Got an idea that can save the world? Enter the Buckminster Fuller Challenge and win a hundred thousand bucks. Come up with a "design science solution" (effective application of the principles of science to the conscious design of our total environment

It was, in 1958, the worlds largest clear span. The Union Tank Car Building was 384 feet in diameter, 128 feet high. "It was just big and magnificent," Fuller biographer Jay Baldwin said to Kansas City Star reporter Mike Hendricks. "It was a

In anticipation of a new retrospective at the Whitney, "Buckminster Fuller: Starting with the Universe, " Elizabeth Kolbert writes in the New Yorker, quoting Fuller about the need for innovation:

There is too much oil in the ground there just to leave it, so what about the carbon dioxide and the natural gas consumption. We will just throw some high tech at it; problem solved.

Allison Arieff reviews the Buckminster Fuller retrospective at the Whitney. She writes "His brain was constantly consumed with the serious issues of his day —

The recycling industry is in a state of panic, hit by two forces beyond its control. The first problem is the economy (go figure). Demand for consumer products is down; retailers are focusing on price versus value. China (the

Buckminster Fuller 's 1933 Dymaxion car was a marvel. Architect Norman Foster tells Jonathan Glancey of the Guardian: "The Dymaxion had the same engine and transmission as the Ford Sedan of the time," says Foster, who worked

At the time of its construction the Union Tank Car Dome was the biggest clear span structure in the world. It was demolished in 2008 (see Another

After seeing the stunning Dymaxion car built by architect Norman Foster in Abitare and the Guardian, I wrote "I want one." Not that an eleven-seater is particularly useful, but it is just so gorgeous. Over at Metropolis,

Robert Rubin saves " the last, monumental prototype that Bucky was working on when he died".

Scott Parenteau welds it all together from scrap metal and dishwasher parts at Maker Faire.

The Buckminster Fuller Institute ran a competition to update the iconic map; here are some of the finalists

It can; but until Americans are willing to trade quantity for quality, nobody will bother doing it.

The styrofoam substitute that they grow into packaging and insulation is the next big thing in building.

A dozen units survive, according to Alastair Gordon in the New York Times

Combining computer-aided parametric design and the design principles of tensegrity (tensional integrity), this experimental pavilion tests the boundaries of building a stronger structure with less material.

Savings in snow removal alone would have paid for it in ten years.

Of course, Bucky answered, "Why not?" On Pi Day, we look at the Dymaxion and other round houses."

Summer and winter, they are round rms w vu

A lot of websites are saying so, but there is no evidence that it ever happened.

Domes are tough. Here is a design that tries to make them comfortable. Does it live up to its billing?

Sustainable designers everywhere honor you on this day. Vegetarians do not.

Tomorrow, real men eat quiche (cheese pi).

Those of us who love everything Bucky are stunned too.

Sustainable designers everywhere honor you on this day.

The biggest one is that no matter how clever the design, it is the land that matters, not the house, and that nothing has changed in 70 years.

They were wonderful mathematical constructs, but they are terrible buildings.

Bourgeois / Lechasseur architects figure out how to square the circle.

Fretting about authenticity and appearance detracts from more important concerns.

Apparently people are eating less of it.

First we have to declare 'peak livestock', then eat less beef and more beans.

Much of the world eats the same thing every day. Why are we so preoccupied with variety?

A new kind of food label hopes to fight obesity by stating how much exercise is required to burn it off.

A last-minute menu change has switched out fish for mushrooms.

Every company should have to do this– more useful information that consumers need.

Some useful tools for working on a 1.5 degree lifestyle.

Wannabe vegetarians can fulfill their cravings using scent, rather than the real thing.

A taste-test between the two kinds of fat had a surprising outcome.

You're more likely to eat certain foods if your friends post pictures of them.

The 'library subscription' model for food containers is becoming increasingly popular.

The device uses a tablet or smartphone to connect you with your pet during the day, give it treats and make sure it's not tearing up the furniture.

Researchers gathered data over two years by following 70 different dogs, from 37 different breeds, as they... defecated and urinated.

New research reveals the first solid evidence that an animal (other than humans) can distinguish emotional expressions in another species.

The tiny house movement goes to the dogs with this $30,000 dream house.

The gaze between human and dog can share physiological properties similar to that of mother and infant, a new study finds.

The story combines the beauty of nature, wanderlust, and the deep love that can exist between human and dog.

The tech helps owners take care of their dogs the way the dogs take care of them.

It could also help us eradicate heritable diseases in dogs.

The real life romance sparked while making a merry romp of this endangered species protection success story could be the sequel!

The rarely seen canids were found to be surprisingly widespread across the country.