Preface
3This booklet has first an elementary explanation of the geometry of Zonohedra, then a more difficult account of the growths of the thirty-one zone star. This system, based on the 31 lines that pass through the center of an icosahedron and either a vertex, edge midpoint or face midpoint is new and unusual.
4 I have applied for a patent on this structural system. The patent is assigned to Zomeworks Corporation. The predecessors of this system are the octet truss and the MERO space grid system. The relative potentials of these systems are discussed briefly by a comparison of their geometric possibilities.
5 The forms possible using this system are limitless; there is no attempt here to explore these possibilities—the examples shown are small probings. The booklet describes the mathematics of the process that creates these limitless forms.
6 The framework for the Robert Ford residence was designed by Jim Welty and Robert Ford.
7 The shallow rectangular based trusses were designed by Berry Hickman of Zomeworks who also introduced the excellent plastic ball joint used throughout in the models photographed.
8 The design and manufacture of the 6-zone aluminum joint was done by Otto Jung of Design Industries in Albuquerque.
9 Ken Leonard did the layout and both he and my wife, Holly, gave much editorial assistance.