Editing Dome (section)

=== Geodesic dome ===
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[[File:Biosphere montreal.JPG|thumb|Geodesic dome ([[Montreal Biosphere]], Canada)]]

''Geodesic domes'' are the upper portion of geodesic spheres. They are composed of a framework of triangles in a [[polyhedron]] pattern.{{sfn|Langmead|Garnaut|2001|p=131}} The structures are named for [[geodesic]]s and are based upon geometric shapes such as [[icosahedron]]s, [[octahedron]]s or [[tetrahedron]]s.{{sfn|Langmead|Garnaut|2001|p=131}}{{sfn|Hourihane|2012|p=302}} Such domes can be created using a limited number of simple elements and joints and efficiently resolve a dome's internal forces. Their efficiency is said to increase with size.{{sfn|Ambrose|Tripeny|2011|p=36}} Although not first invented by [[Buckminster Fuller]], they are associated with him because he designed many geodesic domes and patented them in the United States.{{sfn|Denny|2010|p=140}}