Photo Credit – Michael Millette & Zip Tie Domes Truncating a 3 Frequency Icosahedron To truncate is to cut something off. Form and function are two starting points of knowing where to cut a portion of the icosahedron off with the intent to make a home. Form includes your personal vision and what you require…
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Chapter II – Dome Frequencies
What is a Frequency? First, I had to figure out what a frequency is. According to Wikipedia, there are a variety of frequencies: temporal, spatial, and angular. ¹ Too technical for me. Basically, a frequency is the number of times something occurs. In domes – a frequency is how many times an icosahedron edge has…
Chapter I – Five Platonic Solids & Dome Homes
Etymology of a Dream Michael was 15 years old when he first laid eyes on a geodesic dome home located in Cambellford, Ontario. He had no idea these types of homes existed. At that moment, he began his love affair with these highly irregular and unique structures. When Michael and I first met, he asked…