Bucky Fuller

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Person
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:The_Dymaxion_Corporation
gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:The_University_of_Southern_California
gptkb:The_New_School_for_Social_Research
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Gold_Medal_from_the_American_Institute_of_Architects
gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkbp:born July 12, 1895
gptkbp:children gptkb:Nina_Fuller
gptkb:Allegra_Fuller_Snyder
gptkb:Bucky_Fuller_Jr.
gptkbp:died July 1, 1983
gptkbp:famous_quote “ There is no such thing as a failed experiment, only experiments with unexpected outcomes.”
“ We are called to be the architects of the future, not its victims.”
“ You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.”
“ The best way to predict the future is to design it.”
“ I am convinced that the only thing that will save the world is the human spirit.”
gptkbp:field gptkb:architecture
gptkb:philosophy
gptkb:design
Engineering
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Richard_Buckminster_Fuller
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bucky Fuller
gptkbp:influence gptkb:sustainable_development
Systems Thinking
Design Science
Ecological Design
Holistic Design
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Sustainability
Environmental Design
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:R._Buckminster_Fuller_Institute
gptkbp:invention gptkb:Dymaxion_Car
gptkb:World_Game
gptkb:Dymaxion_Map
gptkb:Geodesic_Dome
Tensegrity Structures
gptkbp:known_for Comprehensive Anticipatory Design Science
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Buckminster_Fuller_Institute
Influence on modern architecture
Innovative design principles
Advocacy for sustainability
Geodesic Dome structures worldwide
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Dymaxion_House
gptkb:Geodesic_Dome
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:architect
gptkb:Author
gptkb:Inventor
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Anne_Hewlett
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Art_of_Black_Mountain_College
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