5 great reasons to build a geodesic dome home

  Dome homes . They’re kind of weird looking and they don’t exactly fit into those perfect little neighborhoods you see when walking around a cute downtown area or a clean-cut suburban gated community. But Buckminster Fuller saw the potential is those triangles: With the goal of creating a structure analogous to nature’s own designs, Fuller began to  experiment with geometry  in the late 1940s. In 1951, he patented the geodesic dome, and while you may not see a lot of on a normal city street, geodesic domes are known to be the most efficient building system available. So, why should you want a  dome home  anyway? Read the rest of 5 great reasons to build a geodesic dome home Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Buckminster Fuller , Bucky Fuller , dome architecture , dome cabins , dome homes , dome house , dome houses , geodesic dome , geodesic dome architecture , geodesic dome homes , geodesic dome houses , geodesic domes , geodesic eco dome , inside a dome home

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5 great reasons to build a geodesic dome home