Dymaxion: could homes be as affordable & precise as appliances?

[@julieenslow5915]

People are talking about the shape as being the most important factor. But that's not what Bucky was about. He started with the structure. So you are comparing here a standard single span bridge, made of an arch of stone (a Roman structural design) with a suspension bridge of two towers where the cables support more cables that go from the road deck to the suspension. It really is not the same. But yes, they are both bridges. This is not a yurt. A yurt is pretty awesome. This does so very much more, is structurally different, handles all the same issues, but differently. And built today with current technology, insulation, double or triple glazing, its own internal means of gathering and storing water - this would be a great suburban neighborhood house - or an off grid home in Florida or Alaska. He was about a century ahead of his time. Today he would still be considered crazy - but I do believe that today there are visionary people who would have given him funding to show what he could do with his ideas. Learn a little more about the man. When banks turned him down - he used cheap materials to demonstrate what could be done - trying to get the banks to pay attention. They were speaking to people who were not able to listen - for whatever reason. He got college students to intern with him, and they would together use desert sand to create structures, the materials they used were all but free, the labor they did with their own hands. He fathered a generation of architects - and his ideas are still in use and growing.

[@nicolasboullosa]

Very insightful, thank you. For some reason, we are more attached to the ancient concept of home than to other concepts, such as old transportation. Cars have a design that was conditioned by the use of horses, but we overcame such constraints. The bicycle was such a crazy design at the beginning that the first users in Central Europe had to deal with mockery. Why our houses have to remain stuck in poor copies of Renaissance models?

[@rebeccacarlson9166]

@@nicolasboullosa Fire and building codes? So much power is wheelded in Townships for "the betterment of the community." It stifles creative, economic, and Eco-conscience building! It's got it's pros and cons, for sure! :)

[@julieenslow5915]

@@rebeccacarlson9166 All true. But innovative designers have managed to conform to fire and building codes and still be extremely innovative. Its a state of mind. Issues, hurdles, constraints are what better design is about. Its not really a simple issue you can point to one thing and say - that is stopping us.

[@20alphabet]

Wouldn't buy real estate from a guy named Bucky.

[@julieenslow5915]

@@20alphabet R. Buckminster Fuller to you.

[@janwoodward7360]

I live in a geodesic dome which we built in 1980 after trying several smaller geo shapes and then meeting and talking with Mr. Fuller in 1975. It is an amazing structure; temperate, vents well , is comfortable, quiet and only requires a minimum of skill at furniture arranging. I love my dome! Would be happy to show and talk about anytime.

[@sophielussier256]

I would love to see !

[@MostynFaulkner]

I met Buckminster Fuller in the mid 70’s. What a wonderful human being. He toured around and gave talks on expanding one’s point of view to embrace the natural designs in nature. I’m happy to have met him.

[@theresa42213]

Mostyn ~ You MET him?! That's cool! He seems like he was a genius! Too bad the bankers didn't back him! We need new ideas for housing ESPECIALLY so young people can afford them! But the ''elites'' seem to only want failure, misery, and _depopulation._ Sad.

[@hodlcrypto9826]

OMG you met him? Wow! His contribution to humanity is immeasurable. I take c60 in olive oil everyday. Great for health!

[@kiuakakirstine8257]

Why didn't we go that way when this house were designed? Many of the multifunctional features are used in homes considered innovative today. I would live there - where do I send $6,500?

[@shawncurtis3686]

A modern interpretation would be interesting.

[@SkandalouzStyle]

This video actually reminded me of the Venus Project I think they have a modern version of the design. ❤️🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@Nossaki]

Buckminster Fuller was a genius of his time!

[@davidhutchinson5233]

Perhaps all time? one of many.

[@mindjoystudio6436]

The day I spent in the Henry Ford museum was one of the best days ever. The most captivating, fascinating...the first thing we saw was the Lincoln that JFK was shot in. It stopped us. We just stood there slowly moving around the car, pondering what went on in it. We were moved. And that was the beginning. It was that level of wow throughout the entire, Enormous, place. Hands down the best museum I have ever been through. So very worth it. I recommend going.

[@garypaisley]

It could be manufactured far more easily, accurately and cheaply using CNC today

[@bonilla2022]

3D Printed houses. :-)

[@dilbyjones]

Brilliant

[@dilbyjones]

Insulation factor is looow

[@bamboo_craft]

@@dilbyjones better than sheet metal 😂

[@ancapftw9113]

@@bonilla2022 CHina is actually doing that with concrete.

[@s.j.sparber6946]

These concepts need to be brought back! The Geodesic can make our American Mid and western prairies a fruitful and green environment if used on a mile wide scale. The skin of the dome can have flexible solar cells producing an abundance of stored energy. Wind turbines can be used on the upper dome. Willpower is what is lacking. A love of the status quo is almost a disease of our country.

[@CindymeCindy]

Sorry, Big Oil won't allow that. In Arizona, they succeeded in getting the legislature to pass laws that if you go off grid, with solar or wind energy, that you must pay a tax to Big Dirty Energy. Other red states have the same laws. Go off grid and you will have to pay Big Dirty Energy so they don't lose money.

[@CindymeCindy]

Not to mention that Geodesics are so cool looking and can withstand earthquakes and hurricanes like no other structures. They are especially pretty with many of the "triangles" being made into windows...

[@zazaaziella16]

@@CindymeCindy Yeah? Try doing that in true blue NY State.

[@rwatertree]

Kirsten has a video about a guy in Nebraska who grows oranges in sunken green houses. It can be done. The issue is the relative economies of scale. The people in the prairies can easily import fruit from orchards in the South or South West which hardly need that much infrastructure.

[@davidjacobs8558]

there are Geodesic kit houses that you can build. the problem is, they are ulgy, and not comfortable to live in. people feels more comfortable in rectangular space.

[@ChrisPage68]

It owes a lot to the Yurt. Those Mongolians weren't savages. 😉

[@V0YAG3R]

PageMonster But devout, supremacist, allahu-akbaring savages sure are 👌🏻

[@20alphabet]

Yes, they were... and still are.

[@JuliaB1955]

That was fabulous: interesting, instructive, absorbing, inspiring. And makes one wonder why the ideas of so many ingenious people were shelved instead of utilized. Thank you for this tour.

[@John_Smith100]

the tour guide told you exactly who is to blame.

[@JuliaB1955]

@@John_Smith100 Generally I don't respond to people with no content on their channel, because for them, "Orange man bad" is the mantra for everything. *Now, if you think the bankers are the sole reason this and other prototype houses stalled, then I'm glad I don't live in your world. Banksters aren't the only way to fund a project.* For example, banks are NOT involved in Mike Reynolds's Earthships in Taos, NM. In the United States, the PEOPLE have contributed to We Build the Wall, from $1 to hundreds of dollars. We bypassed the criminal Congress and have already plugged a big hole thru which criminals take children sold by their parents, women crossing are raped by coyotes, and Americans on the border and in the borderlands (raising hand) are hurt in countless ways. Speaking of ways, when there's a will, there's a way. The answer is ALWAYS to turn to the people. It's what Buckminster Fuller and Nikola Tesla and others should've done.

[@John_Smith100]

@@JuliaB1955 decentralizing the problem is something crypto can solve, although the exchanges start acting centrally to meet demand. ultimately it comes down to what jurisdiction has the authority to charge you local/property taxes after you've built your $6,000 airstream, dream home. Yes I am aware of the project in Taos. Codes and zoning have got to respect not only human demand for housing, but also the demand that humans put on the environment, account for the externalities that are currently not considered, without resorting to S.JW themed outrage politics. The woman giving the tour would be a great advocate for improved Section 8 housing, which ironically tax payers pay for each time the hurricanes and rain pass over.

[@sharksport01]

Theres one near where I live. It's been cosmetically altered over the years but still strong and sturdy.

[@alansenzaki4148]

Today on TMZ television show Kanye West has been working with architects on circular housing affordable for a wide economic group.

[@benjigreystone]

if you have ever been to the fair and riden the merry-go-round you would notice that this structure from a central pole using rods to sustain it is exactly how they are built and thus they need not be on level ground gro in fact the whole structure is suspended from the central poll ,,and the first one was built in 1861 but it can be traced back to the 1100

[@zeusapollo8688]

Good point

[@wilhelmthewoodcutter3428]

I always thought a history of futuristic views/designs to be interesting. I wonder if we are not dreaming optimistically any more. As always, great video Kristen, thanks for finding the unusual.

[@remyllebeau77]

How can anyone be creative anymore? They have to travel out to the country to be able to build what they want. Gov't stamps out and tramples creativity. Not unlike what is happening right now on YT because of the corrupt copyright system.

[@rebeccacarlson9166]

@@remyllebeau77 So unbelievably true. KZbin is a corrupt government in itself!!! I wonder if YT will fall into the hands of our own legislators and slapped with Anti-Trust rules? :)

[@davidfuller764]

wilhelm the woodcutter interesting idea.

[@remyllebeau77]

@@rebeccacarlson9166 Perhaps, just don't hold your breath waiting for significant changes. :)

[@wilhelmthewoodcutter3428]

@@davidfuller764 I enjoy the historical futurists, but there is this mentality in housing, like Sapolski's Zebra studies, they hide by looking like each other. It has been there since ancient times, Jefferson, Disney, Tesla, Musk, you get mocked for sticking out in the herd, but imagine life with out the outliers, still in caves for sure. By the way, any relation to Fuller?

[@christinecameron1612]

In China they're already mass-producing printed homes but they should totally see what's in this video, there are SO many ideas and improvements.

[@douglasharley2440]

facinating discussion about a home design that has been unjustly forgotten by history...until now! henry ford museum is an AMAZING place, i recommend any thinking person to go, regardless of engineering interest/background. also, i think i love that docent!! :)

[@M22Research]

Yes, and the surrounding “Greenfield Village” is also very interesting.

[@abundantYOUniverse]

Lots of very important and fundamental design concepts for Mars habitats also. He was truly a visionary.

[@EM-yp1cf]

Sounds like a good climate change house. Movable, can withstand extreme weather. With a central hub, I think it would be easy to jack up as water levels rise.

[@ExpediteTravels]

I've been to the Henry Ford museum and seen this house up close and personal very cool

[@BoopShooBee]

I read that Fuller got his idea for this house from grain bins. I like the drop in prefabricated bathroom idea. Bathrooms are the the first thing to go bad in a house because of water damage. Kitchens and utility rooms are next. Any space with water should have floor drains in my opinion, because toilets plug up, sinks overflow, washing machines malfunction and etc. Houses these days are basically machines that are designed to be hard to repair. If you want to be a contractor specializing in kitchen and bathroom remodeling is the way to go.

[@thatguy-art6229]

There was an Olympics in Montreal where they had a demonstration apartment project. It was all modular - built off site and assembled one part at a time - bathroom - kitchen - and any number of bedrooms that you want. So tell me again how wonderful Fuller was. The only big idea he had was for a way of using a geometric projection to draw/print a round object like the earth on a flat surface like a paper map. At the time he was working in the map making dept for the Navy.

[@mrdanforth3744]

During WW2 Fuller used his ideas to create the Dymaxion Deployment Unit for the military. It was a steel prefab house based on the Butler grain bin that could be assembled in a few hours by 2 or 3 unskilled laborers. Not many were made, as the steel was needed for weapons, tanks, trucks etc. His first Dymaxion house was designed in the 1920s. The one in this video was the 1947 model. He wanted to mass produce housing like cars on an assembly line.

[@WhimWams]

Fuller got his knowledge from the exact source as, Tesla. Nothing new in this world. We're actually behind time...in 2019!

[@willow9530]

T M we have been dumbed down terribly. so much so that nobody even acknowledges it...

[@kellykelly7747]

Amazing! Very attractive too. Mind blowing that it was developed in the 20's!!!

[@TheronGBurrough]

Thank you to Kirsten and to our tour guide for this fascinating video! Bucky Fuller recorded a presentation in which he used a giant floor map and person-sized missile models to illustrate to college students that we were indeed building nuclear missiles. I have admired his designs since childhood. Regarding the influence of manufacturing technology on the Airstream and Fuller designs, aircraft manufacturing is said to have provided much of the engineering and materials.

[@kineokami]

Welcome to Michigan! I had never heard about this feature in the museum, thank you for featuring it. I hope you get to travel north and visit the beautiful small communities

[@ChazEvansdale]

Do we have tiny house communities in Michigan I don't know about? Or were you simply talking about the small communities around landmarks and caves up north that we have?

[@M22Research]

Chaz Evansdale you might not be aware this is not a “Tiny Home” channel. It is about much more than that.

[@ChazEvansdale]

@@M22Research Oh, I definitely know. It's one of my favorite channels on KZbin. Been following them since... well since before this channel started, when it was Fair Companies. But Kelsey said "Small communities" and it made me think there might be some tiny house communities that sprung up in MI without me knowing.

[@ameliavanderberg9543]

I live up by Sleeping Bear. The winters are difficult up here. I'm doing dome research to bring g a tropical climate north!

[@ameliavanderberg9543]

@@M22Research M22 club!

[@samlopez7179]

I love how you travel as a family and take your children with you all over the world. I love at the beginning when dad tells the kids. “Don’t leave the building “

[@Myraisins1]

In addition to "You guys can do your thing"

[@lala_land3768]

Im from Michigan and I've been to the Henry Ford Museum. Its one of the most interesting ones I've been to. That house is so awesome in person.

[@lightloveandawake3114]

Wow! And thank you for being a great speaker, Sir. Lovely tour. What indeed would Earth be like had this come to fruition of mass production? You know why this failed? It wasn’t for any other reason other that it being too good. It wasn’t renewable-monetarily....once you had one, you wouldn’t need to have another, it couldn’t be burned. Heck, it could withstand extreme weather. Even movable. if anything mechanically failed, piece by piece it could be repaired. So for what the Earth needed to go through, commercialism...this wouldn’t have worked....but now that the populous has gone through the highs and lows of commercialism we realize, it doesn’t bring us happiness, it’s not sustainable, everyone is always trying to stretch their dollar as far as possible, driving other innovator that create products even cheaper than the big companies can produce them for . And we are now going back to wanting to take care of our world once again. Ahhh, I’m so glad to be here witnessing a mass shift in thinking by human-‘kind”. Now, totally different topic here....just my observation....I don’t know anything about this innovator/thinker/inventor....but his designs make me think that he was likely an ET Experiencer, like many, if not all of us (though we might not realize as we never bother to ponder our dreams). Thank you for making your video and sharing it.💗😊💗

[@jackthebasenji1]

A video on mail order homes would be interesting. I know Sears used to have home catalogues.

[@JuliaB1955]

@@TronGodManDam Also interested and remember mail-order homes.

[@Thumbhit1]

There still are many kit homes available. How far they can be shipped is probably limited.

[@hvacmike1175]

My father built my grandfather a Sears home about 6-800 square feet 2 bedroom and one bath it’s still standing

[@mbel22]

I actually live in a sears “kit” home! They used to be a popular way to build a whole neighborhood at one time!

[@dpragain]

Menards has mail order houses

[@susanhernandez8088]

Fuller was a genius! A man before his time... Very interesting video. Thanks. I would love to live in a dymaxion house. 👍😊👍

[@deezynar]

I grew up in a mobile home built in the late 1950's. I liked it but most people who never experienced it have a negative reaction to it. I'd be happy living in a Dymaxion house, but I wouldn't say it would be my first choice for a home. The thing is, a house like that will always cost more than a standard, site built, one, and people are just used to square rooms.

[@vicz8899]

Not sure if used to is the correct term for people and square rooms. Probably the correct term would be "strongly prefer" rectangular rooms to circular rooms.

[@tamcon72]

I toured this house at The Henry Ford years ago as an architecture major, and felt wonder and regret, regret that such a utilitarian and yet humane design never took off in the popular conscious and material practices. Thanks for highlighting this important example of truly functional residential building!

[@Inkdraft]

@Tamcon72: That seems to be the major problem of geniuses and visionaries: everyone thinks they are insane. Then after they are dead and gone everyone is a fan of the dead guy. Takes them that long to catch up with the vision. Sigh.

[@sskoh]

It is even more hideous than McMansions and modern minimalist structures, I'm glad it didn't take off! It seems architects only design buildings to impress like minded architects these days.

[@GabrielZawadzki]

You put it perfectly "utilitarian and yet humane." Every time I visit this, I wonder what happened that the light in the eyes of architects and designers was extinguished and the idea of affordable comfortable housing tossed aside. I feel regret also, that no one seems to dream of anything better anymore.

[@barbaradownie3265]

WE SAW THIS HOUSE AT HENRY FORD YEARS AGO. FULLER WAS A BRILLIANT MAN.

[@singingone1]

More than you can imagine. My father was his personal secretary in the early years and long time personal friend. When I was a tiny baby, " Bucky" was a guest in our home for dinners. He and my dad would talk into the early mornings about things only they understood.

[@barbaradownie3265]

peach WOW THAT'S AWESOME!

[@natashasemrau3670]

It's a shame his ideas were not able to get a claim during Fuller's life. But the same thing happened to Van Gogh, Leonardo DaVinci, and Tesla. Some ideas are considered to far out. Why can't we accept the far out ideas? Frank L Wright had a house called the Usonian , which was a stripped down Prairie House. Wright also designed apartment complexes that were used by MSU for Student housing. Most of it is torn down now, but Spartan Village is mostly there.

[@barbaradownie3265]

Natasha Semrau SADLY, THERE IS GREED AND JEALOUSY AMONGST THOSE IN THAT FIELD AND THIS ROBS HUMANITY OF BENEFICIAL IDEAS AND INVENTIONS

[@singingone1]

The main reason has always been $$. At the time, his ideas were so radical, it was generally pushed by unions and others in power that streamlining housing like this would put 1000's out of work, especially union jobs. Less jobs, less slush in the funds. Get it?

[@kaarlimakela3413]

The gentleman narrating has a charming accent which I take as Italian simply because he sounds like 'Father Guido Sarducci' from classic SNL ...

[@maryblaylock6545]

I believe their children speak American and either Spanish or Portuguese. I think more likely Spanish.

[@HUHBAT]

I miss that character! My Mother and I being of Scicilian descent thought he was HILARIOUS!!! :-D

[@MarcLombart]

Despite the narrator's words, Forddid not invent the assembly line. One of his executives saw a butchery plant using the assembly line for butchery and Ford took the idea.

[@mullet86]

Sounds familiar to a lot of history. ;)

[@MarcLombart]

@@mullet86 Not that Ford's achievements were negligible

[@mullet86]

Just interesting how many take/took acknowledgement for something they didnt create.

[@marybachmann]

I suppose the inventor of the wheel wasn't really an inventor because he saw something being rolled on logs? And btw, butchery is the opposite of assembly. Ford took the idea of sequencing the tasks of butchery and applied it in an entirely different procedure to BUILD a product.

[@megaswenson]

Actually, the assembly line was inspired by Julius Rosenwald's systems at Sears.

[@martian10712]

I must have missed it, did the museum guide mention how the aluminum house does in lightning? Does the center pole act as a lightning rod? Also, did she mention a more eco-friendly replacement for the plastics? (I know that aluminum can be recycled over and over, infinitely, but not sure about some of the other materials ). Thanks for this video! Always love hearing about Bucky's ideas. ♡

[@GLAKJack]

Hey, I've been there

[@planetcave]

That was the height of our civilization, we're living through the final days of the demise.

[@tamcon72]

This comment hits home : (

[@bagiee1]

From then on after, they guided us to the wrong future.

[@Rcbeacon]

There are many possibilities now for low-cost housing and I don't mean the15% off kits or pre-fabs that still cost an arm and a leg. Low cost housing benefits the people who need it but not the ones in control or the building industry. It seems to me that what were sound building practices based on simple materials like timber, which is abundant here in New Zealand, are being replaced by over-priced manufactured materials and industrial grade sticky tape. But as long as the value and growth of an economy is based on increasing property prices, governments such as here in NZ will only support an ever more expensive building industry.

[@YuriyShevnin]

This is how banks around the world work. For them, such houses are their bankruptcy and turning into steam.

[@mariansmith7694]

I LOVE THIS video. So Interesting! I want this house... It is obscene that these ideas didn't catch on more. Thank you for posting this video. I will likely never get to visit this museum. It is interesting to think how it might have been if "the bankers" had approved these designs for mass production.

[@MrPhife333]

I would love to see this sort of mass produced round design brought up to ultra modern standards. I think it would be neat to feel like I was living in a spaceship.

[@grumpyjohntxredneckrc6346]

I Now Wonder If He Had Traveled To Mongolia & Seen The YURTS??? LOL Thanks

[@rubencohen2936]

What a great design and idea for modern architecture. I'm glad this unit is on display and will be preserved for generations to come. There was a housing shortage after World war two and yet people found places to live inside. Now we have empty abandoned structures and the most homeless population we've ever had in this country. Can someone explain that ???

[@ideoformsun5806]

Mortgages inflated homebuyers expectations, who bought bigger homes than they could afford, and created huge debts. The banks became landlords who never did any maintenance or repairs. Inflated home values attract investors, further over-valuing the properties. Driving the local people out of their own cities and towns. Homes are left vacant because the land is worth more than the house. Empty houses don't have consumers to buy from local shops, the shops and local services can't pay wages that would then support home ownership. Housing should not be a commodity first. First, they should be occupy-able by local people. If investors don't intend to actually house real people, (not potential, or hypothetical people) they should not be able to buy a residential zoned property.

[@bagiee1]

Yes i can... its all about the "Greenbucks"... and a docile, hypnotized population from the Media, who made them believe that things are...just the way it is.

[@mrdanforth3744]

It's the lack of jobs. The big boys threw the working class overboard 40 years ago when they shut down the factories and sent the good union jobs to Asia. Where they will work 12 hours a day for $2 and a handful of rice.

[@77Tadams]

Thank you for sharing this. One thing that I think that we could learn from this is that you can live very minimal and stylish with manufactured homes. The style of homes are starting to change with the wants and needs of individuals and families. No longer does everyone want to live in a large home but still want to be home owners. Not everyone wants to live in the traditional "trailer" style manufactured home located in the traditional trailer park. There will be a new evolution of housing and this is evident in people creating their own unique spaces with smaller living quarters.

[@TheEaglesvisions]

you might find the study from carlos castaneda about tensegrity interesting fyi, corollaries, be exceptionally blessed as usual, enjoy your work;-) Kindest Regards BBh

[@HLR4th]

I loved the video, always thought the Dymaxion house was far ahead of it's time. I wish you had also filmed the Space exhibit! So tantalizingly close! LLAP!

[@Timzart7]

Dymaxion House, with its brilliant cooling effect, a heat vortex which sucks cooler air downward, was ill-suited to colder climates due to its lack of insulation. The magnitude of Fuller's genius has never been in question, but I wish his prototypes for revolutionary and affordable housing could have been tested, lived in, refined and put into production. He could have revolutionized the housing industry. As it is, his geodesic dome is his one idea of hundreds which caught on and got used. For single family homes the geodesic dome is difficult to roof and once roofed, they tend to leak.

[@tworley210]

The main reason such homes do not find favor with the public is that they want houses to look like houses not flying saucers. The construction concepts Fuller presented can be adopted to build more traditional looking structures and if this were done I believe they would find wider acceptance, especially if they lowered costs.

[@theducklinghomesteadandgar6639]

From a shadow The only futuristic aspect of this home was how it folded and expanded and the use of new materials of the time, otherwise the round shape is ancient and chosen for it's durability!!! It can withstand winds of at least 120 miles an hour, withstand likely up to 6.0 earthquake if not stronger, it could take a certain amount of force from flood waters and or tsunami and still be standing and the exterior except for windows could still be still be standing and exterior be somewhat resistant to fire from outside! Internal fire if left alone would destroy furniture flooring and interior walls easily replaced if burned undescovered and got too hot would effect windows and possibly exterior and cabling, but they would less likely to be damaged and thus the rest would be an easy replacement and still have exterior safe from the elements while repairing! The absolute best version of that is to build it out of cob/adobe which would be absolutely fire proof with exception if used wood walls interior wood cabinets etc. But they would have to be near the fire! But this whole thing can be built in mud/clay/straw mixture and thus be practically fire proof! It would be like baking pottery is all!!! Might have some cracks need fixing but otherwise still completely functioning and everything safe inside with the possible exception of some glass maybe needing replaced if fire was hot enough to melt the windows. The mud structure would also be earthquake resistant up to at least an 8.5 and be very resistant to floods of any kind, unless there was constant water running for weeks on end along side of it! If built using bottles or sand bags in place of adobe bricks or to help with cob building, would make build faster and virtually indestructible would keep from completely eroding away and only need exterior in a flood constant current situation to need repair!

[@tamcon72]

Having walked through this house, I can say that if people had the experience-- the experience of spaciousness amid security and of the dynamism of the space--many of them would instantly discard the idea that it is a flying saucer. It is a really astonishing space.

[@cathleenbaldwinmaggi2252]

That was a great video! Thank you, again, for sharing. I love your content!

[@jthomas06]

I've been a subscriber for a while. nice to seek you in my neck of the woods. there is so much to see here in Detroit related to unique architecture. I hope you come back soon.

[@DMills-un1tl]

I own a 1957 Spartan travel trailer, built by Spartan Aircraft Co. It incorporates much of the same principles and looks like this but in tube shape. Reinforces my decision to capture a piece of classic build and travel history.

[@ZoeBios121]

So a yurt with modern materials. Good design tends to converge. Wish this took off.

[@Easy-Eight]

@anon anon , both structures are circular and built around a central axis for strength. Basically, this is an aluminum can version of a yurt. BTW, since this yurt is in Michigan and it frequently gets below -20 F the end result is the authorities would find your frozen corpse in the spring if you tried living in the thing.

[@Easy-Eight]

@anon anon , the yurt tents are sold with a central pole and sort of don't care about the real thing because this is western civilization and not Mongolia. If you want to live in a aluminum can with no insulation in an area of the nation that goes -28 C to -40 C on a regular basis then go for it.

[@descoiatorul]

It didn't take off because aside from the novelty factor of the design, it was not feasible and created more problems than it pretended to solve. As an architecture professional., having studied all possible designs in school, from the basic to the weirdest, I can assure you a circular design will NEVER beat a rectangular one in terms of efficient use of space. That part about It being closer to natural/organic forms is just hipster delusions. The fact is, 99.99% of human civilization, with everything that comes with it, from objects to activities, is better suited to an angular design, especially rectangular design. Circular designs create a lot of useless space both inside and outside. As to the Dymaxion house, it was a fad, a simple exercise in design that was handled very superficially by the creator, who couldn't be bothered to look beyond aspect and novelty. It's basically "fancy for the sake of being different", but not practical at all and certainly not livable due to a multitude of issues, the main one being the choice of materials and poor insulation.

[@paulwilkinson8977]

@anon anon lmao I was with you up till the libtard thing. That, cuck, republicunt, etc. makes an otherwise intelligent string of comments suddenly seem like they come from personal insecurity, and invalidates whatever good points have already been made.

[@paulwilkinson8977]

@@Easy-Eight you went from a legit conversation to moving the goalposts haha. If you have to add something not relevant to the conversation be because you don't like the info that conflicts with your own... It probably means you're not all that confident in what you're saying.

[@notconvincedgranny6573]

The suspension system would be interesting when used in earthquake-prone areas. I assume the tension would allow the structure to warp, move, and return to its original shape; only the poles set deep in the concrete would absorb the movement.

[@YuriyShevnin]

how much your house weighs is the main criterion for green building. So far, there is no such criterion. After all, it is unprofitable for banks. Hanging houses are 30 times lighter than traditional caves.

[@angiedasner]

would satisfy my dream of living in a yurt and an airstream but be able to withstand high winds.... would love to see someone go forward with this design..... would be a great off grid home.

[@supermintymints]

We followed the wrong future...

[@amandawilcox9638]

L. Farrar-Lol. Unfortunately, on a regular basis.

[@bagiee1]

We didnt follow.... they guide us to follow.

[@StuartGrantChannel]

Thank you for posting this! I have been a fan of R. Buckminster Fuller for many years (since hearing him speak in the 70's). Really interesting to see the construction details of the Dymaxion House. The Henry Ford Museum is now on my list of places to visit!

[@dnwalkingoneggshells]

this is such an interesting and thought provoking title. i immediately clicked.

[@Dev1nci]

As far as I know Ford didn’t invent the assembly line, he just applied it to car production.

[@ThisIsGoogle]

Which is what really matters. Nobody said that Leonardo da Vinci invented jack shit, because what he made was dumb as fuck. Like his dumb as fuck helicopter

[@MICHGO1]

RANSOM OLDS USED IT FIRST.

[@sspsp6545]

I went to the Henry Ford museum a lot growing up. The Dymaxion house was always one of my favorite exhibits. I think about certain aspects of them when I work on my own tiny homes.

[@DelandYvette]

Definitely something to think about!?

[@duanenavarre7234]

In Taos Pueblo, the homes there are still inhabited. They are made of Adobe as are their chimneys, they do not burn. In theory solar thermal could cook the bricks, mix in a little concrete to make super adobe, and some other additives even make them waterproof. If you need better asthetics a little stucco and it looks like a modern building. 3 foot thick walls and you don't need air conditioning or heating. All of this possible with what is laying around. Oh yeah, and termites don't like to eat cedar.

[@SamuelJMartinIII]

The bathroom is an early wet bath like in many small RV’s!

[@JeffDeWitt]

It's a bit more than that, the shower is a seperate section from the part with the sink and toilet.... but it certainly is a very basic bathroom.

[@LC-ue6mp]

You don't need a bank to make anything. Not then not now. This home was 50% more expensive back then at $6500.69

[@rebeccacarlson9166]

LC hi, Do you mean that someone could build it for less than $4,000 now in 2019? Are there any builders that are currently building houses like this?

[@LC-ue6mp]

@@rebeccacarlson9166 YES

[@rebeccacarlson9166]

@@LC-ue6mp Wow! Awesome! Thnx for your reply! :) Would you give me contractor names, states, phone #'s? Thnx again!

[@LC-ue6mp]

@@rebeccacarlson9166 Anything for you Becks....anything.....see AirCrete on Google.

[@rebeccacarlson9166]

@@LC-ue6mp Well LC, Thnks very much!!

[@mbel22]

The Henry Ford is awesome! I grew up around here and it’s so fun to see something I grew up with on this channel! I always thought the Dymaxion house was so cool!

[@MetalGearMk3]

The Dymaxion house would be great idea for a greenhouse too. Is his idea copy righted? I'd like to build a full scale version later with my own tweaks.

[@MetalGearMk3]

@AstronomyToday thanks! I've never heard that either, I'll check it tomorrow.

[@mrdanforth3744]

If there were any patents they expired years ago (patents expire after 17 years). Copyright only covers names, literary works etc. You could freely build this but could not name it 'Dymaxion' or 'Fuller' or any trademarked or copyrighted name. For a greenhouse you should look at Fuller's next generation design, the geodesic dome. Much easier to build.

[@TimothyArcher]

Kirsten, thank you for taking the time to showcase the Dymaxion house! I heard of the Dymaxion many years ago, but had never really seen any images of it. I found it hard to imagine it as providing much in the way of an inviting living environment, but it looks to be surprisingly attractive and comfortable inside. I think, like many of Fuller's ideas, the Dymaxion was so far ahead of it's time, that the buying public was not ready for it. Fuller must have been quite a remarkable individual, to have had such vision, as to reach so far into the future. Thanks for another great episode!

[@42apprentice]

It’s rather like an aluminium yurt!

[@WisdomCalls]

This was a fascinating video. These concepts and the design ideas still have mass appeal. Look at how popular airstreams are today! I’m not sure they are more functional than other options but there’s a huge following I think in part because people are drawn to the shiny “futuristic” shape. It’s beautiful.

[@TheMaxx111]

How do you heat it? It looks like it would be impossible to keep warm.

[@CraftyLoops]

ONLY 1017sq feet....lol,,,,I'd eat my own hat for that much space. My house is only 745sq feet....and its not even round, teehee. What a great house, I'd gladly live in it today. Lee :)

[@bentnickel7487]

I wouldn't even consider living in that house Crafty, imagine trying to take an afternoon nap with all those people strolling through your bedroom. ;-)

[@CraftyLoops]

​@@bentnickel7487 I'm not sure who'd be more uncomfortable....me, knowing people are watching me sleep or those poor people having to see my weird contortions as I sleep, teehee.

[@fugginsloth]

Of course i watch this right after reading Uzumaki

[@WonderMagician]

Thank you for featuring this awesome mass produced housing blueprint

[@midchalet]

This channel is remarkable, entertaining, & important. Earth may add 2.5B urban residents by 2050. Current building & related systems are largely stuck in the late 19th century & will not accommodate them. Major technological disruption is required. Onsite stick building wastes incalculable energy, labor, materials & costs today. That waste becomes generational. Mass production, lightweight materials, energy-efficiency in production & long-term use, sustainability, and flexibility to modify structures & whole cities are needed to meet the future. Many concepts featured on this channel are quirky & not at the scale required to accommodate billions, but each contains valuable elements of solutions. Buckminster Fuller was impractical AND a visionary. This video is worthy of more re Fuller's work. The creator, narrator, and museum host did a exceptional job of showing us the Dymaxion. Thanks to all!

[@zanesutherland406]

That is so cool! I wish someone would make these again, especially if they could be done cheaper than site built homes, and solve some of the housing shortages. I'm curious how well the air circulation and temperature control works.

[@mattgraham4340]

Would probably work well in very specific climate zones. I think it would work better than most houses of it's era in the summer. A winter night in a lot of areas would probably be brutal.

[@DownwardsRising]

This looks like a good base design for a mars colony dwelling unit; small, portable, and light, but space efficient and sturdy.

[@CR-xl7zu]

10:36 - actually, cisterns have been used to hold runoff water from roofs for many years, at least in places where water isn't plentiful. (My mom's 1865 house in Ohio has one.) It's not good for drinking, but it flushes just fine.

[@rebeccacarlson9166]

Wow! What an awesome house!!!! It is more wind & hurricane proof than a THOW!!! Do you know if anyone is making something like this for sale? I suppose it is tornado proof too? Than you so much!!

[@jacobahn9998]

Humans hold themselves back from a better world because of illogical attchments to aesthetics. Mr. Fuller was a human willing to throw it all away to move humans forward. His idea of true beauty begins when you stop considering beauty at all and just focus on making the world better with utility. No modern architect, from Le Corbusier to Zaha Hadid, has ever worked towards this.

[@davis7099]

but the returning GIs wanted rectangular houses and large comfy sofas... Thanks for uploading this video. Im surprised by how detailed the Guide's talk was. Of course it could not be simply disassembled and transported to a new site. The house is a complex , almost fair ride carousel like , machine of thousands of cables, ties and panels that must fit together. In the restoration of the house it took a long while to de-rivet the corroded aluminium skin. But imagine being able to turn your house around to suit sun and view! The idea is still radical and it is a great shame that it was never mass produced...

[@mtpatton1846]

You'll never get dwelling innovation taken seriously until you stop using homes as bank equity. No stereotypical home, no bank loan.

[@nicolasboullosa]

We know this is the case. In Japan, houses work mostly as cars (decrease in price as time goes) and people allocate savings in treasure funds (at flat or negative interest rates). I think innovation has to start on the fringes this time as well: a substitution of derelict affordable housing, a 1st shelter for the disavowed by markets and affordable second homes. Lots of room to experiment, test models, improve them, and bet on a Ford T type of house when enough people get it.

[@mtpatton1846]

Nicolás Boullosa Hey, I'm all about "homes as cars". I sold my house, converted a van and bought Bitcoin ... No regrets 😃👌

[@faithnelson2013]

makes more sense than houses with sharp angles........part of the reason these never made it off the ground, was the plumbers union hated them. the reason? no pipes to break. and i don't know if she mentioned it, but boeing made these for bucky, if i recall right.

[@alohadave13]

WOW! I love your channel, and I think this is my favorite video to date! Thank you...

[@peppertree8244]

Cool. So, I guess I'd have to have my relaxing bathtub built up in a Pete Nelson tree house with a bonus view. Well, okay! And, a big slingshot for drones....

[@markbigbadbear]

This was a very interesting video. The house really gave off that late 40's / early 50's house of the (space) future vibe. I always wondered where video games like Fallout got their insprition from. I would not be surprised if the developers looked into Mr Fuller's designs too.

[@janina8559]

Omg i was there 40yrs ago and remember that!

[@tanyadelaney8455]

This is a great solution for the homelessness crisis. It's also more ecologically sound because most of it can be recycled instead of filling landfills!

[@helenvoss]

I'm an interior design student and I'm so glad I found your channel. Your videos have introduced me to so many fascinating ideas. I'm hoping that soon we'll all live in a more sustainable, harmonious way

[@maromaro1909]

It could only work if you add vacuum panels insulation into those thin exterior walls, roof and triple pane windows with total U value up to 0,8.

[@kylefogle6022]

Shine a light on Jacque Fresco and the venus project!

[@nicolasboullosa]

The Venus Project did carry some interesting energy. Utopianism is necessary. Wouldn't have minded to enjoy a long conversation with him, as with Fuller and others. Utility can be really damaging in early stages of innovation. Fuller and others understood that very well. Not that common today. Hopefully we don't need big wars/catastrophes to acknowledge it.

[@maryblaylock6545]

Fascinating concept. Interesting a appearance. Innovation that would go on our times right now.

[@jimjim]

How about putting tunnels around these round houses so that any strong winds it encounters will work to force the house tighter to the ground?

[@hollycarter725]

I love it!! Getting The Jetsons home vibe.

[@damysticalone87]

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[@damysticalone87]

Read my channel.

[@theimmortal4718]

Looks like a metal Yurt

[@terrybyrd5105]

I'm surprised Ford didn't buy into aerodynamics in producing his early autos. The French were using aerodynamics years ahead of Ford.

[@whotoinfinity]

Hope you enjoyed your stay in the "D". Great episode BTW.

[@JeffFrmJoisey]

Very interesting!! How about a video on another attempt at mass production post WWII housing, The Lustron House!

[@JohnSmith-gm3qm]

I can have so many house plants 😀

[@bvegannow1936]

Convince gov to let everyone have an acre of free tax free fertile land to grow a food forest and live on. End subsidies to farms. End tax breaks to farms exsept those that grow healthy vegan food for human consumption but no large mono crops. End mandatory school, ged and hsd requirements, age limits, minimum wage, and exsessive regs. People should be able to learn how to do a good job they want so they can afford a house and car before 18. For those who and whos parents can afford it, tax deductible chairty and or the about 180,000dollars spent on k thru 12 per student could pay for it and trash k thru 12 and some of that money could be used to promote more independence and healthy living.

[@TheOwenMajor]

Sure lets go back to the bronze age!

[@curbowman]

I saw one conspiracionist writing about "nazi UFOs" and showing a picture of "the inside of a Haunebu flying disc", and I immediately recognized it as the Dymaxion house ceiling section.

[@shawnkalin9337]

a square version for laneway homes could be scaled.