Geodesic dome -- LOST "Swan" hatch

[TaffGoch]

 

Now that ABC's TV series, LOST, is concluded, one of the favorite sets - the Dharma Initiative "Swan" hatch - and its geodesic dome, is reprised.

“Lost” Architecture, at ArchDaily:
http://www.archdaily.com/61421/lost-architecture/
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“The LOST domes are 5/8ths truncated spheres. Geodesic spheres truncated into domes are a collision point between mathematical purity and architectural integrity. The narrative of LOST places the construction of these geodesic domes in the mid-1970s. In the mid-1970s Buckminster Fuller was at the height of his popularity and influence. The use of domes in LOST helps establish when the story is taking place and the sympathies of the characters that constructed them.”
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Actually, the Swan dome is a 1/2-truncation, of a 4-frequency, class-I tessellation, as can be easily seen in the photos at ArchDaily.

Introduction to Desmond and the Swan hatch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgsNjTyGsRk
(YouTube video recap)

-Taff

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