FULLER AND THE DOME

The last geodesic dome I saw was just outside Yuma, AZ. It was used as a residence near the 8, the interstate to San Diego.

The designer was R. Buckminister Fuller, a prof at SIU when I was there. I remember seeing him a few times, perhaps at a convocation we used to be required to attend. I remember the dome on one of the streets that ran north and south, perhaps Springer.

I don't know why they never took off. I have no idea how many might have been erected. I was never inside one, but they looked pretty cool to me.

I think there was one by highway 40 in St. Louis, too. If there aren't that many, and their architect was famous like Frank Lloyd Wright, then owning one could be valuable. Or not.

Who knows in this economy what anything is worth anymore? Maybe it's a good time to purchase something now. Before.