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In a series of events leading up to the 2012 Challenge award ceremony, BFI senior advisor Michael Ben-Eli will be presenting Project Wadi Attir at Cooper Union on May 15th in New York. Read more
Please join us in New York City, after a day of events with The Cooper Union Institute for Sustainable Design, Wednesday June 6th, 6:30-8 pm to celebrate the winning solution of the 2012 Buckminster Fuller Challenge! Read more
Beginning March 31st, SFMOMA with host the exhibition "The Utopian Impulse: Buckminster Fuller and the Bay Area," featuring Bucky's work as well as present-day work he inspired. Read more
Following his appearance at SmartGeometry 2012, BFI hosted Enric Ruiz-Geli for an hour-long lecture on his Millennium Project. See documentation of the talk here. Read more
On March 3rd, BFI participated in DIY Days NYC at The New School. If you couldn't attend, you'll find some exclusive coverage of the event here. Read more
BFI is pleased to announce that it has published 103 entries to this year's Challenge in the Idea Index— BFI's repository of whole systems solutions to the world's problems. Read more
BFI is partnering with DIY Days, a roving gathering for those who create. Register now for a day of talks, workshops & networking at the New School in NYC on March 3rd. Read more
BFI president, David McConville has contributed to L. Steven Sieden's new book, 'A Fuller View: Buckminster Fuller's Vison of Hope and Abundance for All.' Read more
The trend of overspecialization continues to strengthen, and cross-disciplinary methods are few and far between. Bucky's work, nevertheless, shows us how a comprehensive approach is needed to manage the hugely interconnected complexity of the world. Read more
The Buckminster Fuller Institute revealed the first seven members of the jury that will preside over the selection of the finalists, runner up and winner of the 2012 Buckminster Fuller Challenge. Read more