What are Geodesic Domes?
Geodesic domes are structures that approximate spheres or partial spheres by arranging struts in regular polyhedrons around the surface of the sphere. Geodesic domes may be made up of triangles, hexagons, or other polyhedrons. The structures are extremely strong and stable and offer the largest ratio of volume to weight of all known linear structures. While Walter Bauersfield built the first geodesic dome in Germany in 1922, the structure is most often associated with Buckminster Fuller, who independently developed and popularized geodesic domes in the United States in the 1950s. Fuller also obtained a patent for the structure. Because of the many benefits of geodesic domes, including the relative ease with which they can be built and their more effective use of building materials, Fuller believed that they could relieve worldwide housing problems. He also lived in his own geodesic dome. Geodesic domes have quite a few benefits in addition to those already mentioned. They are aerodynam
