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In 2011, the Davis Domes – a community of 28 students living in fourteen dome-shaped cottages amongst gardens and forests, faced one of the biggest challenges in their 40-year existence. Threatened with closure, the Domies rallied together and with the help of thousands of volunteers and supporters, they gained the support of other cooperatives, changed the minds of administrators, raised money, and fixed up the Domes. Read the Story PDF People and Places About the Domes and the Domies Dome photos PDF About the Domes Davis Wiki: The Domes Domes page at Solar Community Housing Association Domes Facebook Page Wikipedia: Baggins End Historical photos Other Co-op Links Wikipedia: Student Housing Cooperative Solar Community Housing Association Berkeley Student Cooperative North American Students of Cooperation Wikipedia: Rochdale Principles 2012 International Year of the Cooperative back |
The Domes Design Charette was held in January 2013 to generate ideas from Domies on energy efficiency, meeting space, and other site improvements at Baggins End. Read more about it and view photos here. | |