Joseph D. Clinton had a long professional association with

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. In 1970, Clinton worked in the School of Technology at

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, where Fuller taught, and researched papers on the mathematics involved with

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s, contracted and published by

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in 1971. Some five years later, Clinton founded Clinton International Design Consultants, an interdisciplinary design and consulting firm based on the philosophy of what he termed "the structures field of Design Science." Clinton’s work has specialised in environmentally sensitive design systems, incorporating elements such as

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and

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structures and systems. His firm did work contributing to such structures as the Omni Max Theater for

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, and the Epcot Center’s Horizon Omnisphere Theater.

References

* Di Carlo, Biagio (May 2008). "The wooden roofs of Leonardo and new structural research". ''Nexus Network Journal'' 10 (1). ISSN 1590-5896. * Fuller, R. Buckminster (1999). Krausse, Joachim; Lichtenstein, Claude. eds. ''Your private sky: R. Buckminster Fuller, the art of design science''. Lars Müller. .

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