Richard Buckminster Fuller (1895 – 1983) was an American architect, systems theorist, author, designer, inventor, and futurist. Fuller studied at Milton Academy and Harvard College. He was expelled from Harvard, twice. Once for spending all of his money on partying and another time for his lack of interest in non-conformity. That did not stop from obtaining 47 honorary degrees. Fuller is most famously known for the geodesic dome. He held 28 patents and authored 28 books, many of which are still in print. By many, he is known as the father of sustainability. He was also a poet and a philosopher. He was the second president of Mensa.
“Let Architects dream of glass boxes with steam
And rich clients in hordes at their knees
Just give me a home in a great circle dome
Where the birds and bees are at ease.”
Dymaxion House
1930, currently in Henry Ford Museum
Dynamixion Car
1933
Dymaxion House
1940
The World Dymaxion Projection
1946
Tokyo Tower
1958
Union Tank Car Company
1958
Missouri Botanical Garden
1960
R. Buckminster Fuller & Anne Hewlett Dome
1960
Montreal Biosphere
1967
