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R. Buckminster Fuller: Pattern-Thinking

R. Buckminster Fuller: Pattern-Thinking by Daniel López-Pérez (Lars Müller Publishers, 2019) reassesses the work of Buckminster Fuller (1895–1983) 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.

The book has English text and it has been lavishly illustrated with archive photographs, Buckminster Fuller’s designs, film stills, tables, geometric studies, and other visual material derived from Fuller’s archive.

 

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R. Buckminster Fuller: Pattern-Thinking by Daniel López-Pérez (Lars Müller Publishers, 2019) 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 organized 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.

The book has English text and it has been lavishly illustrated with archive photographs, Buckminster Fuller’s designs, film stills, tables, geometric studies, and other visual material derived from Fuller’s archive.

Weight 1041 g
Dimensions 24,0 × 16,8 × 2,8 cm
Author(s)

Daniel López-Pérez

Publisher

Lars Müller Publishers

Publishing year

2019

Language

Images

tables, b&w photos, colour & b&w stills, diagrams

Binding

Softcover

Condition

Number of pages

367

ISBN

978-3-03778-609-3