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eppur_se_muova

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4. Not billions. Cheapest structures possible, especially for their size. Absolute minimum use of materials.

Reply to FredGarvin (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 1, 2025, 04:32 PM

Jan 1

The main obstacles to geodesics are building regulations, which are geared to traditional structures with flat walls (with weak right angle joints, which must be braced) and perpendicular roofs. Also, the limited number of architects and construction engineers who have bothered to learn about them.

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