| SELECTED IDEAS OF BUCKMINSTER
FULLER |
| OCTAHEDRA:
POLARIZED |
| VERTICAL |
|
Proposed Mile-High Towers: 12, 250' & 8,000' |
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The top
triangle of an octahedron may be rotated so that it is pointing in the same direction as
the bottom triangle. |
| The octahedron is now said to
be "polarized". |
| Polarized
octahedra may be stacked
vertically and horizontally to form all kinds of structures. |
| In
1966 Fuller did design
feasibility studies which proved that 12,250'
& 8,000' towers could be built using
existing technology. |
| These towers would be about
five times higher than the presently highest tower. |
For further information see:
| A Two-Mile Tower? |
staff |
Materials & Methods (mag) |
pp 156-7 |
11-1-67 |
| Utopia or Oblivion |
Buckminster Fuller |
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pp 349-50 |
1969 |
| Critical Path |
" |
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pp 337-9 |
1980 |
| The Artifacts of R
Buckminster Fuller, Vol 4 |
James Ward, ed |
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pp 83-91 |
1985 |
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