The building will be called the "Wonder of Jena" when it's completed in 1926. The wonder is the planetarium, however, and the orbs that are projected on an artificial sky; the lightweight construction method, initially at least, inspires no imitators. 2/
In the 1950s, U.S. architect Buckminster Fuller rediscovers the 1920s design, which he renames the geodesic dome (Bauersfeld hadn't coined any name). Fuller touts these polyhedrons as the buildings of the future for their simplicity and durability; thousands have been built. 3/3
One of my favorite exhibits visiting the Henry Ford Museum is the Buckminster Fuller house...I felt that would be an interesting building to live in, for a while