Fly`s Eye Dome At Crystal Bridges Bentonville Arkansas. The Fly’S Eye Dome Is A Creation Of American Designer, Inventor, And Theorist R. Buckminster Fuller, And Was Originally Intended To Provide Economical, Efficient Housing. After Working For Many Years Designing Geodesic Domes For Industry And The Military, In 1966 Fuller Began Working With John Warren, A Surf Board Manufacturer Specializing In Fiberglass, And Architect Norman Foster To Develop A New Dome. This One Would Be Constructed Of Lightweight Fiberglass And Feature Circular Openings, Called €Œoculi,€ In A Pattern Similar To The Lenses Of A Fly’S Eye, Which Would Allow Light And Air To Enter Without Compromising The Integrity Of The Structure.

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