CRP 0807 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Buckminster Fuller, Phil Cousineau, James Wines
4 Nov 2016
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The outlaw designer: opening the door to the second enlightenment: page 159 of the reader, talking about outlaw designer. Everything that is done, could be undone : design revolution: He advocated a challenge to authority in order to make the world a better livable place by searching for a more independent innovative path to invention. All the innovation takes place in the outlaw realm. His dymaxion car: featured in the 1933-1934 chicago"s world fair, 3 wheels, round, the outlaw designer will be a pioneer and a visionary. Someone who looks beyond the conventional way of doing things. Someone who is not afraid to experiment and test new ideas or inventions through a trial and error process: outlaw designers engage three areas to make a better world for people, places and environment. Alternative energy: including the use of solar energy, wind power, and other forms of alternative sources in the design of systems and communities to be more self-sufficient.
