Domes, Zomes, and Drop City

Year: 2012 Authors: Paul Hildebrandt; Clark Richert

Core claim

Simple whole-number spatial relationships from the icosahedron underlie both geodesic domes and zomes, making complex architectural forms from modular components.

Topics

geodesic domes, zomes, Drop City, icosahedral geometry

Domains

polyhedra, trigonometry, irrational proportions, discrete geometry, architecture, installation art, communal living, construction systems

Methods

historical narrative, geometric comparison, structural analogy, illustrated examples

Media

car-top triangles, steel framework, Zometool components, photographs

Source status

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