My Companion is obsessed about Bucky spheres to live in. So I'm trying to get a better idea about what they're all about, and how feasible the idea is. Are there any noises about people building them to dwell in? Or is the whole idea still on paper?
I'm a Social Scientist, not a Mathemagician, so be gentle.

For those who are into it, Hugh Kenner's seminal "Geodesic Math and How To Use It" is back in print for a reasonable price, vs. the $300 the pirates on amazon were asking.

On topic:

I'm currently investigating the potential of a semisubterranian geodesic sphere (not dome, but complete sphere).

Well, that, and all the models one ends up building to understand the stuff makes for great decor. :-)

A friend has gotten into making geodesic domes, both models and full size, so I wanted a way to get helpful tips from time to time. I'm interested in them, but don't have any great designs for any yet. Hopefully in the future.

Eventually, building a home.

I want to build a big dome to have as community living space. A future project for me would be to hook up with a group of likeminded souls to partner on a business venture in dome building. Have you seen the design of the domes made by Temcor? They use aluminum extrusions for struts.....kind of like modified I-beams......and the connectors are special aluminum discs. The result is a structure that is a bunch of flat triangular planes that provide a surface to attach a triangular panel (glass, aluminum, or solar) that is sealed around the edges with an integral silicone seal. My thought is to simplify that design, build a prototype, work out the bugs, and then start doing production runs. It will take a team to do it all......and the result will be domes that last for hundreds of years. I'm thinking that making something like this happen would be a good use of my time. Interested?

Brightest blessings, Stove

At Burning Man, friends and I have a couple of 23 ft domes for shelter for the weeklong event.


I just like checking to see if there are easier and better notions of construction that people might have.

--Built a half-scale Pacific dome from Domebook, ages ago. Used it to cover a hot tub; worked pretty good. Just keeping current via this group. Maybe some day, something portable for Burning Man chill space would be kewl.

newbie here - - - long time bucky buddy - in early 1970's was principal builder in "barnraising" a 42' diameter 4 frequency dome in Franklin ME. It was a wonderfully challenging project. I may scan one of my favorite pictures of the event to share on this tribe. in general - interest in structure, design and construction - especially green / sustainable.

I came here to get tips on building a dome. I built it in 2004. Now I just lurk.

I documented the proces: www.dragishak.com/dome/dome.html

I just like geodesic domes and am tired of the compulsion to have 90 degree angles in every structure. Get over it, West.

I'm interested in incorporating weather controlled enviroments in a series of interconnected domes for life with limited water and a parching sunshine...
(think I can raise some venture capital for this project? )


No really, I just like domes and people wholike domes... and plan to read some of buckminsters lectures soon/.
: )