(please watch the reply-all, this is going to multiple mailing lists) http://archinstitute.blogspot.com/2001/01/abref.html
http://archinstitute.blogspot.com/2001/01/abrefs.html http://archinstitute.blogspot.com/2007/11/product-we-design-build-and- test.html Based on a very different theoretical base to the Hexayurt, yet still coming to a very similar conclusion - hexagonal buildings that use a strong geometric roof shape that can be efficiently made with 4x8 panels. The structures have less tensile elements than the hexayurt and the roof meets the wall at a slight zig-zag, but otherwise the buildings are very, very similar. If you look at some of the architectural visualizations in the second link... well... gosh, that looks more or less like what I see the future as too. Jacques (who is cc'd on this email) is one of the inventors of the system, and I'm sure would answer questions if anybody has them. Jacques, this is going out to http://STAR-TIDES.net (a disaster relief sort-of think tank) and the Hexayurt mailing list. Vinay -- Vinay Gupta Free Science and Engineering in the Global Public Interest http://hexayurt.com - free/open next generation human sheltering http://hexayurt.com/plan - the whole systems, big picture vision Gizmo Project VOIP : (USA) 775-743-1851 Skype/Gizmo/Gtalk : hexayurt Icelandic Cell : (+354) 869-4605 "If it doesn't fit, force it." --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
