It's believed that for the initial design of the Chemosphere (1960) architect John Lautner and his client, a young aerospace engineer named Leonard Malin, were inspired by the Dymaxion House by R. Buckminster Fuller. Both houses were conceived as a polygon set atop a central post and held together by cables. At the time, Lautner was quoted in The New York Times proposing the Malin Residence as a prototype for "moderate-priced housing." Image courtesy © J. Paul Getty Trust. Getty Research
Institute, Los Angeles (2004.R.10). #iconic #losangeles #chemosphere #lautner #johnlautner #malinhouse #malin #fuller #buckminsterfuller #buckyfuller #dymaxion Photo 5 of 8 in Iconic Modern Homes in Los Angeles by Amanda Dameron

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It's believed that for the initial design of the Chemosphere (1960) architect John Lautner and his client, a young aerospace engineer named Leonard Malin, were inspired by the Dymaxion House by R. Buckminster Fuller. Both houses were conceived as a polygon set atop a central post and held together by cables. At the time, Lautner was quoted in The New York Times proposing the Malin Residence as a prototype for "moderate-priced housing." Image courtesy © J. Paul Getty Trust. Getty Research
Institute, Los Angeles (2004.R.10). #iconic #losangeles #chemosphere #lautner #johnlautner #malinhouse #malin #fuller #buckminsterfuller #buckyfuller #dymaxion