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Dymaxion house

[Category: 'Dymaxion house' facts and description]

The Dymaxion House was developed by inventor Buckminster Fuller (Buckminster Fuller: United States architect who invented the geodesic dome (1895-1983))  to address several failures he perceived with existing homebuilding techniques.
Fuller designed several different versions of the house at different times, but they were factory manufactured kits, assembled on site, intended to be suitable for any site or environment and to use resources efficiently. One important design consideration was ease of shipment and assembly.