How can I tile a sphere using the minimum number of differently shaped units? I have a 3 meter diameter sphere and I need to tile it using units that are each about 400 square cm (ie like a 20 x 20cm square). The units must be flat (ie, not spherical triangles). [more inside]
posted by silence on Jun 2, 2008 - 14 answers

Looking for those with personal experience with acoustical and heating/cooling properties of geodesic domes [more inside]
posted by goalyeehah on May 8, 2007 - 2 answers

I want to build a small, inexpensive geodesic dome using cardboard. Where can I find good specs and instructions? Is this even feasible with regular cardboard? [more inside]
posted by goalyeehah on Oct 27, 2006 - 8 answers