R. Buckminster Fuller

Pattern-Thinking

Daniel López-Pérez

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English

Prestel Publishing
01 November 2019

Architecture

Pattern-Thinking 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 organised 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.

AUTHOR: Daniel Lopez-Perez, who has a PhD in the history and theory of architecture from Princeton, is an Associate Professor and a founding faculty member of the Architecture Program at the University of San Diego.

963 illustrations

By: Daniel López-Pérez
Imprint: Prestel Publishing
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 165mm,
ISBN: 9783037786093
ISBN 10: 3037786094
Pages: 350
Publication Date: 01 November 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Reviews for R. Buckminster Fuller: Pattern-Thinking

"Packed with illuminating archival illustrations, this deep dive into one of the 20th century's greatest design-thinkers covers everything from his analysis of the cornea of the human eyeball to international economic structures.--Christopher Knight ""Los Angeles Times"""