RBF Dome NFP: Preserving the geodesic dome home of R. Buckminster 'Bucky' Fuller and Anne Hewlett Fuller in Carbondale, Illinois

The Fuller Dome Transformation Initiative : April 18th - 22nd, 2010

"Don't fight forces. Use them." - Shelter

The Fuller Dome Transformation Initiative :: April 18th – 22nd, 2010

The Fiftieth Anniversary of the construction of the R. Buckminster and Anne Hewlett Fuller Dome Home in Carbondale, Illinois takes place April 19th 2010. The Buckminster Fuller Dome Home Non-Profit will honor the occasion with the launch of “The Fuller Dome Transformation Initiative,” an impressive event running Sunday, April 18th to Thursday, April 22nd.

Please check out our complete 5-Day Schedule of Events, and purchase an all-event pass. A $75 donation gets you into all Initiative events, and gives you up to a 20% discount on all meals.

Doghouse Dome Design Competition
Monday, April 19th, 8 am to 5 pm, Carbondale Town Square

Desktop Dome Design Competition
Monday, April 19th, 6:30 pm, Varsity Center for the Arts

BUCKMINSTER FULLER LIVE! by Noel Murphy (click for poster)
Monday, April 19th, 8:00 pm, Browne Auditorium in Parkinson Hall [Rm. 124], SIUC

World Debut of "The Last Dymaxion: Buckminster Fuller's Dream Restored" by filmmaker Noel Murphy" (click for poster)
Wednesday, April 21st, 6:30 pm, Guyon Auditorium, Morris Library, SIUC

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Board of Directors:
President & Treasurer: Brent Ritzel
Vice President: Larry Weatherford
Secretary: Judy Ashby

Founding Members:
H.F.W. "Bill" Perk
John Johnson

Directors:
Larry Busch
Shai Yeshayahu
Brian Gorecki
Kathy Livingston
Dr. Linda Hostalek
Thad Heckman
Kaitlin Dorn

Advisory Board:
Jay Baldwin
Joseph Clinton
Allegra Fuller-Snyder
Medard Gabel
Shirley Sharkey
Thomas "T.K." Zung