When Buckminster Fuller released his Dymaxion map in 1954, the disjointed atlas was unusual, to say the least. He and architect Shoji Sadao created a projection showing all seven continents arranged ...
Even if you’ve never heard of Buckminster Fuller, you’ve probably seen his work – his popular geodesic dome structure has been replicated in various guises worldwide. But the polymathic designer and ...
Back in the 1930s and 40s, famed visionary, neologist, and “comprehensive, anticipatory design scientist” Buckminster Fuller predicted a world populated by prefabricated metal dome houses built on ...
One of humanity’s longest-surviving dreams has always been that of conquering land, water and air, preferably at the same time, with just one vehicle. To this day, this dream has never been fully ...
*Dymaxion dieselpunk. That is just the greatest. Bucky is never far from my thoughts. We collaborated on projects for the last twelve years of his life. When I was awarded the Royal Guild Gold medal ...
The Lane Motor Museum didn’t spend eight years building an incredibly artful replica of the Dymaxion Car just to make Buckminster Fuller look bad. At least, we don’t think they did -- museum director ...
Did you know that Bridgeport was once the home of “the car of the future?” It was the Tesla of its era, but only three were ever built. Jim Cameron This mystery vehicle? The Dymaxion Car. The designer ...
After World War II there a was a serious housing crisis in the USA, as thousands of young people returned home without much money or jobs and nowhere to live. It was also just after an industrial ...
The Dymaxion House was a futuristic dwelling invented by the architect and practical philosopher R. Buckminister Fuller - who would have turned 124 today. The word “Dymaxion,” which combines the words ...
It's the 1930s car that was meant to change American lives. And now the Dymaxion's back – courtesy of Norman Foster. Richard Buckminster Fuller had a lot of nerve. In the 1930s, the great US inventor ...