Dome News

Photo Tour of Hawaiian Dome Home

The house with an open ground floor and living space above.

By Dave South Posted 20 Jan 2022

Back in 2020, Jo King listed her Hawaiian home for sale. Needless to say, selling a home during a pandemic proved more than a little challenging. Instead, she pulled it from the market. Now she thinks it’s time to try again. Her Monolithic Dome home is in one of the most beautiful settings we have ever seen—on the island of Kauai. … read more

Throwback: Why Avalon Chose a Monolithic Dome Gym

Aerial view of the Avalon Multipurpose Center.

By Dave South Posted 29 Nov 2021

Twenty years ago, the school board in Avalon, Texas, broke ground on a new Monolithic Dome gymnasium. It would be more than just a place for playing ball, it became a classroom, concert hall, community center, and—when necessary—a storm shelter. No wonder it’s called the Avalon Multipurpose Center. … read more

Throwback: Houston Area Church Is a Dome of Many Firsts

Flying over the job site reveals the scope of work.

By Dave South Posted 1 Jul 2021

Today’s throwback story is from 1984 with a dome of firsts—the Maranatha Church—the first Monolithic Dome over 200-feet diameter, the first dome proving energy savings enough to pay for the building, and the first high capacity auditorium with seating for over 4,000. … read more

Throwback: Breckon Sports Center at Park University’s underground school

By Dave South Posted 11 Jun 2021

Today’s throwback is the story of an innovative school with an equally innovative campus—the largest underground educational campus in the world. When the school needed a new gymnasium they sought a solution as innovative as building underground—the Monolithic Dome. … read more

The Dome Builder Workshops are Back!

Monolithic Dome Builders Workshop Alumni.

By Dave South Posted 3 Jun 2021

It’s back! After a year and a half hiatus, the Monolithic Dome Builders Workshop resumes again in September 2021. Coronavirus restrictions are lifting. Travel is returning. We can finally gather to teach, discuss, and build another Monolithic Dome. … read more

A Stunning Tour of the Red Rock Chavez Ranch Road Dome Home [SOLD]

By Dave South Posted 20 Apr 2021

Stunning is the only word for it. It is a massive, red-rock coated Monolithic Dome nestled among the red landscape of Sedona, Arizona. The house contains 10 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, a fitness room, a theater, a beautiful kitchen, and so much more. … read more

Obituary: David Barney South, 1939-2020

By Dave South Posted 3 Nov 2020

We are sad to announce the passing of David Barney South Sr.—husband, father, entrepreneur, and inventor. David was married to the late Judy Lynne South (née Bates), and they raised nine children together. He co-invented the Monolithic Dome with his brothers, and they built a new construction industry. … read more

Dome Construction Is Nearly Complete for Las Vegas Gypsum Storage

By Dave South Posted 11 Sep 2020

Shell construction is almost complete for a large gypsum storage east of Las Vegas, Nevada. PABCO Gypsum is a vertically integrated mining and manufacturing facility that produces 110 million square meters of drywall per year. The new dome replaces a 50-year-old steel dome. … read more

TBT: The Past and Future Johnson Creek School

By Dave South Posted 30 Jul 2020

Today’s Throwback Thursday is a bit different as we look to the past and the future in Johnson Creek, Wisconsin. In 2016 the Johnson Creek School District opened a five-dome school to serve as the combined middle and high school. The small district of 750 students was dealing with old school buildings plus a hodgepodge of additions and portable classrooms. The maintenance costs were increasing and they needed something new. They tried several times to pass a bond to build a conventional school, but each time the voters rejected it. So they sought for a more innovative, affordable solution and found the Monolithic Dome. … read more

TBT: The Lincoln County Farm Center

Posted 28 May 2020

Today’s Throwback Thursday is the Lincoln County Farm Center on US Route 66 in Chandler, Oklahoma. It’s home to the first Monolithic Dome fertilizer storage project—built more than 40 years ago in 1978. In 2011, the storage dome was covered with stainless steel and in 2015 they built a large, Monolithic Dome ranch store. … read more

‘We're Going in Oklahoma’ Tours Finished Eagle Event Center

By Dave South Posted 26 May 2020

The Eagle Event Center in Hennessey, Oklahoma, is finished. Hennessey Public Schools received the Certificate of Occupancy, and the new building is open—just in time for tonight’s graduation ceremony. Superintendent Mike Woods recently gave Jack Quirk of We’re Going in Oklahoma a tour of the new facility, and we get to tag along in the newly posted video. … read more

TBT: We Revisit Shalom Dome

By Dave South Posted 9 Apr 2020

As we migrate content from our old website we feel it’s time to start our own version of Throwback Thursday. This week it’s the Shalom Dome home in Platte City, Missouri. Completed in 2017, the 3,000 square foot house features three bedrooms, three bathrooms, office, home theater, loft, and a beautiful great room with kitchen and dining area. The unique shape of the Monolithic Dome combines orion-style stem walls with a multi-dome shaped Airform. … read more

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