Molded spherical concrete shells are a time-tested technology, widely used for commercial and domestic purposes. Seamless concrete is waterproof, fireproof, draft-proof, termite-proof, vermin-proof, ...

It will take a lot of iron chains and money to keep your heavy concrete dome from collapsing. Besides, there's an easier -- and less risky -- way to build a dome this tall today. Try again!

according to the Monolithic Dome Institute. Norbert said it still is a substantial savings compared to building costs of many conventional homes. “With the price of concrete, the initial cost ...

Carving holes is a great way to lighten a dome -- but the governor won't be happy with your design. Around 500 A.D., ancient engineers realized that a dome could be made of a circular ring of ...

An curved arrow pointing right. An innovative house-building concept has come out of Japan. The Japan Dome House is a construction that uses interchangeable pieces to build different sizes of ...

Part of Olson Kundig’s only residential collection of its kind, Concrete House joins seven other architecturally distinct homes (Wood House, Glass House, Stone House, Bronze House, Garden House ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Aiman Hussein is a concrete-3D-printer operator who works for Alquist. The company uses 3D-printing technology to build homes and lower the cost of housing and ...

While carbon-negative concrete might sound like science fiction, Mannheimer believes it’s just a few years away, and that homes could soon be printed from recycled materials. It’s a bold ...

The homes in your village, town or city may all look similar - lots of us live in houses or apartments made from bricks and concrete ... in a circle and make a dome shape. Inside, it can be ...