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Charas: the Improbable Dome Builders by R. Buckminster Fuller (2018, Trade Paperback)

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Charas: The Improbable Dome Builders by Mottel, Syeus, Estes, Ben [Paperback]

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPioneer Works Press

ISBN-101945711051

ISBN-139781945711053

eBay Product ID (ePID)240977087

Product Key Features

Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameCharas: the Improbable Dome Builders

SubjectAdaptive Reuse & Renovation, Urban & Land Use Planning, History / Contemporary (1945-), General

Publication Year2018

TypeTextbook

AuthorR. Buckminster Fuller

Subject AreaArchitecture, Education

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight22.4 Oz

Item Length9.7 in

Item Width6.9 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

ReviewsThe premise of Syeus Mottel s delightful, disorienting CHARAS: The Improbable Dome Builders is the stuff of retro-futurist fantasy., The premise of Syeus Mottel's delightful, disorienting CHARAS: The Improbable Dome Builders is the stuff of retro-futurist fantasy.

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SynopsisWhen R. Buckminster Fuller, the celebrated and revolutionary architect and inventor of the geodesic dome, met with six ex-gang members, who called themselves ¿CHARAS,¿ a dome-building experiment began in an empty lot on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Through stories, profiles, interviews, and images, this book charts their process¿from the intensive study of advanced mathematics and principles of dome building, to the obstacles of physically constructing domes. Now back-in-print, this intimate and important book tells a story that touches upon topics such as the morals of city planning and affordable housing, rehabilitation and education, public vs. private space, and the desire to strengthen inner-city communities., A story of the '70s: when six New York ex-gangsters met Buckminster Fuller and built a geodesic dome In 1970 a meeting took place in an empty loft on the Lower East Side of Manhattan between R. Buckminster Fuller, the revolutionary architect and inventor of the geodesic dome, and six ex-gang members who called themselves "CHARAS." After a few hours, they found themselves having an earnest and important conversation, and the young men of CHARAS decided to begin implementing Bucky's ideas. They wanted to create a program that would develop a sense of community autonomy, reclaim public space and give their lives a newfound sense of purpose. Following a period of intensive study of solid geometry, spherical trigonometry and principles of dome building, all led by Michael Ben-Eli, CHARAS constructed a geodesic dome on a vacant lot in the shadow of the Manhattan Bridge. Originally published in 1973 and now published in an expanded edition, Charas: The Improbable Dome Builders is an intimate portrait in pictures and words of these dynamic young men and their community. The first half chronicles the trials and tribulations of building the dome, their intensive training, search for funding, accidental fires, holiday potlucks and Bucky visiting to see their incredible work. The second half contains interviews with the members of CHARAS and their friends, sharing personal stories of their time on the streets, as gang leaders, drug addicts, serving time in prison and finding a new sense of self and community through the applied philosophies of Buckminster Fuller. This edition also includes a new interview with Michael Ben-Eli looking back on the project four decades later.

Text byMottel, Syeus