버크민스터 풀러의 유기체주의와 디자인 경제성- 지속가능성의 철학적 배경 및 디자인적 의미

R. Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983) explored sustainable design approaches and practices in the early and mid-20th century. However, due to his technocratic world-view and a-political position, he has not been officially positioned in architectural or design history. This study examines the conceptual bases of Fuller’s sustainable design: ‘organicism’ and ‘design economy.’ First, the research investigates transcendentalist ideas about nature and its influence on Fuller’s notion of organicism, thereby clarifying that the purpose of organicism is to discover the notion of ‘a priori’ and general principles of nature. Second, this study analyzes Fuller’s experiments with general principles of form and structure and the ways in which they are connected to scientific disciplines. By doing so, this study will provide a field in which to discuss Fuller’s organicism and related concepts (e.g. dymaxion and synergetics) with issues of sustainability, ecology and anthropocentrism. Using these findings, we propose a way to position Fuller in sustainable architecture and design history.