The Design Initiative

-	THE DESIGN INITIATIVE	-
-	BY R BUCKMINSTER FULLER, 1963	-
-	ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS	-
-	PREFACE BY JOHN MCHALE	-
CHAPTER 1	WORLD DESIGN INITIATIVE	1
Pic C-04-007	Curve of Actual & Projected World Industrialization (1952)	5
D-01-129	Synergy Tetrahedron from Triangles: 1Triangle + 1 Triangle = 4 Triangles	22
D-01-130	1 Positive Tetrahedron + 1 Negative Tetrahedron = 1 Stable Cube	24
D-01-131	Two Tetrahedra in Stable Cube	"
D-01-132	One Positive Triangle and One Negative Triangle	25
D-01-133	Each Represent Two Unstable Triangles (Diamonds)	26
D-01-118	1 Positive Event and 1 Negative Events = 1 Tetrahedron	31
D-01-119	Positive Events and Negative Events in Tetrahedra, Octahedra & Cube	32
D-01-120	Positive Events and Negative Events Make 1 Icosahedra and Two Frequency Geodesic Dome	"
D-01-043	Tensegrity Octahedron Model by Theodore Pope	33
D-01-121	Positive Event Tensegrity Octahedron and Negative Event Tensegrity Octahedron	34
D-01-122	1 Positive Event Tensegrity Octahedron + 1 Negative Event Tensegrity Octahedron = 1 Tensegrity Icosa	"
D-01-123	Tensegrity Icosahedron Transforms Through + & - Tensegrity Octahedra to Tensegrity Tetrahedron	35
D-01-033	Tensegrity Icosahedron Behaves as One System--Expanding & Contracting Symmetrically	36
D-01-044	Compound Complex of Tensegrity Icosahedra Filling All-Space	37
D-01-125	Model of an Unstable Tensegrity Cube	"
D-01-124	2-Frequency Tensegrity Tricontrahedron	38
P-04-001	40'-Diam, 90-Strut, 4-Frequency, Tensegrity Sphere at Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA (1953)	39
M-19-013	40'-Diam, 6-Frequency, Fiberglass Tensegrity Dome at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA	40
M-21-010	Superimposed Tetrahedra Tensegrity Mast Exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, USA	41
D-01-126	Tensegrity Masts Assembled into a Tensegrity Sphere	42
D-01-127	Opposite Behavior of Clothes Line Struts & Tensegrity Tetrahedra Struts	43
D-01-099	2-Frequency Six Great Circle (GC) Tensegrity Tricontrahedra Model	"
T-11-015	72'-Diam Rigid Tensegrity Basketry 3/4 Sphere at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, USA	44
D-01-101	Holes in Balloons as Viewed under a Microscope	45
D-01-102	Paired Molecules of Gas Collide with the Skin Forming a Balloon	46
D-01-103	Tensegrity Domes are Hollowed-Out Balloons	47
B-19-002	Uninflated 20'-Diam Pneumatic Double-Skin Dome	48
B-19-003	Inflated 20'-Diam Pneumatic Double-Skin Dome is Hollowed Out Balloon	49
P-21-001	2-Frequency Pneumatic Double-Skin Hemisphere Dome with Triangular Holes in Walls	50
W-05-034	Flying Seed Pod Dome in Parallel Folded State at Washington University, St Louis, MO, USA (1953)	51
W-05-035	Flying Seed Pod Dome Opening at Washington University, St Louis, MO, USA (1953)	52
W-05-036	Flying Seed Pod Dome Open (45 Seconds) at at Washington University, St Louis, MO, USA (1953)	"
D-01-113	Dr D Casper's Polio Virus Shell Model is Similar in principle to the Flying Seed Pod	53
A-12-005	Tensegrity Basketry Pattern of the Outer Tissue Layer of the Human Testes	54
A-12-006	Tensegrity Basketry Pattern of the Human Eyeball Cornea	55
F-08-009	Geodesic Patterns of Micro-Plants--Algae & Diatoms	56
F-08-005	Diatom Micro-Plant is a Geodesic Dome	57
R-04-001	Radiolaria Micro-Animals are Geodesic Domes	58
O-02-003	Triangular Strip Folds Back upon itself to Form Octahedra Strips	59
O-02-030	Octahedra Strips Combine to Form an Octet Truss	60
D-01-128	Triple-Bonded Tetrahedra Combine to Form a Tetra Helix	"
D-10-003	Three Tetra Helixes Combine to Form Possible DNA Model	61
E-02-001	Transparent Marble Models of Identical-Sized Close-Packed Spheres	62
A-01-004	RBF Sketches of a Zeppelin Air-Delivering a 10-Decker 4-D Building (1927)	63
D-05-029	Painting of Early Dymaxion House by Mrs Anne Fuller (1927)	64
F-02-030	Looking up at Ford Rotunda Dome, Dearborn, MI, USA (1952)	65
P-01-009	31 Great Circle (GC) Necklace Dome being Earthquake Tested at Black Mountain College, NC, USA	67
W-04-019	Outside of Woods Hole Restaurant Dome, Woods Hole, MA, USA	68
W-04-026	Inside of Woods Hole Restaurant Dome, Woods Hole, MA, USA	"
L-05-018	Early Fiberglass Radome Testing	69
L-06-075	Erection of a Production 55'-Diam Fiberglass Radome	70
L-06-076	Production 55'-Diam Fiberglass Dome on DEW Line	72
M-08-015	Three Helicopters in a 55'-Diam Magnesium Marine Corps Geodesic Dome Hangar	73
M-27-010	Helicopter Flies Skinned Dome off Aircraft Carrier	"
M-08-016	Helicopter Flies Dome Frame at 60 Knots (69 mph) (1954)	74
F-04-001	One Helicopter Lifts a Ford Motor Co 114'-Diam Geodesic Dome (1960)	75
K-05-011	Aerial View of Kaiser 145'-Diam Aluminum Dome, Honolulu, HI, USA (1958)	76
K-05-002	Interior View of Kaiser 145'-Diam Aluminum Dome, Honolulu, HI, USA, During a Symphony Concert (1958)	77
K-02-028	100'-Diam US Dept of Commerce Trade Fair Geodesic Dome in Kabul, Afghanistan (1957)	78
T-07-010	100'-Diam US Dept of Commerce Trade Fair Dome in New Delhi, India, Bangkok, Thailand & Tokyo, Japan	79
B-20-009	External View of a 100'-Diam Calico Geodesic Dome in Bombay, India (1958)	80
B-20-010	Interior View of a 100'-Diam Calico Geodesic Dome in Bombay, India (1958)	"
A-08-012	Construction of 275'-Diam American Society for Metals Int'l Dome, Russell Center, OH, USA (1958)	81
A-08-013	Truss Details of 275'-Diam American Society for Metals Int'l Dome, Russell Center, OH, USA (1958)	"
A-08-014	Completed 275'-Diam American Society for Metals Int'l Dome, Russell Center, OH, USA (1958)	82
U-02-071	Aerial View of 384'-Diam Union Tank Car Sheet Steel Dome, Baton Rouge, LA, USA (1959)	"
U-02-078	Close-Up of 384'-Diam Union Tank Car Sheet Steel Dome, Baton Rouge, LA, USA (1959)	83
U-02-075	Completed 384'-Diam Union Tank Car Sheet Steel Dome, Baton Rouge, LA, USA (1959)	84
M-36-001	200'-Diam Aluminum American Pavilion "Golden Dome" in Sokolniki Park, Moscow, Russia (1959)	85
P-20-001	Four Children's Geodesic Plydomes in a Playground	86
P-20-004	Inside View of a Children's Plydome	"
T-02-011	Award-Winning 36'-Diam Paperboard Triennial Geodesic Dome, Milan, Italy (1954)	87
M-32-018	Three 20'-Diam Monsanto Fome-Core Geodesic Domes made for the US Peace Corp in Puerto Rico	"
C-11-025	Interior of R B Fuller Residence Geodesic Pease Dome, Carbondale, IL, USA	88
C-11-020	Upstairs Library of R B Fuller Residence Geodesic Pease Dome, Carbondale, IL, USA	"
M-21-007	Exhibit of a Tensegrity Tower, an Octet Truss Structure & a Radome at MOMA, New York, NY, USA ('60-61)	89
S-13-022	Exterior Night View of the Aluminum Truss, Acrylic Skin, Climatron Greenhouse Dome, St Louis, MO, USA	90
S-13-032	Interior of Climatron Greenhouse Dome, St Louis, MO, USA, Showing Palm Fronds	"
S-13-030	Interior of Climatron Greenhouse Dome, St Louis, MO, USA, Showing Waterfall	91
M-11-006	Drawing of "Garden of Eden" Geodesic Dome by Student of Mass Inst of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA	92
N-10-001	RBF's Proposed 2-Mile Diameter Tensegrity Manhattan City-Dome, New York, NY, USA	93
CHAPTER 2	THE 5 TWO-YEAR INCREMENT PHASES OF THE 10-YEAR WORLD FACILITIES REDESIGN	105
A	Phase 1: World Literacy re. World Problems	107
B	Phase 2: Prime Movers and Prime Metals	"
C	Phase 3: Tool Evolution	"
D	Phase 4: The Service Industries	108
E	Phase 5: The Evolving Contact Products	"
CHAPTER 3	HISTORICAL BLAST OFF INTO THE SPACE AGE OF MAN	109
A	The 160 Year Industrial Revolution as Articulated in the USA	111
Chart A-1	Curve #1 US Copper; Curve #2 US Population	114
A-2	Curve #3 Consumption of Energy; Curve #9 US Barrels of Petroleum; Curve #11 Electric Power Production	115
A-3	Curve #4 US Copper Distribution; Curve #10 Electric Equipment Production	116
A-4	Curve #7 Rail Passengers; Curve #12 Auto Passengers; Curve #13 Airway Miles; Curve14-Air Passengers	117
A-5	Curve #5 Telegraph Wire Miles; Curve #6 Rail Track Mileage; Curve #8 Auto Roadway Miles	118
B	Automation Permits General Distribution of Wealth	120
Chart B	Curve #1 Urban Cost of Living; Curve #2 Auto Cost/lb; Curve #3 Dollars/Horsepower	121
C	Velocity of Families' Acquisition of Mechanical Extensions	122
Chart C	Curve1-Families; Curve2-Homes; Curve3-Fones; Curve4-Cars; Curve5-Radios; Curve6-Friges; Curve7-TVs	124
D	Copper: The Energy Highway of Industrialization	125
Chart D-1	Curve1-World Copper Prod; Curve2-World Copper Scrap; Curve3-US Copper Prod; Curve4-US Copper Scrap	129
D-2	Curve #5 US Patents-Total; Curve #6 US Patents-Corporations; Curve #7 US Patents-Industrial	130
E	World & US Production & Consumption of Copper Correlated to Population	131
CHAPTER 4	THE CUMULATIVE NATURE OF WEALTH	133
Chart _	Profile of the Industrial Revolution (Chemical Elements Inventory Chronology)	139
CHAPTER 5	UNIVERSAL REQUIREMENTS CHECKLIST	140
A	Essentially Random & Subjective Phenomena	143
B	Essentially Routine & Subjective Phenomena-Internal to Dwelling	"
C	Essentially Random & Objective Phenomena-Internal to Dwelling	"
D	Essentially Incisive & Routine Objective Phenomena-External to Dwelling	"
-	LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS	158
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