DYMAX REDUX: Crowd-sourcing a new map for the Buckminster Fuller Institute
Wednesday, Oct 23, 20131 AM — Thursday, Nov 28, 20133 AMEDT
| The Cooper Union- Foundation Building, 7 East 7th St bet 3rd and 4th Aves New York, NY
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The Buckminster Fuller Institute (BFI) is proud to partner with The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture of The Cooper Union and The Cooper Union Institute for Sustainable Design to exhibit DYMAX REDUX, a crowdsourcing design competition to highlight today's graphic designers, visual artists and citizen cartographers own interpretation of Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion Map (previously on Bustler). Originally published 70 years ago, Fuller's map was a cartographic breakthrough showing one island in one ocean; an iconic design that has inspired generations since. The exhibit will feature mounted prints of all 11 finalists from the DYMAX REDUX contest, whose submissions offer a variety of beautifully original, informative and radical projections onto the Dymaxion world map. By using map as canvas these finalists explore a range of topics including deforestation, climate and atmospheric conditions, historic events, migration routes, water use, gun violence, urbanization, time zones and even lunar topography. Also exhibited will be a selection of Fuller's own maps to provide background and context for the project. Second floor of the Foundation Building Cooper Union 7 East 7th Street NY NY 10003 RSVP for event: https://www.facebook.com/events/602096299853589/ More information about DYMAX REDUX: http://bfi.org/mapcontest
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