What is a geo-dome?

geodome house, geo dome home, geodesic house, geodesic dome home kit, geodesic home, geodomes for sale, dome home for sale, dome homes prices Geodesic dome is a hemispherical thin shell structure (lattice shell) based on a geodesic polyhedron. In triangular elements domes are structurally rigid and the distribution of structural stresses throughout the structure, which makes geodesic domes able to withstand very high loads for their size.

What is a geo-dome? • History of Geodesic dome

The first geodesic dome was developed after World War I. The chief engineer of the optics company Carl Zeiss built a planetarium in this shape. A small dome was then patented and built by Dykerhoff and Wydmann on the roof of the Zeiss factory in Jena, Germany. The large dome, known as the “Miracle of Jena”, was opened to the public in July 1926.

Twenty years later, Buckminster Fuller introduced the term “geodesic” from field experiments with artist Kenneth Snelson at Black Mountain College in 1948 and 1949. Although Fuller was not the first inventor, he is credited with popularising the idea in the United States, for which he was granted U.S. Patent 2682235A, dated 29 June 1954. The oldest surviving dome built by Fuller himself is in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, and was built by students under his tutelage in three weeks in 1953.

Fuller liked the geodesic dome because it was extremely strong for its weight, its “omnitriangulated” surface provided an inherently stable structure, and the sphere covered the largest volume with the smallest surface area.

Starting in 1954, the US Marines experimented with helicopter-delivered geodesic domes. A 30-foot geodesic dome made of wood and plastic was lifted and transported by helicopter at 50 knots without damage, resulting in a standard magnesium dome made by Magnesium Products of Milwaukee.

The dome was introduced to a wider audience as a pavilion for the 1964 New York World’s Fair, designed by Thomas S. Howard of Synergetics, Inc. This dome is now used as an aviary at the Queens Zoo in Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

For the 1986 World’s Fair (Expo 86), the Buckminster Fuller-inspired geodesic dome was designed by Expo chief architect Bruno Frerchi to serve as the fair’s exhibition centre. Construction began in 1984 and was completed in early 1985. The dome and building now serve as a centre for art, science and technology and have been named the World of Science.

In 2000, the world’s first fully sustainable geodesic hotel dome, EcoCamp Patagonia, was built in Chilean Patagonia and opened the following year in 2001; the hotel’s dome design is key to withstanding the region’s strong winds and is based on the dwellings of the indigenous Cavescar people. Geodomes are also becoming popular as places for glamping (glamorous camping).

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