 9/22/08 ~ Curves galore grace the space. Kissing Rocks Workshop is up and flying! The geometry is within an inch all around. No panels recut or re-drilled. Those are 4'x4' panels you're look'in at... so zero waste (nearly). 8 day construction with a small crew (3-4). More pics soon. -Chuck |
Welcome to the Conic Shelter web site. Conics are a geometric form used to build cost effective shelter (no rafters, fast assembly). For more information please enjoy this website, contact sales@conicshelter.com, or call Chuck Henderson at 707 884 1769. LATEST NEWS: 9/19/08 Many thanks to the participants in this week-long conic raising. Especially Brent, Nelson, Christina, Hershel, and Michael!! Pictures of the event will be here soon. Here's a couple
of shots of the raising of this 835 sq. ft.
conic shelter.!
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What are Conic Shelters? And how can they be used to provide permanent, low-cost shelter for homes, offices, outbuildings, meeting spaces, and other uses?? Click Here to find out more. |
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How Does Nature Use Conics? The oldest geometric forms on the surface of the earth are ancient mountain ranges. Examining the geometry of these ancient forms shaped by wind, rain, snow, sun, heat and cold reveals forms that in many cases duplicate the multi-conic geometry. |
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Is there a connection between the geometry and reported effects of the Great Cheops Pyramid of Egypt and multi-Conic geometry? The angular geometry is very similar. Click Here to find out more. |
A BRIEF HISTORY OF CONIC SHELTERS.... |
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September 10-17, 2008 Conic Workshop Scheduled in Anchor Bay |
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May 2006. Conics
Featured In Times Journal of Construction and Design. Click Here |
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November 2005. 400 sq. ft. Prairie Pod Conic Errected In Willits, California. |
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December 2005. Fishrock Studios Invited to Propose Meeting Facility at Kalani Resort, Hawaii. |
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June 2005. Experimental 7 phase multi-conic trial at Thin Shell Conferece in Lorane Oregon. |
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2004. 1000 sq. ft. Conic first erected in 2002 is redeployed in Pt. Arena, California. |
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2002. Burning Man Conic Goes Up On Black Rock Desert. First Unsupported Horn Raised. Multi-Conic Geometry Passes Another Test. Click Here For More. |
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2002. Complex multi-conic proposed for Burning Man Celebration. |
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1988. Second Patent Granted. |
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1985. First true multi-conic built in Cloverdale, California. |
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In 1982 I had the opportunity to meet with R. Buckminster Fuller and show him the Conic Shelter design system. We had a very stimulating conversation over breakfast at the Mark Hopkins Hotel in San Francisco. Among other things, Fuller went into a five minute meditation with his hand calclator and when he emergered he proclaimed that his "Flys Eye" geodesic design would narrowly beat-out the Conic Shelter as the most economical permanent structural design. However he said that in many instances the Conic Shelter would have other advantages that would make it more competitive than a geodesic and he encouraged me to continue my experiments in multi-conic geometry. |
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1975. Chuck Reinhart builds 500 sq. ft. conic with sapling generators. |
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1974. First Conic Dwelling Built.... Still up in 2008, this is one of the original "umbraCones." |