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TOPIC: Geodesic Dome


Developed by F. Buckminster Fuller, the Geodesic Dome has Great Strength due to the triangles. The EDEN Project in the UK is using geodesic domes. Where many Geometric shapes could potentially be used, the Triangle works best. A Troubled Times TEAM has been formed to find ways to put up inexpensive and portable geodesic domes. There are a number of Dome Manufacturers, such as Good Karma Enterprises which has been building such domes for over 25 years. American Ingenuity boasts an earthquake proof dome.