That's the Wichita House.
The DDU consisted of a masonry ring with a tension strap, a floor made of corrugated metal and Masonite laid at right angles, a Butler grain elevator, custom compound curve roof pieces and a ventilator cap. All dismountable and portable.
There is a
great write-up on the ghost DDUs of Nerw Jersey here:
https://alastairgordonwalltowall.com...inster-fuller/
Perhaps you are thinking of the picture taken during R&D )? It was being built from the top down and has an open top and a gap all around the bottom. That was when he confirmed the vertical vortex air circulation in a 'hemispherical' space.
Apart from the 1920s prototype (and it's 10-story version) and the Dymaxion House, the only other [unbuilt] example I'm aware of was a project for the Soviet Union, IIRC.
https://www.google.com/search?q=dymaxion+dwelling+unit (Google gets the credit because pinterest sucks)
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In business, he was his own worst enemy.
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Steve Jobs would have understood Bucky and his third prototypes.
I showed my son the Aeropod link and I have him half-convinced that instead of adding onto his house, he should get a 20ft section of airplane fuselage and have a crane lift it over the house into the back. He works in aerospace in the Seattle area and his brother has done that with a deck.
Edit: After I finished that article, I looked at you link. You dropped the close paren so confuses Wikipedia. Nice building though.