Man behind Komtar


A SERIES of activities will be held in remembrance of the late R. Buckminster Fuller, who was instrumental in the construction of Komtar’s iconic Dewan Tunku Geodesic Dome in Penang.

Architect-cum-urban designer Datuk Seri Lim Chong Keat said several talks would be held on July 12 next year as a tribute to his old friend fondly known as ‘Bucky’, who died in 1983 at the age of 88.

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