Skip Navigation to main content U.S. Department of Energy U.S. Department of Energy Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Bringing you a prosperous future where energy is clean, abundant, reliable, and affordable EERE Home
Building Technologies Program
Energy and Buildings in the 20th Century 

 

Search Help    More Search Options 

EERE Information Center
Energy and Buildings home link
Looking Back main link
Milestone Buildings main link
1900 to 1910 timeline
1910 to 1919
1920 to 1929
1930 to 1939
1940 to 1949
1950 to 1959
1960 to 1969
1970 to 1979
1980 to 1989
1990 to 1999
A to Z listing
Site Credits
Site Map
Milestone Buildings of the 20th Century

1920-1929

1927
Dymaxion House Model

Architect: Buckminster Fuller

This aluminum and cable structure was designed as a "machine for living." All parts- from the foundation to the roof-were mass produced, easy to move by land, sea, or air, and ready for instant construction anywhere. With this house, "Bucky" Fuller launched a movement for energy efficient, resource conscious, precision building.

1927 Dymaxion House Model, Everywhere, USA

Technologies, Innovations, and Quality of Life
1925   Five million cars mass produced
1926   Liquid-fueled rocket
1927   The first pop-up toaster is designed in the U.S.
1928   Fleming discovers penicillin, a cure for infections
1929   Stock market crash on Wall Street
1929   Kitchens with continuous work surfaces


Printable Version