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.
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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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