Bucky Fuller's Domes

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Sondek

In Reply to: A car from a past future - Bucky Fuller's Dymaxion posted by free.ranger on April 26, 2021 at 14:58:26:

I grew up with this practically in my back yard. The Union Tank Car dome in Wood River, IL.

It's 384' across, and 120' high. Something like 2.5 acres inside.

There's another example of Fuller's design in Forest Park in St. Louis. The Climatron.

https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-gardening/ou (Open in New Window)

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Topic - A car from a past future - Bucky Fuller's Dymaxion - free.ranger 14:58:26 04/26/21 (4)

Bucky Fuller's Domes - Sondek 04/26/2120:27:30 04/26/21 (0)

It looks familiar... - Rod M 17:09:00 04/26/21 (2)

They're both nuts. That said, Bucky had a lot of great ideas and he did project something scary, but that - tinear 12:44:56 04/27/21 (0)

Yes it does - Batman 19:29:30 04/26/21 (0)

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Bucky Fuller's Domes - Sondek 04/26/2120:27:30 04/26/21 (0)

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