Buckminster Fuller Geodesic Dome (1960)
RBF Dome non-profit
Architect Magazine
Main content published 2014
Accessed: 01.01.2023
Carbondale, IL
32 video episodes documenting the six-month-long restoration process of the world’s first geodesic dome, built for Buckminster Fuller in 1960. The ‘FullerDomeHome’ website is run by a not-for-profit group dedicated to preserving Fuller’s work and legacy and also features a blog on all manner of topics relating to Fuller. An accompanying in-depth article from Architect magazine on the history of the house and its preservation can be found here.
Website is run by RBF Dome NFP, a non-profit began in 2002 by a group of volunteers in Illinois dedicated to preserving the Fuller legacy.
Video and blog.
The article is published by Architect magazine 04.2018.2014 (architectmagazine.com), written by Wanda Lau, journalist and civil engineer.
Online article format.