Geodesic Domes with Kurt Pryzbilla
Part of Black Mountain College Semester
Kurt Przybilla, an inventor, writer, producer, and educator, invented Tetra Tops®, the world’s first spinning top with more than one axis of spin, which were inspired by the works of Buckminster Fuller. He will be conducting geodesic workshops on Sanford Mall.
Kurt Pryzbilla will assist students in building “geodesic” domes. Buckminster Fuller, an American architect, systems theorist, author, designer and inventor who was a key figure at BMC, named the geodesic dome designed after World War I by Walther Bauersfeld, based on field experiments with artist Kenneth Snelson at BMC in 1948 and 1949.
Director of the Center for Appalachian Studies William Schumann said the domes will be constructed from bamboo gathered in September in Todd, then stored for events scheduled during the BMC semester. The public is invited to observe and participate.
About the Center for Appalachian Studies
The Center for Appalachian Studies promotes public programs, community collaboration, civic engagement and scholarship on the Appalachian region. The center is committed to building healthy communities and deepening knowledge of Appalachia’s past, present and future through community-based research and engagement. Learn more at https://appcenter.appstate.edu.
About Appalachian State University
Appalachian State University, in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, prepares students to lead purposeful lives as global citizens who understand and engage their responsibilities in creating a sustainable future for all. The transformational Appalachian experience promotes a spirit of inclusion that brings people together in inspiring ways to acquire and create knowledge, to grow holistically, to act with passion and determination, and embrace diversity and difference. As one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina System, Appalachian enrolls more than 19,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors.
