Rebuilding the World

The new keynote "Rebuilding the World" by Don Tapscott from Sander Duivestein on Vimeo.

Don Tapscott gives a great presentation that reminds me of a modern take one Buckminster Fuller's "piano tops" analogy for obsolescence and change. Some of it gets a little heavy on Web 2.0 praise, but I dig the bits where he calls out all the parts of our culture that need fixing and why now is the time to do it.

Meeting #5: Human needs and sustainability

On April 24th, 2009, we met at the Berkeley City Club for a short-but-sweet brainstorming session on human needs as they relate to sustainable living. With any luck, the results of the session will help inform Felix and Brian's designs for the Re:Vision Dallas architectural competition.

Meeting #4: Rethinking mass transit

For our fourth meeting of the Buckminster Drinking Society (held on Feb 21st, 2009), we take to the Trappist Belgian beer pub in Oakland and look at where transportation went wrong and brainstorm solutions to we'd like to see.

Meeting #3: Architecture in Science Fiction

In our third meeting of the Buckminster Drinking Society (held on Jan 31st, 2009), we discuss the types of architecture seen in science fiction films.

Buckminster Drinking Society #03, Part 1 by BeerNotBombs

Buckminster Drinking Society #03, Part 2 by BeerNotBombs

Buckminster Drinking Society #03, Part 3 by BeerNotBombs

Meeting #2

In our second meeting of the Buckminster Drinking Society (held on Jan 2nd, 2009), we discuss the basic architectural building blocks of an American town, the future our grandparents wanted for us, and the philosophy and practice of today's sustainable buildings.

Inaugural meeting of the Buckminster Drinking Society

The first meeting of the Buckminster Drinking Society took place on 11/14/08 in Oakland, CA. The above slide show outlines the group's statement of purpose, obstacles, and inspirations.