Trimtab: The Monthly E-Newsletter of The Buckminster Fuller Institute

BFI Updates

Enter the 2011 Challenge, Today!

BFI is now accepting entries for the 2011 Buckminster Fuller Challenge. Application deadline is October 4th, 2010! Learn more here.

BFI in the Bay Area Sept & Oct

A series of upcoming events in and around the SF Bay Area in conjunction with Bioneers, The Long Now Foundation, Zero1, Autodesk, and CalAcademy. More info here.

Seeking Challenge Coordinator Intern

Looking for a stellar opportunity to make connections with an international community seeking to solve some of our most pressing global problems? Find out more here.

Trends and Perspectives

Buckyballs Found in Space

The discovery of these carbon structures in space could have a profound impact on our understanding of chemistry in the cosmos. DiscoveryNews.

At Home on the Water

Rotterdam, a city that has become a lab for innovative architecture has fittingly planted the seed for the world’s first off-the-grid floating building. Metropolis Magazine.

Yard-Scraper Seeks to Change the Face of Brooklyn Sustainably

A new mixed-use redevelopment proposal ready to breathe a new-life and perspective into its surroundings. Inhabitat.

Resources

Biodiversity for Low and Zero Carbon Buildings: A Technical Guide for New Build

"Practical in its scope...one of the first manuals of its kind." - Treehugger.

Design Rules for Sustainabilty: Bucky Fuller (Fall 2010)

A Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) online continuing studies course taught by Curt McNamara. More here.

Myoo Create

A community for environmental and social innovation – where people can come together and apply their talents to challenges that matter.

Events

01SJ Biennial, Sept 16-19

This year's multi-disciplinary, multi-venue event of visual and performing arts will feature an exhibit on The Buckminster Fuller Challenge! More here.

BFI at Bioneers Conference, Oct. 14

Join us for a pre-conference intensive about Design Science today and a main conference panel session on the Buckminster Fuller Challenge. More here.

World Resources Simulation Center Demonstration

September 7 - 30, 2010. NewSchool of Architecture and Design. San Diego, CA. More info here.

Bucky Fuller & Spaceship Earth

Curated by Norman Foster and Luis Fernández-Galiano. September 1 - October 30th, 2010. Ivorypress Art + Books. Madrid, Spain.

Vol. 11 No. 8

Support BFI

The opportunities to do more in extending Bucky's legacy have never been more abundant. Now is the time to get involved and help ensure the sustainability and continued growth of BFI. Your financial support, no matter the size, makes a huge difference. Please support our work today!

Featured Store Item

Buckyballs*
(*new store item)

Named after inventor and architect Buckminster Fuller, Buckyballs have been featured in Rolling Stone, People, Wired, and Esquire magazines as one of the most popular desk toys of recent years. Each set contains 216 powerful Rare Earth magnets that can be shaped, molded, torn apart and snapped together in unlimited ways.ch set contains 216 powerful Rare Earth magnets that can be shaped, molded, torn apart and snapped together in unlimited ways. Make sculptures, puzzles, patterns, a variety of shapes like pyramids, cubes, cylinders, invent a new game or just stick stuff to the fridge. Order your set today to experience for yourself!

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From the Idea Index

Operation Paydirt / Fundred Dollar Bill Project
2009 Finalist

This is an art/science project in two parts. New Orleans, one of the most lead polluted cities in the U.S., has 86,000 properties with dangerously high levels of lead in the soil, placing thousands of children at risk for severe learning disabilities and behavioral problems, including violent crime. The repercussions of this post industrial hazard are an injustice to all; it undermines the health of our communities. Through OPERATION PAYDIRT, New Orleans has the potential to rescue other cities with the same issues, delivering a solution to a situation that compromises human health from birth.