FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Alden B. Dow Home and Studio
Contact:  Craig McDonald, Director
989.839.2744

January 22, 2010

BUCKY WORKS Reviewed
Overlapping views of two 20th Century Thinkers

Midland, Michigan…A two-part program, a read and review, of Bucky Works:  Buckminster Fuller’s Ideas for Today, by J. Baldwin is scheduled for February 23rd and March 23rd at the Alden B. Dow Home and Studio in Midland.  “Architect, mathematician, engineer, inventor, visionary humanist, educator, inspirational orator, and bestselling author, R. Buckminster Fuller has been rightly called ‘the 20th-century Leonardo da Vinci’.”  Creator of the Geodesic Dome, Dymaxion House and Dymaxion Car, Fuller dared to dream and design sustainable ways of living and growing in harmony with the earth and each other.  

“Bucky Works is an inspiring celebration of the man, his ideas, his inventions…featuring 200 photographs and drawings…fascinating excerpts from Fuller’s lectures and conversations with the author…offering a breathtaking inside look at one of the truly great minds of our time.”  With ideas that were futuristic and ahead of technology, Fuller captured the attention of Alden B. Dow.  Fuller and Dow corresponded and spent time together during the 1950’s.  They both examined the physical world and created solutions on how to constructively impact the human experience, thus adding value.  Fuller’s Stockade Building System and Dow’s Unit Block design were innovative building systems promoting creativity and how to better utilize our natural resources.

Constantly striving to improve life through more efficient use of our resources, both Fuller and Dow created solutions for living harmoniously with our earth and each other.  Discussion will include Fuller’s Garden of Eden, Tension Structures, and Geodesics as well as Dow’s Sandwich Panels, Ingersol Housing and Fur-siding as both men explored new ways of living for the future.

Join the Alden B. Dow Home and Studio staff for this two-part review as they delve into the lives of these fascinating men…February 23 and March 23 @ 6:30-8:30 p.m. Both sessions will be held on-site, 315 Post Street, Midland.  Registration deadline is February 19th.  The initial evening will include a tour of Dow’s Studio as well as time to examine rarely seen and daring product designs by Dow.  The second part of the program will include open discussion on Bucky Works, Fuller’s inventions, ideas of sustainable life and look at commonalities between Fuller and Dow. The cost for this two-part program is $40; you may register or call for more information at 866.315.7678 or locally at 989.839.2744; MasterCard and Visa accepted.