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Norman Foster doing another automobile: Bucky Fuller's Dymaxion

By Rain Noe - October 18, 2010

in Object Culture

[image credit: Gregory Gibbons]

After winning a design competition to redesign London's iconic Routemaster bus, what vehicle do you think Norman Foster would turn to next? The answer surprised us: Foster decided to rebuild Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion car, a revolutionary hot-dog-shaped vehicle from 1933.

The 20-foot-long Dymaxion could carry 11 passengers and got 30 miles to the gallon, but a controversial accident at the World's Fair--in which the driver was killed and two passengers seriously injured--crushed any hope the car would ever see production. Accident aside, Foster has reportedly been fascinated with the Dymaxion since his time working for Fuller. The Guardian has more on the subject.

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