Just give me a home, in a great circle dome Where stresses and strains are at ease.
April 24, 2010 6:58 PM Subscribe
Can anyone identify either the specific dome building in the background of first picture on this page or a similar type.
Is this a common building type in Russia or anywhere else? Pictures or any details would be of interest.
It appears that the centre dome has at least two smaller domes joined to it by covered arms.
Is this a common building type in Russia or anywhere else? Pictures or any details would be of interest.
It appears that the centre dome has at least two smaller domes joined to it by covered arms.
Geodesic domes were a pet idea of Buckminster Fuller, but they never really became very popular.
His fascination with that shape was the reason that the Fullerenes were named after him. (Round fullerenes are known as "Bucky-balls" and the smallest fullerene, C60, is called "Buckminster Fullerene".)
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 7:11 PM on April 24, 2010
His fascination with that shape was the reason that the Fullerenes were named after him. (Round fullerenes are known as "Bucky-balls" and the smallest fullerene, C60, is called "Buckminster Fullerene".)
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 7:11 PM on April 24, 2010
Are you looking for specific pointers to the manufacturer or model of that dome, or information on prefab geodesic domes in general, or...?
posted by hattifattener at 7:13 PM on April 24, 2010
posted by hattifattener at 7:13 PM on April 24, 2010
Response by poster: I was looking for information on that model specifically but the magic phrase prefab geodesic domes in google is returning lots of hits.
posted by Mitheral at 8:11 PM on April 24, 2010
posted by Mitheral at 8:11 PM on April 24, 2010
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posted by a womble is an active kind of sloth at 7:04 PM on April 24, 2010