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The ‘spaceship’ house for sale again in Colorado [SOLD]

Back porch
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For Sale Posted 20 Aug 2019 By Dave South

Architect Jason Elliott Purdy designed the “spaceship” house for Clarence and Louise Lederhos who constructed the dome in 1978. “For some reason, I always wanted to live in a round house,” said Louise Lederhos in an interview. “But it was the energy efficiency that drew us to this design.” In 2016, they sold their home. Today, it’s on the market again. … read more

Student prank covers MIT Great Dome with Captain America’s shield

Top view of Captain America's shield
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Dome News Posted 10 Jun 2019 By Dave South

MIT students hacked the MIT Great Dome by turning it into Captain America’s shield in honor of Avengers: Endgame. Students carefully covered the dome with a fabric “shield” on Saturday, April 27, 2019, during the opening weekend of Endgame. MIT sophomore Raymond Huffman shot a drone video of the shield on Sunday morning. By Monday, the shield was taken down. … read more

Fantastic Colorado dome home with indoor salt-water swimming pool for sale [SOLD]

Swimming pool
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For Sale Posted 5 Jun 2019 By milehimodern

There’s a palpable “wow factor” to this home. Surrounded by a sense of pleasure and possibility, the structural roots of this monolithic dome home define its genius. The brainchild of aeronautical engineer Chris Barnes, the dome was built intentionally to be a showplace for modern design, energy efficiency, optimism and individuality. … read more

Anonymous donor gifts dome gymnasium to Idaho community

Dome at the crossroads.
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Dome News Posted 30 May 2019 By Dave South

Thanks to a generous, anonymous donation the community of Hansen, Idaho, has a new gymnasium. The Hansen School District owns the 120-foot diameter monolithic dome but shares it with the city. “This is a unique facility,” said Superintendent David Carson at Friday’s open house. “It’s a community school district partnership. Both entities will be able to use it — a lot.” … read more

Dave and Mary Spellings’ Palapa Pineapple taking shape in Belize

Inflated Airform
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Dome News Posted 21 May 2019 By Dave South

Interior construction is underway for Dave & Mary Spellings’ Monolithic Dome home — the Palapa Pineapple — in Belize. Dave Spellings said he got the idea about 25 years ago when he visited Ivan Sheinbaum’s Xanadu Resort on Ambergris Caye in Belize. “I wanted a smaller, more unique shape, with one room on top of the other. I squeezed the dome into the shape it’s in.” … read more

Obituary: Judy Lynne Bates South, 1940-2019

David and Judy South
Dome News Posted 27 Feb 2019 By Dave South

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Judy Lynne South — loving wife of David B. South and beloved mother of ten. She died in Waxahachie, Texas, on Monday, February 25, 2019. … read more

Animals—and people—sheltered in dome during Hurricane Michael

Main entrance
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Dome News Posted 14 Nov 2018 By Dave South

Forecasts predicted Hurricane Michael would land in Panama City as a strong, but still manageable, Category 3 hurricane. Employees of the Humane Society of Bay County — along with their families, friends, cats, and dogs — spent the day preparing to ride out the hurricane under the protection of their Monolithic Dome. As everyone settled in for the night, no one expected anything too severe. Then Hurricane Michael intensified into the strongest hurricane to ever hit the Florida panhandle. … read more

Letter: Margaret tells her story of riding out Hurricane Michael in a Monolithic Dome home

Clayton's home after Hurricane Michael
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Dome News Posted 5 Nov 2018 By Margaret Clayton

I was not a bit afraid during Hurricane Michael. A South Florida newspaper said there were sustained winds of 185+ mph and gusts of 201 mph. I believe that as I watched the neighbor house explode and saw trees twist and fly apart. Debris pounded the dome viciously. My hurricane windows were fractured but held so no rain entered. … read more

Hurricane Michael smashes power transformer into Monolithic Dome home

Destroyed neighbors house
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Dome News Posted 1 Nov 2018 By Dave South

Hurricane Michael smashed a power transformer into Margaret Clayton’s caterpillar shaped Monolithic Dome home. The home is a few miles southeast of Mexico Beach in Port Saint Joe, Florida. Clayton stayed in her home during the hurricane. Everything was going well — until her neighbor’s house exploded. … read more

Shell complete for FEMA rated Monolithic Dome safe room in Louisville, Mississippi

Complete dome shell
Dome News Posted 19 Sep 2018 By Dave South

Crews recently completed a Monolithic Dome shell in Louisville, Mississippi for a FEMA rated safe shelter. The shelter is part of a larger state initiative to protect communities from tornadoes like the deadly outbreak in April 2014 that claimed 10 lives in Louisville alone. … read more

Eye of the Storm for sale [SOLD]

Eye of the Storm
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For Sale Posted 2 Jul 2018 By Stewart Ulrich

Located on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina is a beautiful Monolithic Dome home known as “Eye of the Storm.” That beachfront property can be yours because the home is now up for sale. Listed at $4.9 million, this hurricane proof home is spread across 4,097 square feet. It features three bedrooms, five bathrooms, and other amenities and is one of the most well-known dome homes in the country. … read more

Immersive 3D dome theater under construction at Hawaiian aquarium

Rendering of Maui Ocean Center dome theater
Dome News Posted 10 May 2018 By Stewart Ulrich

The Maui Ocean Center on the island of Maui will soon be the home of a Monolithic Dome functioning as a theater for the center. Ground was broken in April 2018 and construction is underway. … read more

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