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-# Geodesic domes+This topic is part of [[gt:buildings|Buildings & construction]]. 
 +====== Geodesic domes ======
  
  
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-## What are geodesic domes?+===== What are geodesic domes? =====
  
 The word geodesic relates to lines drawn between points on a sphere or a curved surface. So to picture a geodesic dome, think of a sphere (or half a sphere) with some dots on it, with the dots connected with straight lines making triangles (usually), and the sphere removed. Here’s an image of a classic geodesic dome frame. The word geodesic relates to lines drawn between points on a sphere or a curved surface. So to picture a geodesic dome, think of a sphere (or half a sphere) with some dots on it, with the dots connected with straight lines making triangles (usually), and the sphere removed. Here’s an image of a classic geodesic dome frame.
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-## What are the benefits of geodesic domes?+===== What are the benefits of geodesic domes? =====
  
 **Strength:** triangulation gives huge strength. **Strength:** triangulation gives huge strength.
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-## What can I do? +===== What can I do? ===== 
-### Types of dome+==== Types of dome ====
  
 You can have a go at making a model first. And if you’re fascinated by the maths behind it, you’re going to have [a lot of fun](https://simplydifferently.org/Geodesic_Dome_Notes?page=1#Origin%20of%20the%20Geodesic%20Dome). You can have a go at making a model first. And if you’re fascinated by the maths behind it, you’re going to have [a lot of fun](https://simplydifferently.org/Geodesic_Dome_Notes?page=1#Origin%20of%20the%20Geodesic%20Dome).
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-### Building a dome+==== Building a dome ====
  
 An introduction like this is too short for detailed instructions for building a geodesic dome house, but there’s lots of information out there, including detailed tutorials and plans, many of them free. See our links page, search online and look for [instructional videos on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL--oBARR8PwZtH7drz5Sjw). There are many different styles and shapes, and innovations are emerging all the time – for example the [beveled](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRbTyFK2m7s) [frame](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRbTyFK2m7s) [method](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRbTyFK2m7s) removes the need for a joint, with a hole, where the tips of triangles meet. This is perhaps the simplest way to build, although you’ll need a table saw with a tilt function, to cut the bevel angles. An introduction like this is too short for detailed instructions for building a geodesic dome house, but there’s lots of information out there, including detailed tutorials and plans, many of them free. See our links page, search online and look for [instructional videos on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL--oBARR8PwZtH7drz5Sjw). There are many different styles and shapes, and innovations are emerging all the time – for example the [beveled](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRbTyFK2m7s) [frame](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRbTyFK2m7s) [method](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRbTyFK2m7s) removes the need for a joint, with a hole, where the tips of triangles meet. This is perhaps the simplest way to build, although you’ll need a table saw with a tilt function, to cut the bevel angles.
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-## Further resources+===== Forum ===== 
 + 
 +This topic belongs to the section [[gt:buildings|Buildings & construction]]. You can ask questions or add information on the corresponding [Forum section](https://forum.growingthecommons.org/t/buildings). 
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 +===== Further resources =====
  
 - [Buckminster Fuller Institute](https://www.bfi.org/about-fuller/geodesic-domes/) info on geodesic domes on a site dedicated to their inventor - [Buckminster Fuller Institute](https://www.bfi.org/about-fuller/geodesic-domes/) info on geodesic domes on a site dedicated to their inventor
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-## Related topics+===== Related topics =====
  
-- [Roundhouses](https://knowledge.growingthecommons.org/doku.php/roun/roundhouses) +- [Roundhouses](roun:roundhouses) 
-- [Tipis](https://knowledge.growingthecommons.org/doku.php/tipi/tipis) +- [Tipis](tipi:tipis) 
-- [Yurts/gers](https://knowledge.growingthecommons.org/doku.php/yurt/yurts)+- [Yurts/gers](yurt:yurts)
  
-## Specialist curators of this topic+===== Specialist curators of this topic =====
  
  
  
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