc.html Buckminster Fuller's SYNERGETICS] |
− | * [http://www.thirteen.org/bucky R. Buckminster Fuller on PBS] | + | * [https://www.thirteen.org/bucky R. Buckminster Fuller on PBS] |
− | ** [http://www.thirteen.org/cgi-bin/bucky-bin/bucky.cgi Thinking Out Loud, a PBS TV program about Buckminster Fuller] | + | ** [https://www.thirteen.org/cgi-bin/bucky-bin/bucky.cgi Thinking Out Loud, a PBS TV program about Buckminster Fuller] |
− | * [http://www.tomdevine.net/bucky.html Bucky Revisited] - Reflections on Buckminster Fuller | + | * [https://www.tomdevine.net/bucky.html Bucky Revisited] - Reflections on Buckminster Fuller |
− | * [http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2004/07/64155 WIRED article about Buckminster Fuller] | + | * [https://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2004/07/64155 WIRED article about Buckminster Fuller] |
− | * [http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,64155,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_5 Wired News Article on the Buckminster stamp] | + | * [https://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,64155,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_5 Wired News Article on the Buckminster stamp] |
− | * [http://www.zometool.com/ Build Genius: Zome System] | + | * [https://www.zometool.com/ Build Genius: Zome System] |
− | * [http://www.weareallastronauts.com/ We are all astronauts. a random design project] A website about Buckminster Fullers theories - made by the multimedia studio ''urbn; interaction''. | + | * [https://www.weareallastronauts.com/ We are all astronauts. a random design project] A website about Buckminster Fullers theories - made by the multimedia studio ''urbn; interaction''. |
− | * [http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/06/09/080609fa_fact_kolbert Dymaxion Man: The Visions of Buckminster Fuller] By Elizabeth Kolbert, ''[[The New Yorker]]'' (June 9, 2008) | + | * [https://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/06/09/080609fa_fact_kolbert Dymaxion Man: The Visions of Buckminster Fuller] By Elizabeth Kolbert, ''[[The New Yorker]]'' (June 9, 2008) |
− | *[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/15/arts/music/15ster.html?_r=3&oref=slogin%20%3Chttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/15/arts/music/15ster.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin The Love Song of R. Buckminster Fuller] New York Times article questioning Fuller's supposed consideration of suicide, (June 15, 2008) | + | *[https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/15/arts/music/15ster.html?_r=3&oref=slogin%20%3Chttps://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/15/arts/music/15ster.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin The Love Song of R. Buckminster Fuller] New York Times article questioning Fuller's supposed consideration of suicide, (June 15, 2008) |
− | * [http://www.whitney.org/www/buckminster_fuller/about.jsp Buckminster Fuller: Starting with the Universe], a retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art, June 26-Sept 21, 2008 | + | * [https://www.whitney.org/www/buckminster_fuller/about.jsp Buckminster Fuller: Starting with the Universe], a retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art, June 26-Sept 21, 2008 |
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| [[Category: Biography]] | | [[Category: Biography]] |