Geodesic dome Zeiss plant in Jena, Germany. A larger dome, called "The Wonder of Jena", opened to the public in July 1926. Some 20 years later, R. Buckminster Fuller named the dome "geodesic" from field experiments with artist Kenneth Snelson at Black Mountain College in 1948 and 1949. Although Fuller was not the original inventor, he is credited with the U.S. popularization of the idea for which he received U.S. patent 2,682,235 29 June 1954. The geodesic dome appealed to Fuller because it was extremely strong for its weight, its "omnitriangulated" surface provided an inherently stable structure, and because a sphere encloses
Moscow Pavilion Moscow Pavilion The Moscow Pavilion (former 70 Pavilion) was designed as an exhibition pavilion for the Soviet Union at the international exhibition Expo 67 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The project was designed by a team of architects led by . Since the 1990s, the pavilion it has been commonly called the Moscow Pavilion. After the end of Expo 67 Pavilion of the USSR, it was decided to reconstruct the building in Moscow, Russia at the Exhibition of the Achievements of the National Economy (VDNKh) at the northern entrance. During the reconstruction, the height of the roof was raised by over