Sleeping in a Geodesic Dome Is the Only Way I Want to Camp [Summermodo]
The Geodesic dome was first invented by Buckminster Fuller as part of his vision of a better tomorrow. While the world did not adopt his solution for a shelter that maximized volume while using minimum amounts of material, the dome has maintained a cult-following. One such example of that is a British farm that lets you embark into the wild and "camp" in a geodesic dome. More »
source: gizmodo.com
1 Jul 2012
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