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- Drawing, "Spherical Truss for Ford Motor Company Courtesy Building," 1952 - Ford Motor Company brought its central Rotunda building from the 1934 Century of Progress Exposition back to Dearborn and, from 1936 to 1962, recreated the excitement of a World's Fair exposition on its home turf. The Rotunda was renovated and reopened to the public in 1953. The renovations included a geodesic dome designed by Buckminster Fuller.
- August 30, 1952
- Collections - Artifact
Drawing, "Spherical Truss for Ford Motor Company Courtesy Building," 1952
Ford Motor Company brought its central Rotunda building from the 1934 Century of Progress Exposition back to Dearborn and, from 1936 to 1962, recreated the excitement of a World's Fair exposition on its home turf. The Rotunda was renovated and reopened to the public in 1953. The renovations included a geodesic dome designed by Buckminster Fuller.