Geodesic Domes

Geodesic Dome

Zappos Partnering on a Geodesic Dome Village in Las Vegas

Zappos, a shoe company, is working with Geoship, a geodesic dome company, to build a village of the domes in Las Vegas.

August 14, 2019 - FastCompany

Rooftop Greenhouses, Now by Mail Order

A Switzerland-based design group is bringing back the geodesic dome in a big way with an aquaponic greenhouse that can be placed on just about any flat roof, Zak Stone reports.

May 21, 2012 - Good

Unique "Bucky Dome" On View

One of the few remaining prototypes for Buckminster Fuller's "autonomous dwelling machine" - a 24 ft geodesic dome - has been restored and is on view now in Miami's Design District.

December 4, 2011 - The Art Newspaper

One of Bucky Fuller's Most Realized Domes, Revitalized

25 miles east of Cleveland you'll find a futuristic-looking office building featuring a gigantic geodesic dome. Metropolis Magazine looks at the building's history and the preservation efforts that recently restored it.

November 13, 2011 - Metropolis

FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?

After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.

Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold

The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.

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