Buckminster Fuller : starting with the universe / edited by K. Michael Hays, Dana Miller ; with essa...
Buckminster Fuller : starting with the universe / edited by K. Michael Hays, Dana Miller ; with essa...
Buckminster Fuller : starting with the universe / edited by K. Michael Hays, Dana Miller ; with essays by Antoine Picon, Elizabeth A.T. Smith, Calvin Tomkins.
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Publisher
New York : Whitney Museum of American Art, in association with Yale University Press, c2008.
Call Numbers
NQ720.92/115
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xiii, 257 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Contents
Foreword / Adam D. Weinberg -- Acknowledgements / K. Michael Hays and Dana Miller -- Introduction / K. Michael Hays and Dana Miller -- Fuller's Geological Engagements with Architecture / K. Michael Hays -- Thought Patterns: Buckmeister Fuller, the Scientist-Artist / Dana Miller -- Fuller's Avatars:...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Whitney Museum of American Art, in association with Yale University Press, c2008.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2008.
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Access Conditions
State Reference Library copy: To be issued in Supervised Use Area.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"From 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 Fuller's...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Buckminster Fuller : starting with the universe / edited by K. Michael Hays, Dana Miller ; with essays by Antoine Picon, Elizabeth A.T. Smith, Calvin Tomkins.
Portion of title
Starting with the universe.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
A Whitney Museum of American Art book.
Catalog of an exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art, NY, June 26-Sept. 21, 2008.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 228-238) and index.
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Date Copyright
c2008.
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Call Numbers
NQ720.92/115
Record Identifier
74VMQeL0OmPd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMQeL0OmPd
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ISBN
0300126204 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780300126204 (pbk. : alk. paper)
DDC
720.92
MMS ID
991000628249702626
