The design science dawn,
a new way of staying sane, a new way of building back better.
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Fuller's vision, a world interconnected,
a holistic system, a complex equation and how to express it.
"Bucky goes in for structure,"1
tensegrity, synergy, the geometry of nature.
E = mc2
H = -∑ p log p
ρ = m/V
Doing more with less, ephemeralization's promise,
a sustainable future, within our grasp.
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INT. FULLER'S Dymaxion House - NIGHT
CLOSE UP - A blueprint, covered in equations and diagrams. A hand, old and weathered, traces the lines with a pencil.
But the equation's complex, the variables many,
humanity's fate hangs in the balance.
"Dare to be naive."2
BUCKMINSTER (V.O.)
BUCKMINSTER
(V.O.)
"When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty. I only think about how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong."3
Can we learn to live within the planet's means,
to cooperate, to create, to choose wisely?
"Form follows function."4 - SULLIVAN
"Less is More."5 - MIES VAN DER ROHE
"More with less."6 - BUCKMINSTER
^1 "Bucky goes in for structure": A paraphrased quote from Ezra Pound's *The Cantos*, highlighting Fuller's focus on structural integrity and design. The Cantos: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cantos
^2 "Dare to be naive": Buckminster Fuller: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/14129-dare-to-be-naive
^3 "When I am working on a problem...": Buckminster Fuller: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/13658-when-i-am-working-on-a-problem-i-never-think
^4 "Form follows function": Louis Sullivan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Form_follows_function
^5 "Less is More": Ludwig Mies van der Rohe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Mies_van_der_Rohe
^6 "More with less": Buckminster Fuller: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminster_Fuller
^7 "The greatest good for the greatest number": A principle of utilitarianism, often associated with Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill. Utilitarianism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilitarianism