Buckminster Fuller Symposium

In conjunction with the exhibition Buckminster Fuller: Starting with the universe on view at the Whitney Museum of American Art June 26-September 21, 2008 WHAT: Visionary designer, philosopher, poet, inventor, engineer, and advocate of sustainability, Buckminster Fuller was one of the great transdisciplinary thinkers of the last century with a legacy that extends to nearly every field of the arts and sciences. This symposium takes its cue from Fuller's dictum, "I always say to myself, what is the most important thing we can think about at this extraordinary moment," and explores the diverse ways in which contemporary scholars and practitioners are pushing Fuller's ideas and projects into the 21st century. The event is co-sponsored by The Architectural League of New York and The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture of The Cooper Union. Friday, September 12, 7 PM Keynote Roundtable Sanford Kwinter, Rice University Michael Sorkin, The City College of New York School of Architecture, Urban Design and Landscape Architecture Moderated by Anthony Vidler, The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture of The Cooper Union Introduction to the symposium by Allegra Fuller Synder Saturday, September 13, 10 AM On Architecture, Design, and Science Peter Galison, Harvard University Chuck Hoberman, Designer, Artist, Engineer, and Inventor Felicity Scott, The Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University Anthony Vidler, The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture of The Cooper Union Moderated by K. Michael Hays, Whitney Museum of American Art; Harvard University Graduate School of Design WHEN: Friday, September 12, 2008, 7 PM Saturday, September 13, 10AM WHERE: The Cooper Union, The Great Hall, 7 East 7th Street b/w 3rd and 4th Aves. Subways: Astor Place (6), 8th Street (N, R) ADMISSION: Free for Whitney Museum of American Art Members, Architectural League members; and Cooper Union students, faculty and staff $6 for students of other institutions and senior citizens $8 for general admission FOR MORE INFORMATION: 212.353.4195 or www.cooper.edu