Join World Shelters and Pacific Domes in Funding Shelters and Field Hospitals in Haiti

Many thousands of Haitian families are now without shelter. Loss of life and survivors’ injuries are at an unprecedented scale for this region. Our first initiative in concert with the SDA Hospital and others is a 1,500 square foot field hospital in a 44 foot diameter Pacific Dome with World Shelters U-Domes providing interior spaces. The field hospital will be located across the street from the existing SDA Hospital in Port au Prince, and will provide much-needed additional capacity to care for the overwhelming number of people injured in the earthquake.

Beyond the immediate imperative to provide medical care, food and water for survivors, assistance to Haiti must further the longer-term goals of rebuilding and recovery. Your support of World Shelters’ Haitian relief efforts will provide a maximum value in context-appropriate shelter that will help make the transition towards permanent housing “built back better” while contributing to local economic development in Haiti

BFI has been a long-time supporter of World Shelters and friend of Pacific Domes. For further information about how you can help please visit worldshelters.org or Pacific Domes.

-Blog Credit: The Buckminster Fuller Institute

Metropolis Mall – Santa Domes

As the Holiday season is upon us, we thought it would be nice to remember some of our favorite holiday dome events.

Metropolis Mall opened their Santa domes to create a unique and magical experience for children to line up and see their favorite elf. These domes, a 36’ and 44’, helped spread the Christmas spirit for Indiana, and are two of our most festive domes to date.

Sky1 TV – Got To Dance Domes

 

The UK’s most popular entertainment channel Sky1 is home to the exciting new dance competition program Got To Dance, presided by Davina McCall. Pacific Domes paired with Element Domes provided the “Sky Domes”.  This featured one of our largest most breathtaking domes, a 90ft, and two connecting 36ft domes for the TV Studio space.

The two smaller domes were used as rehearsal and holding areas for the dancers to relax before entering onto the main stage. The larger dome was used as the main studio, where live audiences were able to watch the auditions take place.

The first round of Got To Dance, known as “Dancing in the Street” auditions took place in Edinburgh’s Ocean Terminal, followed by Manchester’s City Football Club, and London’s O2 arena. The whole filming process took place over the month of October.

We were very pleased to provide our unique structures for Sky’s mobile TV Studio. Got to Dance is scheduled for broadcast in January 2010. Be sure to follow these talented dancers as they perform in this one of a kind, truly exceptional dome studio.

Pacific Domes and Earthdance “Blessing the Children”

 

SEPTEMBER 25-27, 2009

Earthdance, the Global Dance Festival for Peace, is the world’s largest simultaneous music and dance event that takes place each year in 60+ countries. Its goal is to inspire people all over the globe to support humanitarian causes. It aims to unite people through the universal language of music and dance while joining in a day of peaceful celebration and harmony. The objective is to create as many Earthdance events around the world as possible.

Pacific Domes has been working with Earthdance in Laytonville, California since 2001. Every year we sponsor the festival by providing event domes which are used for multiple purposes throughout the weekend. This year we featured The Temple of Electronica which was a 60 ft. dome that lit up the night. It was mostly empty during daylight hours but when the sun made its descent, the music and lightshows took over. The atmosphere inside was like a nightclub with bands playing and people dancing until sunrise. The dome was full of festival energy! 

Earthdance is expanding its circle to include anyone interested in world peace. At each event around the world, promoters donate at least 50% of their profits to a local charity. There are no conditions on how big or small an Earthdance celebration needs to be. We encourage you to participate on whatever level is comfortable for you, whether it’s a public or private event. If you would like to get involved please visit http://www.earthdance.org/.

Domes in Washington

Kevin Dickey recently shared the story of his Dome with us:

We live out on an island (Orcas) … a trek for anyone. At present, the shelter dome is our guest spot and my office/studio. I finished construction on our house last December — the dome, a bath-house and a kitchen shack was our 2 year solution while building.

Pacific Domes Featured In Sustainable Homes

Pacific Domes is proud to be a part of the recently published Sustainable Homes by Pilar Chueca. The book documents dozens of beautiful and simple examples of sustainable architecture. It serves as an up-to-date resource on the current state of sustainable design.

The book provides a story of a family from Ojai, California who live in the 44 foot dome. They are able to integrate themselves in the surrounding landscape and easily customize their home to suite their life-style.  They enjoy maximum living space without any internal supports.

The dome is also well insulated with a rubberized paint which also deflects UV rays in the summer months, keeping the dome comfortable year round. Pieces of the dome were able to be peeled back in order to take in the natural beauty of the California coast. The family also added room separations to provide their ten-year-old sun with privacy when desired.

Aside from the minimal phisical environmental impact of the dome, It also provides a reduction in energy consumption. Almost all the energy usd by the home comes from solar panels. We are honored that Sustainable Homes chose to feature us excited that more people are learning about the many reasons to consider making a dome their home.

Storytelling Dome in the Yukon

Here’s a really unique idea for a geodesic dome! One of our clients purchased a 15 ft. dome frame for an art project that was installed in Dawson City, located in Canada’s Yukon territory. The concept was to create a storytelling tent that looks like a woman’s dress. The artist made her own fabric cover for the dome and then built a torso to put on top of it. She erected the tent beside the Yukon River and calls it “The River Bride.” Inside, she has created an unusual atmosphere where she performs for children and adults from the local area. One of the dome’s features that she enjoys most is its appearance at night when lit from within. She hopes to see it really glow under the Northern Lights. This photo was taken during a very bright full moon in December. If you’d like to see more photos of the project, please click on the following links: dome; dome set up; river bride; dome front; inside; storytelling.

Donation from Pacific Domes Benefits Impoverished Population of Papua, New Guinea

SEPTEMBER 20, 2008

Pacific Domes recently sponsored a four-member golf team and donated the rental of a 20 ft. dome, valued at $4,100, for a local charity event. The 6th annual Open Hands Open Hearts Golf Tournament, which took place in Medford, Oregon, was organized by a prominent area hospital.

Proceeds were used to provide medical and financial support to a non-profit hospital in Papua, New Guinea where the population is struggling with an exploding HIV epidemic. The country is in much need of assistance due to its limited financial resources, and medical aid from foreign governments and individual donors continues to bring some relief for dealing with its health care challenges.

Pacific Domes Golf Team

The donation from Pacific Domes is part of the company’s ongoing effort to provide for those in need. According to founder and president Asha Deliverance, “We are one global family, all colors, all races. One world united. We stand for peace and the healing of our planet Earth, peace for all nations, peace for our communities, and peace within ourselves. As we care for all people across the world, we recognize unity in the midst of diversity. Through compassion and love we hold the power to transform our world.”

Announcing 2009 Buckminster Fuller Challenge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

The Buckminster Fuller Institute has announced the call for entries to the 2009 Buckminster Fuller Challenge. This is a contest that was created to find solutions to humanity’s most pressing problems. The challenge offers an annual $100,000 prize program to support the development and implementation of the winning idea.

Our world is currently faced with many tough challenges. According to Elizabeth Thompson, Executive Director of the Buckminster Fuller Institute, “We’re looking for comprehensive anticipatory design solutions that address multiple problems without creating new ones down the road – integrated strategies dealing with key social, economic, environmental, and cultural issues.”

The deadline for entries is midnight EDT on November 7th, 2008. For more information visit http://challenge.bfi.org/.

Obscura Digital Featured in Fast Company Article

JUNE 23, 2008

Fast Company Magazine recently featured an article about our sister company Obscura Digital. This award-winning business magazine, in their own words, “Illuminates the evolution of business through a unique focus on the most creative individuals in the marketplace.” The article is called “Obscura Digital’s High Def Projections” and you can read it online by clicking here.