Pliny Fisk III: Creating a Maximum Potential Future
There are few true geniuses of design. Pliny Fisk is one of them. From reinventing everyday materials to revolutionizing the very idea of cities, he brings blue-sky imagination to brick-and-mortar ingenuity. The consummate dreamer-doer, thinker-tinkerer, he is the Thomas Edison of sustainable design. His extraordinary life is a lesson for us all. --Lance Hosey, Chief Sustainability Officer, RTKL Associates Inc.In 1973, Pliny invaded Texas from Philadelphia with wild visions of Louis Kahn mixed with Ian McHarg dancing in his head. These extraordinary visions were amplified through his Bucky Fuller brain filter. His vision was also fueled by a critical urgency to save the planet from certain manmade disaster. Pliny and the Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems have been designing our future. Inspiring us with truly sustainable places, cities, and eco-regions. Balancing art and science. Changing our desperate manmade places into a hopeful biophilic future. --David Lake, Principal, Lake|Flato Architects, Inc.To know Pliny is to love his creative genius. He is the mad scientist of the green building movement-- always one or two decades ahead, identifying the most critical challenges and coming up with innovative solutions before the industry recognizes there is a problem. The green building movement owes Pliny and the Center an enormous amount of gratitude because we stand on the shoulders of his leadership, passion, and limitless brilliance. --Jason F. McLennan, CEO, International Living Future Institute