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Aidomes.com - Domes from American Ingenuity, Inc. Constructing Our Geodesic Dome — ByExample.com. After a year of living and camping in the desert, Patrick and I decided to build a geodesic dome structure to provide us with shade and shelter from the elements.

Constructing Our Geodesic Dome — ByExample.com

Simple picnic tents and EZ-up shelters that are commonly used just won't cut it in this desert environment. Strong and gusty winds often blow in unexpectedly and are known to mangle inadequate structures without regard. Geodesic Dome Home Raising geodesic domes – Domes Northwest - Geodesic Dome Kits. Domes Northwest – Geodesic Dome Kits Geodesic dome kits for residential and commercial structures | (509) 385-0151 Helpful Sites geodesic domes One Response to “geodesic domes” gerald mark: June 10, 2012 at 2:26 am I would like to receive one of your DVD Leave a Reply Dome Raisings If you'd like to be notified of the next dome raising and receive a free DVD that contains a "Dome Tour', Planet Green's "World's Greenest Homes" featuring Natural Spaces Domes & Dome Price List, contact Tim at Natural Spaces Domes!

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Contact Us | Privacy StatementCopyright © 2010 Domes Northwest. Iceweasel. Constructing geodesic domes - Geiger, David S. The invention relates to geometrically shaped buildings, and more particularly, to constructing geodesic domes.

Constructing geodesic domes - Geiger, David S.

A geodesic dome is a type of structure constructed with straight elements that form interlocking polygons. The structure is comprised of a complex network of polygons, usually triangles, which form a roughly spherical surface. The more complex the network of polygons, the more closely the dome approximates the shape of a sphere. There have been many different techniques studied to construct a geodesic dome, including constructing the geodesic dome with a framework or without a framework. Geodisc Dome Greenhouse. Homepage of Shane's Dome Home. Welcome to www.facts.net.au/dome brought to you by Shanethe designer, builder and occupier of a geodesic dome home in Tasmania.

Homepage of Shane's Dome Home

We built our house after 14-15 years of saving, planning and researching all initially in response to what we considered an aesthetic ideal. We had to explore seriously changing dynamics. Things such as location relevant to this architectural form have been foremost in our minds having bought and sold two other sites over the years before committing ourselves to enter into the realm of actually building. The multi faceted persona of any property and its environment reaches beyond its initial enticing panorama and requires extended contemplative interaction, ie. to drive to and from the site, walk or camp and see the seasons come and go. The 14 metre diameter dome is a 3v, 3/8 Alternate Geodesic seated on a ring beam and surrounded by decking and suported on a treated pole construction.

Our plans have been passed by three local councils. Cardboard Domes - Homepage: Constructing Cardboard Geodesic Domes That Will Survive Burning Man and the Black Rock Desert. This site was designed in response to people asking us how we made our domes and who were interested in making their own.

Cardboard Domes - Homepage: Constructing Cardboard Geodesic Domes That Will Survive Burning Man and the Black Rock Desert

The design was borrowed from a 1973 edition of Popular Science and was improved upon to meet the rigors of the Black Rock Desert. These domes have served as an effective shelter against wind, extreme heat and, once painted, rainfall. The largest of the three domes in the picture opposite measures approximately 12' 7" in diameter and is about 6' 3" high at its center. We recommend building the largest one. All the measurements throughout this web site relate to the largest size. Feel free to contact us with any questions or comments about dome construction or the outline of this web site. If making a cardboard dome isn't the thing for you, visit these friends of mine, DomeGuys International who make geodesic domes professionally. If you've found this site helpful, please consider giving a donation to help defray the costs of keeping it up.

Geodesic Domes are Rad. Geodesic domes are rad.

Geodesic Domes are Rad

They are easy to build – fast and cheap – and they are strong! Their creator was one of the coolest guys of his day, Buckminster Fuller or “Bucky” as he is lovingly known. He quieted critics of his ingenious structure by erecting enormous geodesic domes all over the world in no time at all –sometimes in mere hours instead of months or years. Serving atop mountains, sheltering Arctic radar installations, and even covering the South Pole, they have proved to be the strongest structures ever devised.