Fishrock Studios, Gualala CA

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CONIC SHELTER

Strength and Economy Using Multi-Conic Geometry
NEWS:January 7, 2009 ...Four Phase/835 square foot design up near Anchor Bay.
First Conic with no internal tripod supports. The geometry is doing all the workThe Conic Shelter workshop this past summer at the inventor's home near Anchor Bay was a great success! Many thanks to all who participated including Brent Scott, Nelson Lunding, Christina Hoffman, Jasper Henderson, Eli Henderson, Hershel, Pete and others. This is the first Conic Shelter built without an internal tripod support. The structural success of this experiment is now leading to a series of designs for much larger structures capable of covering stadium sized areas.... stay tuned! -CH See through your data with MapComposer
Complex map overlays can be interactively and intuitively correlated using Fishrock Studios' MapComposer. The simple example below can be manipulate by moving the orange puck slider at the bottom. Click and drag the puck up and down AND left and right. The left and right motion controls the time series element of the path of Katrina. The up and down motion controls the blend between the ground
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