Sometimes a good idea doesn’t pan out in real life. Take Buckminster Fuller’s geodesic dome: It requires less energy to heat and cool, it’s cheap, and it’s durable enough to withstand a hurricane – but it’s also godawful ugly and that was its undoing.
# Stuff You Should Know - Geodesic Domes
Join Josh and Chuck as they explore the fascinating history and science behind geodesic domes, from their origins as a planetarium design in 1920s Germany to Buckminster Fuller's revolutionary vision of affordable, efficient homes of the future. They dive into the geometry that makes these structures so surprisingly strong, why they became a countercultural icon in the 1960s and 70s, and discover both the ingenious advantages and frustratingly practical disadvantages of actually living in a giant triangle-covered sphere. It's a perfect blend of architecture, history, and why your furniture will never fit quite right in a round house.
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