Build a hemispherical structure that creates a roof above a space.
Build Domes
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What different types of dome are there? What materials are practical domes made from?
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Who are Sinan the Architect, Filippo Brunelleschi, and Buckminster Fuller? What new building techniques did they introduce?
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Where are The Pantheon, The Hagia Sophia, and The Dome of the Rock?
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How do dome structures distribute forces? How can you test domes for rigidity and strength?
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How are dome structures and atomic carbon related? What is an allotrope?
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How can you adapt ExaPlex to create more accurate geodesic domes?
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