• 407 S. Forest Ave., Carbondale, IL

Historic Renovation & Preservation

Established as a true historical landmark, with honors.

The Leicester B. Holland Prize is a national award that celebrates excellence in measured drawings of historic architecture, engineering, and landscapes—perfectly aligning with the innovative legacy of Buckminster Fuller. Sponsored by the National Park Service, this prize recognizes the best single-sheet drawing created to HABS, HAER, or HALS standards, preserving designs like Fuller’s iconic geodesic domes for future generations. Winning entries are archived in the Library of Congress, making them a lasting resource for architects, historians, and preservationists passionate about historic preservation and sustainable design.

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Image courtesy of Eric Long (Smithsonian Air and Space Museum)

Thad Heckman, of the architectural practice 'Design Works', signing the Blueprint in Washington D.C with Robert Arzola, Historic Documentation Programs, and Catherine Levoie, Chief, Historic American Buildings Survey of the National Park Service. Thad is also a former board member of RBF Dome NFP and a retired SIU faculty.

From Architechtural Record

“Thad Heckman won the 2011 Holland Prize for his HABS measured drawing of the Richard Buckminster Fuller and Anne Hewlett Fuller Dome Home in Carbondale, Illinois. The Library of Congress, in cooperation with the National Park Service and Architectural Record, recently announced the winners for the first two years of a new prize for the best single-sheet, measured drawing of an historic building, site or structure prepared to the standards of the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), or the Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS).” – Architectural Record (June 3, 2013)

The Library of Congress
2011 Holland Prize

Fuller Dome Home Holland Prize Winning Drawing Pen and Ink Version.
This reproduction of the Holland Prize is designed to recreate the illusion of a job-worn distressed blueprint. This version was created by Chris DeShazo from Thad Heckman's original winning drawing of the Fuller Dome Home. Images courtesy Library of Congress.
This colorization of the original rendering of the Holland Prize winning blueprint of the Fuller Dome Home was done by Kelsey Kaufmann Jordan. Images courtesy Library of Congress.

Print versions of these drawings can be purchased in our Online store. This is a “Giclee“ print; high quality, archival stable paper and inks.
All proceeds from the sales of the print have been generously donated by Thad Heckman.

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YOU CAN HELP

Right now there are two ways you can help support the completion of the restoration and continuing maintainance of the R. Buckminster Fuller Dome Home. We have an online store where 100% of the proceeds go to the restoration and maintainance of the Dome. You can donate directly with a PayPal Donation option. Any donation would be greatly appreciated and will help us keep this amazing treasure accessible to the public.

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