Dymaxion House
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Buckminster Fuller was a multi-disciplinary designer. This house, his re-thinking of human shelter, was rooted in Fuller's understanding of industrial production -- particularly methods developed in the automobile industry and especially those advocated by Henry Ford for whom Fuller had immense admiration. More an engineering solution than a home, the structure was prototyped but never produced.
Buckminster Fuller was a multi-disciplinary designer. This house, his re-thinking of human shelter, was rooted in Fuller's understanding of industrial production -- particularly methods developed in the automobile industry and especially those advocated by Henry Ford for whom Fuller had immense admiration. More an engineering solution than a home, the structure was prototyped but never produced.
Artifact
House
Date Made
1946
Creators
Fuller, R. Buckminster (Richard Buckminster), 1895-1983
Place of Creation
United States, Kansas, Wichita
Creator Notes
Designed by R. Buckminster Fuller and manufactured by Beech Aircraft Corporation in Wichita, Kansas.
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Dymaxion House
Object ID
91.401.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the William L. & Marjorie M. Graham Family, Wichita, Kansas
Material
Aluminum (Metal)
Steel (Alloy)
Plastic
Dimensions
Diameter: 36 ft
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