David B. South Home in Menan, Idaho.

David B. South Home in Menan, Idaho

1979: Cliffdome, the 75-foot-diameter Monolithic Dome home of Judy and David B. South’s family is inflated. Judy South serves as the project’s construction manager. The house includes an indoor garden, a regulation-size volleyball court, eight bedrooms, three full baths and one powder room. Editor’s Note: Do not let children play on an Airform while it is inflating. Remember, this was the 70s.

Also, by 1979, the patent for the Monolithic Dome had been awarded to the South brothers.

Image by David B. South via Monolithic Commons

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