TECTONICS OF CRYSTAL DOMES AND COVERS AND FACTORS DEFINING THEIR VOLUME AND SPACE COMPOSITION

The article provides a brief history of the geodesic crystal dome structures. A set of factors that are determining conditions in the formation of the tectonics of the volume-spatial composition of dome structures is considered. The issues of plastic processing and plastic expressiveness of dome structures with diff erent structural scheme of the geometric breakdown of the surface are considered. A comprehensive assessment of the initial design conditions and the consideration of formative factors allowing the creation of expressive volume-spatial compositions of structures of various functional purposes using crystal dome shells are given.