Lyrical meditations on life, work and hopes for the future from the
beloved architect and polymath Buckminster Fuller First published
in 1976, issued in a new edition in 2008, and now back in print,
And It Came to Pass--Not to Stay brings together a selection of
Buckminster Fuller's (1895-1983) lyrical and philosophical best,
including seven "essays" that address global crises and his
predictions for the future--"to make the world work for 100% of
humanity in the shortest possible time through spontaneous
cooperation without ecological offence or the disadvantage of
anyone." These essays, comprising "How Little I Know," "Complexion
1976," "What I Am Trying to Do," "A Definition of Evolution," "'And
It Came to Pass' (Not to Stay)," "Soft Revolution" and "Ethics,"
pursue the task of ushering in a new era for humanity by "always
starting with the universe." Each of the texts is written in
Fuller's "ventilated prose," an essayistic poem form that breaks up
his thinking into lines and stanzas.Though best known as a designer
and design theorist, Fuller investigated and challenged assumptions
about structure, function, materials, technology, aesthetics,
services, distribution, mobility, communication, collaboration,
information, recycling, politics, property and social norms. These
essays present the great range and depth of Fuller's thought while
elegantly weaving the personal, the playful, the simple and the
profound.
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