I haven't been reading architectural news lately, thus there wasn't any postings since my last post. My attention is currently focussed on the political conspiracy saga that is plaguing our nation. POLITICS...like it or not, we are part of the system. I'm hoping that someday, our nation will have a more transparent governing system that could bring about a change not only to its economy, culture and society but also to its built-environment fabric. Until then, it will remain an aspiration.

"No, no, you should never use something just because it's available; you should always find the best solution to a problem."

-- Buckminster Fuller 

Buckminster Fuller

Inventor, tireless proselytizer, inspirational cult figure, something of a flimflammer.

By Witold Rybczynski

The Buckminster Fuller exhibition that has just opened at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York has already received a lot of press coverage, with long stories in The New Yorker and the New York Times. >>> Read More