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Buckminster Fuller Proposed Putting A Big Dome Over Manhattan
Manage episode 428475828 series 2922787
Today in 1895, the birthday of Buckminster Fuller, the “engineer, architect and futurist" who once proposed building a see-through dome over part of Manhattan to save energy and money. Plus: a community festival that’s actually in a bunch of communities.
The 1960 Plan To Put A Dome Over Midtown Manhattan (Gothamist)
This Was Buckminster Fuller’s Plan to Cover Manhattan With a Giant Dome (The Daily Beast)
Stroud Brick Throwing and Rolling Pin Competition
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Manage episode 428475828 series 2922787
Today in 1895, the birthday of Buckminster Fuller, the “engineer, architect and futurist" who once proposed building a see-through dome over part of Manhattan to save energy and money. Plus: a community festival that’s actually in a bunch of communities.
The 1960 Plan To Put A Dome Over Midtown Manhattan (Gothamist)
This Was Buckminster Fuller’s Plan to Cover Manhattan With a Giant Dome (The Daily Beast)
Stroud Brick Throwing and Rolling Pin Competition
It would be a bright idea to back our show on Patreon today
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coolweirdawesome/support1394 episodes
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