Archinect - News2024-04-28T01:36:57-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/7716179/bucky-s-fly-s-eye-dome-now-fully-restorated
Bucky's Fly's Eye Dome Now Fully Restorated Alexander Walter2011-05-26T14:41:13-04:00>2023-09-06T10:46:09-04:00
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Restoration work on one of Buckminster Fuller’s most iconic structures, the 24 foot Fly’s Eye Dome, was completed yesterday, and the restored dome was unveiled to the public at <a href="http://goetzboats.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Goetz Composites</a> in Bristol, RI.</p>
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Patented in 1965, Fuller created two prototypes of this structure – a 24 foot and 50 foot dome. Fuller writes in his seminal book, <em>Critical Path</em> that “the Fly’s Eye domes are designed as part of a ‘livingry’ service. The basic hardware components will produce a beautiful, fully equipped air-deliverable house that weighs and costs about as much as a good automobile. Not only will it be highly efficient in its use of energy and materials, it also will be capable of harvesting incoming light and wind energies.”</p>
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The 24 foot dome has undergone extensive restorations in an effort to return the dome to its original condition by the renowned Bristol, RI-based Goetz Composites, fabricators of some of the most successful race boats in the world including three of today’s m...</p>