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Fuller, R. Buckminster

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Fuller, R. Buckminster

(1895–1983)
Developed the geodesic dome, protecting an interior space, suitable for any arrangement, by using a vast “space frame.” The most well known of these are the American Pavilion, Expo 67, Montreal, in 1967; and Epcot Center at Disney World in Florida in 1982.
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