Geodesic Domes

On the first day of our Building Community camp each of our four groups worked together and constructed a Geodesic Dome after learning about circular structures in general and the history of geodesic domes and Buckminster Fuller in particular.

This group based project was designed not only as a fun way to build community among the students as they work together to create a large three dimensional structure but also to begin to understand the fundamentals of architecture and structure design.

The youngest campers attached self-portrait plates on the joints adding images of themselves to this community building as well as decoration and stability.

Click here to learn more about geodesic domes:
http://architecture.about.com/od/periodsstyles/ig/House-Styles/Geodesic-Dome.htm
www.yesmag.ca/projects/geodesic.html

Camp: Building Community: Architecture and Friends
Art Project: Geodesic Domes
Teaching Artist: Emma Garr