Friday, July 3, 2009

65/365 - Orb


65/365 - Orb
Originally uploaded by dubesor
Architecture: R. Buckminster Fuller

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Richard Buckminster “Bucky” Fuller (July 12, 1895 – July 1, 1983)[1] was an American architect, author, designer, futurist, inventor, and visionary.

Throughout his life, Fuller was concerned with the question "Does humanity have a chance to survive lastingly and successfully on planet Earth, and if so, how?"[2] Considering himself an average individual without special monetary means or academic degree,[3] he chose to devote his life to this question, trying to identify what he, as an individual, could do to improve humanity's condition, which large organizations, governments, and private enterprises inherently could not do.

Pursuing this lifelong experiment, Fuller wrote more than thirty books, coining and popularizing terms such as "Spaceship Earth", ephemeralization, and synergetics. He also worked in the development of numerous inventions, chiefly in the fields of design and architecture, the best known of which is the geodesic dome. Carbon molecules known as fullerenes or buckyballs were named for their resemblance to geodesic spheres.

photo by dubesor

Friday, June 12, 2009

City of London ~ A London Blue Hour ~

The Lloyd's Building designed by architect Richard Rogers and built between 1978 and 1986.

Photography of David Gutierrez

Sunday, June 7, 2009

Space Scallop


Space Scallop
Originally uploaded by Lost America
The photography of Troy Paiva

Monday, June 1, 2009

Mimetic House 2


Mimetic House 2
Originally uploaded by Tommy Weir
The Mimetic House by Dominic Stevens

photo by Tommy Weir

The Hedgerow House by Dominic Stevens



Originally uploaded by dreamofyesterday
photo by dreamofyesterday

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Googie Gas Station


Googie Gas Station
Originally uploaded by EncinoMan
Architecture

the Googie Gas Station

Photo by EncinoMan

Oriente station


Oriente station
Originally uploaded by E.M.A.
Concrete skeleton

Oriente station photo by E.M.A.