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You are, of course, quite correct. I apologize. I read as poorly as the author of the article (probably worse). It has been about forty years since I read much about Fuller.
I do remember seeing the Qube back in the mid '70's on a family trip to Vancouver. I just caught a quick glance but recognized the design immediately. I researched it as soon as we returned home (pre-internet, so it took some time, but I finally found it).
Silo homes were popular (probably not the right word) in the late '60's and early '70's, when there was greater toleration for unconventional housing. There was a wooden silo manufacturer in upstate New York that produced a kit for several years. Metal silos are difficult to modify (not much worse than a container, I suppose), but folks still try.
I can't imagine that transporting a section of an airliner from Tucson would be particularly easy, but whoever said that architects are practical?
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