Interesting Person from History R. Buckminster Fuller: A Visionary of Design and Sustainability "Introduction: Richard Buckminster "Bucky" Fuller was a 20th-century American architect, systems theorist, author, designer, inventor, and futurist. Best known for his... See more

Taking on a holistic approach to design and systems’ thinking can help us understand how different elements relate to each other — and helps us remember that the world is an interconnected web. Everything we design is part of a whole that has a wider social and ecological impact.