beccaelizabeth | (Reply)

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You put Cryo on the 13th floor? You're just begging for it, aren't you? ::giggle!::

Probably too late to suggest this, but: both structurally and for maintaining life-support, a sphere gives you the best bang for your resource buck. If you want it skyscraper-like to put propulsion behind the main bulk, consider a Prolate Ellipsoid (think of a thin, long egg -- as long as vaguely phallic isn't a problem for you).

The Monolithic Dome website has a lot of useful data, even though it's for building spray-in-place concrete dome buildings here on Earth. A few helpful links:

http://www.monolithic.com/stories/dome-profiles/photos#4
http://www.monolithic.com/topics/monolithic-dome-shapes
http://www.monolithic.com/topics/benefits
http://www.monolithic.com/topics/domes

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