Investigating Tensegrity 3: Spheres (sort of)

Using the same principles as above (and a few websites describing how these structures work) I created a tensegrity sphere. Or more accurately, a dodecahedron.

This is different from the geodesic domes and sphere as they use pressurised air as their compression components. This structure is a pre-stressed tensegrity sphere, using straws and string. The strings are once again, a bit too loose for the structure but it still holds quite well. This is one method of creating the sphere in my architectural solution but the geodesic solution might be better for the large scale, or a combination of both. But this can be used for the base of the towers and other forms of morphing structure I might require.