> Grant Lee wrote:
>> Hey, some of us have a deep-seated affection for corrugated metal *lol*.
>> It
>> may not be wrought iron or baroque stonemasonry, but it does have a
>> certain
>> (errrm...) "Apollonian" appeal.
>
> Whatever. But building materials have to be carried to the site of the
> building. If it's at the top of a mountain range, or in the middle of
> semi-desert territory with poor roads, or on an isolated island, that
> can be difficult and expensive.
Reminds me of something I ran across years ago. I used to be a big fan of Buckminster Fuller-- still am, more or less-- and his geodesic domes were admired for their efficiency and economy. They were easy to erect, could be transported easily, were widely used in Third World countries (as well as along the Defense Early Warning line), and generally fit the Whole Earth Catalog ethic of intelligent use of materials.
Around the same time I was into Bucky, I read Edward Abbey's _The Monkey Wrench Gang_, and came across a scene where a character kicks over an anthill and starts bitching about Fuller being some kind of managerial technocrat, or somesuch.
I just wish I could afford a nice square plot of land in the city so's I can build me a dome. They're _wisked cool_.