The Buckminster Fuller Institute, a non-profit dedicated to accelerating the development and deployment of solutions which radically advance human well being and the health of our planet's ecosystems, is
The Buckminster Fuller Institute (BFI) is an organization after Inhabitat's own heart. It was formed by the visionary eco architect/designer's family in 1983 to champion Buckminster Fuller's amazing
Living Building Challenge founder Jason McLennan What if every single act of design and construction made the world a better place? It seems a far cry from our current situation, right? Lofty thought
Today, the Buckminster Fuller Institute (BFI) announced two finalists in their 2012 competition -Future of Fish by Cheryl Dahle andThe Living Building Challenge led by Jason McLennan. Future of Fish seeks
This year's semifinalists range from familiar topics like Earth Hour and the Living Building Challenge, to a project that produces fuel and fertilizer from agricultural waste in Africa. A couple of teams
Buckminster Fuller was an amazing visionary of a man: architect, engineer and one of the first true “green designers” of the modern era, so it should come as no surprise that we’re big
We're thrilled to announce that The Buckminster Fuller Institute has just announced the winner of their third annual Buckminster Fuller Challenge, and this year's award goes to... Allan Savory for
Since prefab is often implicitly about mobility, spatial efficiency and design innovation, Prefab Friday seemed an apt day to feature the Quickup Camper. The lightweight, carbonfiber and foam shell pops
At its core, [Design Science Lab] is a new way of seeing the world - one that takes a global, whole systems perspective that incorporates a well-developed sensibility about social justice and
Who doesn't love Buckminster Fuller - the utopian American architect, designer, philosopher and inventor of the Geodesic Dome? We thought we'd engage in a little shameless self-promotion and express our
