Dymaxion Man

Eileen Clegg in FutureCommons (See her Visual Insight home) reports on the Buckminister Fuller exhibit in NYC. Also a host of other introductory resources. When I was at Penn in the 70s he had offices close by and I heard a couple of his lectures. I remember not being greatly impressed, though he has stood the test of time and is now a certified cultural god.

" ... In a little over a week, a host of celebrations will be surrounding the Whitney Museum's new retrospective exhibition on Buckminster Fuller's work in New York. These events and exhibits are hosted by the Buckminster Fuller Institute, institutions such as the AIANY Center for Architecture and a host of galleries and parks in the city ... "

Whitney Museum’s “Buckminster Fuller: Starting with the Universe”

List of events in the last week of June. Article: Dymaxion Man in the New Yorker. “Weird Science” Slide Show on RBF from the New Yorker. Also his WP article.