Everyone knows that globes are cool — what else would you use as the centerpiece of your library/study? But, sadly, making your own isn’t a simple process. Even if you had a large (preferably ...

One highlight at the Whitney is a model (pictured) of a cul-de-sac lined with “Dymaxion Dwelling Machines,” the round prefab home he tried to mass-produce after World War II. Although much of ...

Designed to keep aircraft assembly lines running after World War II, plus solve the nation’s peacetime housing needs, the all-metal, circular Dymaxion House, designed by inventor Buckminster ...

There are four main popularized polyphasic sleep schedules: According to a 1943 Time magazine article, the Dymaxion schedule involves sleeping for 30 minutes every six hours—bringing total sleep ...