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Fly's Eye by Buckminster Fuller at Max Protetch - June 2008

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Fuller's Fly's Eye is a typical example of tensegrity in action. Fuller wrote of the Fly's Eye Dome design in 1983, "The basic hardware components will produce a beautiful, fully equipped, air-deliverable house that weighs and costs about as much as a good automobile." He emphasized the structure's potential to harness passive solar energy and natural wind ventilation.
In this video, we first see a small model of it in the gallery, then a full-size instatllation in New York's Laguardia Place. I love the way that Laguardia's statue seems to be hailing it!
Also, in the video we see Fuller's Rowing Needle, and concept drawings of the Dymaxion Car.

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  • Thanks for the suggestion. Actually, I hoped the video info at the upper right hand side of the screen would suffice.

  • some audio or subtitles would make it better

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