Buckminster Fuller Institute Announcement: Dr. John Todd was awarded the first annual Buckminster Fuller Challenge prize at a conferring ceremony at the Center for Architecture in New York City on Monday, June 23rd. Democracy Now!, a fantastic New York-based independent radio/TV news broadcast, caught up with Dr. Todd, Challenge juror Hunter Lovins, and Jaime Snyder to talk about Fuller's legacy, Dr. Todd's visionary work in Appalachia, and the foolish plans for a nuclear power revival in the United States.
Democracy Now Interview: 25 Years After His Death, Visionary R. Buckminster Fuller Continues to Inspire Efforts for a More Sustainable Planet. New York’s Whitney Museum is opening an exhibition this week bringing together the work of architect and visionary, R. Buckminster Fuller. More than two decades after his death, Fuller continues to inspire efforts for a more sustainable planet in the twenty-first century. From his famous geodesic dome to his shunned electric car, Fuller employed design to tackle problems including homelessness and environmental degradation.
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