Jay C. White Cloud wrote:Monolithic Dome Help
I love geopolymers. I also have seen some incredibly nice homes in caves/old mines in the appropriate environments for them. I think with the correct skill sets, motivation and money anything can be "made to work." I love the concept of Wofati, and think some could last millenia if built properly.
As a natural/traditional builder, I can't say I have ever seen a "modern dome" work survive much past 20 years without major issues...
I think brick/stone domes/vaults have great/excellent potential, and though I don't believe "modern domes" work (or have proven to) I love traditional domes of all types starting with Brunelleschi's Dome. In the vernacular forms, like cloister (ambulatory) vaults, caponier in domestic application, timbrel (catalan) vault...this is one of my favorite forms/types!!, groin vault, muqarnas (stalactite vaults)...and it rambles on....
Auroville Earth Institute is a wonderful place to explore the possibilities of such structures in the methods that have historical/empirical positive track records...
I love geopolymers
Community Building 2.0: ask me about drL, the rotational-mob-grazing format for human interactions.
And then we all jump out and yell "surprise! we got you this tiny ad!"
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