The 1920s #DymaxionHouse was designed to be an innovative housing solution for by architect/inventor #BuckminsterFuller.

In 1946, Fortune magazine saw a very successful road ahead for the futuristic homes. They described it as ‘a product that would have more significant social consequences than the introduction of the automobile’.

They were wrong. Or maybe just overly optimistic about the timeline…

#housingtechnology #housingaffordability #HousingCrisis #livingry

https://www.doublestonesteel.com/blog/architecture/the-1920s-dymaxion-house-designed-to-be-an-innovative-housing-solution-for-american-citizens-by-architect-inventor-richard-buckminster-fuller/

I wonder how many air-delivered-anywhere mass-produced factory-assembled eco-conscious energy-efficient fully-recyclable fully-equipped turnkey-installed 3BR homes #SpaceX could pump out in a day?

When Bucky was called out on the $5M cost for the Rome expo unit, he answered yes, for the FIRST one...

#housingtechnology #housingaffordability #housingforall #justice #inclusion #dymaxion #ecoliving #workfromanywhere #whydontwejustbuildlotsofmultimilliondollarhomesinstead

https://www.bfi.org/about-fuller/big-ideas/dymaxion-house/