Hi, I'm Walt Venable, and I have two boys in college of whom I'm very proud, Forrest and Joshua. I live in beautiful Lincolnton, NC, (in the Charlotte area) with my cats Tiger and Snowy. I'm a database programmer and sometime designer of geodesic dome models and structures. Geodesic domes were developed and popularized by the late designer R. Buckminster Fuller. They have been used for such spectacular structures as the US Pavilion at the 1967 World's Fair in Montreal, the big aluminum ball at Disney's Epcot Center in Florida, and for countless dome homes and other buildings around the world.

Here's what you'll find at Walt's Dome Page:

About Domes

What geodesic domes are and why they're cool, a quick introduction

Dome Portfolio

Pictures of some Dome projects built by Walt and his friends

Cats & Domes

The feline perspective on dome models and research -- don't miss it!

Walt's Toy Box

Some of the geometrical toys Walt uses in his dome research

Dome Glossary

A quick reference of dome terms, for the jargon-impaired!

Dome Connections

The obligatory page of links to other dome-related sites. The truth is out there!

Send email to Walt

He'd love to hear from you with comments about this site or if you just want to yak about domes.

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