Between 1941 and 1946, R. Buckminster Fuller modified the original design for his Dymaxion House to incorporate newly developed aluminum alloys with increased strength-to-weight ratios. After the war, conditions were ripe for mass production of Fuller’s design. Vast aluminum resources and idled aircraft workers stood ready to meet the urgent need for low-cost housing. Unfortunately, disagreements killed the project by 1947 and only prototypes like this were built.  

R. Buckminster Fuller
American, 1895–1993
Wichita House, Wichita, Kansas, 1947