May anyone help me to know where this picture is located? If you have visited that, how does it looks like to be inside it?
A Question About This Photo.
by Scott77 7 Replies latest social current
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glenster
It's in this category:
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talesin
I've been in this one at Disneyworld (although it's a circle, and not a true geodesic dome).. very cool! It's a greenhouse.
http://architecture.about.com/od/geodesicdomes/a/spaceship.htm
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jgnat
The inventor is Buckminster Fuller, and his designs have been around since the seventies.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminster_Fuller
The wiki article does not mention it, but I recall from my study of geodesic domes that Fuller is very nearly blind and he learned about shapes by manipulatin them.
The geodesic design has the strongest shape-to-material ratio. It is very efficient.
This fellow may be the next generation of innovator.
http://www.ted.com/talks/michael_mcdaniel_cheap_effective_shelter_for_disaster_relief.html
Or perhaps these are the descendants:
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talesin
Yes, he was way ahead of his time, Jgnat. I remember learning about him during the Centennial, when the geodesic dome was built for the world fair in Montreal, Expo 67. By the time I got to Montreal, it had already burned down. :(
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Scott77
"...The inventor is Buckminster Fuller...The wiki article does not mention it, but I recall from my study of geodesic domes that Fuller is very nearly blind and he learned about shapes by manipulatin them..." jgnat Wow, very interesting about Buckminster Fuller. Alot of us think when you loss sight, its the end of your life. Now comes Buckminster Fuller. Iam sure, this ought to change the negative public perception about disability as a handicap.
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