Fuller’s First Industrial Geodesic Dome Is Erected
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Arts and Culture Series
- Categories: Technology, Inventions, Architecture
- Subcategories: Architects
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: Michigan
- Date: April, 1953
Article abstract: A geodesic dome designed by R. Buckminster Fuller was constructed to cover the Rotunda Building of the Ford Motor Company, and the project’s huge success initiated a widespread demand for such domes.
Summary of Event
“Dymaxion” was a word that R. Buckminster Fuller liked. Developed through an interaction between Fuller and an advertising specialist, this word became the hallmark of some of his most famous inventions, including the Dymaxion House, the Dymaxion Car, and the Dymaxion Map. He once defined “dymaxion”--a combination...
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