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The winner of the 2008 Buckminster Fuller Challenge has been selected! For more information on the winning entry, please click here



The Buckminster Fuller Challenge Winner:

The winner (individual or team) will receive a $100,000 cash prize to support the on-going development and implementation of their winning solution.

Additional benefits conferred in 2008 to the winning entry include:

  • Round trip airfare to New York City (accommodations included) to receive the Prize at a ceremony to which the press and guests will be invited.
  • Opportunities to present winning work at events organized by the Buckminster Fuller Institute in the United States and abroad, subject to funding.
  • Opportunities to present winning work to the international press.
  • Exposure of winning work through the Buckminster Fuller Institute's outreach programs.
  • Work will be featured in an annual Buckminster Fuller Challenge print publication.


The Buckminster Fuller Challenge Finalists:

Finalists in the Challenge will receive:

  • Featured recognition of work through the Buckminster Fuller Institute's outreach programs.
  • Presentation of work in an annual Buckminster Fuller Challenge print publication.


The Buckminster Fuller Challenge Participants:

A select number of Challenge participants may be invited to feature their entries for public view on the program's website. A press announcement will be published and circulated encouraging the international press and interested public to view the work.

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