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Updated 31 May 2023 Home»
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The Monolithic Dome Institute News & Stories section with news stories, blog posts, curated content, and feature stories about the world of Monolithic Domes, thin shell structures, and curved architecture.

Feature Stories | Dome News | Think Round | In The Media

New Website Is a Homecoming for Monolithic Constructors, Inc.

Screenshot of the new monolithic.com website.
Posted 13 Jul 2022 Think Round»

Monolithic Constructors, Inc.—or just, Monolithic—has a new website at monolithic.com. Well, it’s not entirely new. It’s more like a homecoming. … read more

Monolithic Dome Home at Lake Texoma for Sale [Sold]

Aerial view of the dome home among the trees.
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Posted 12 Jul 2022 For Sale»

A Monolithic Dome home at Lake Texoma near the Texas/Oklahoma border is for sale. Situated on 3.65 acres, the house is surrounded by trees. It has three bedrooms, two and a half baths, and an airy, open floor plan. … read more

Marjorie South and the First Monolithic Dome Home

Marjorie South House in the summer.
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By Melinda South Posted 17 Jun 2022 Think Round»

David, Barry, and Randy South built the first Monolithic Dome home for their mother, Marjorie South, my grandmother. Instead of calling her Grandma or Granny, she had us call her “Marj.” … read more

Honoring Sunflower Yellow and Sky Blue

A yellow and blue dome shows our emblem of support for Ukraine.
By Dave South Posted 25 Apr 2022 Think Round»

The colors of the Ukrainian flag—sunflower yellow and sky blue—are everywhere. The colors grace magazines, landmarks, clothing, flowers, and even cosmonauts. We are adding our own emblem of support with a Monolithic Dome twist—and a plea. … read more

Why and How Rocketship Is Building a Monolithic Dome Gym and Cafeteria

Rendering of Monolithic Dome gym and cafeteria.
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By Dave South Posted 30 Mar 2022 Dome News»

Rocketship Public Schools is constructing an early-elementary charter school in Fort Worth, Texas. The new two-story school building will feature an attached Monolithic Dome multipurpose gymnasium, cafeteria, and storm shelter. The concrete dome shell is complete and while we wait for the August 2022 opening, we can discuss two reasons this particular dome is unique—why they built it and the way it’s made. … read more

On a Hill, Among the Rocks and Trees, Sits a Splendid Monolithic Dome Home—for Sale

Gray concrete exterior.
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By Dave South Posted 28 Jan 2022 For Sale»

Beverly and Kenneth Garcia are selling their Monolithic Dome home, the wonderfully named Sweet Dome Alabama. This amazing house is built on a hillside—140-feet above the valley floor—on 45 acres surrounded by a forest near New Hope, Alabama. The combination of woodsy interior and tri-dome shape make this home both futuristic and rustic. … read more

Beautiful ‘Forgotten Coast’ Beach House for Sale

The caterpillar shaped design of Golden Eye dome home.
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By Dave South Posted 24 Jan 2022 For Sale»

Margaret Clayton is selling her Monolithic Dome home, Golden Eye. Set on Beacon Hill near Mexico Beach, Florida, the house is caterpillar shaped to fit the narrow lot. Traffic in front of the house is light even though it is only one street back from the busy beach road. It’s also an easy walk to two public access paths to the beach. … read more

Photo Tour of Hawaiian Dome Home

The house with an open ground floor and living space above.
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By Dave South Posted 20 Jan 2022 For Sale»

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

Hard Math, Made Easy, When Calculating a Horizontal Ellipsoid

Orthographic sketch of a horizontal ellipsoid dome.
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By Dave South Posted 7 Jan 2022 Think Round»

What are the areas and volume of a horizontal ellipsoid dome? There isn’t an easy answer. Spherical domes have well-defined formulas. Vertical ellipsoids are symmetrical. But tip an elliptical dome on its side, and measuring it gets a whole lot harder. … read more

Spencer Schools Dedicates New Gym and Arts Center in Wisconsin

Light snow on top of the Monolithic Dome gymnasium and arts center in Spencer, Wisconsin.
By Dave South Posted 7 Dec 2021 In The Media»

The small town of Spencer, Wisconsin, dedicated a new Monolithic Dome gym and arts facility this past weekend. The dome was part of a $5.9 million upgrade to the high school with FEMA providing $2.9 million as a grant to construct the dome as a shelter-in-place facility during severe weather. … read more

Throwback: Why Avalon Chose a Monolithic Dome Gym

Aerial view of the Avalon Multipurpose Center.
By Dave South Posted 29 Nov 2021 Dome News»

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: The World’s Oldest Monolithic Dome—the Pantheon

The entrance to the Pantheon in Rome, Italy.
By Dave South Posted 28 Jul 2021 Think Round»

The Pantheon is arguably the first monolithic dome. Not in the sense of the modern, insulated structure, but as the original one-piece, monolithic, concrete dome—the largest unreinforced concrete dome in the world. No other significant structure of antiquity has survived as well preserved nor with the roof intact. … read more

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