Several companies manufacture and sell materials that let you easily build complex models of geodesic structures. Here are a few of our favorites:

Zome Geometry, by George Hart and and Henri Picciotto is full of great things to make with the sticks and hubs of the Zome System geometry construction kit. The Zome System kit contains hubs and interlocking plastic sticks that let you create dozens of 3D structures like the one in the picture at the top of this page. Go here to see other creations.

Jovo Click-and-Construct tiles fit together with a secure click and can be used to construct a myriad of polygons and geodesic domes. Click here to see some of the objects that were constructed using Jovo.

D-Stix contains color coded plastic sticks and rubber spoke-like connectors. Click here to learn how to construct a tetrahedronal kite using D-Stix.

Roger’s Connectors consists of steel ball bearings and a set of connector rods contain powerful magnets on each end. Up to 12 rods can fit on one ball bearing tha the construction possibilities are nearly endless. Unfortunately the rods are all one length, so only regular polygons can be constructed.

Polydron Frameworks Kit  allows the user to construct a variety of Archimedean solids. The kits are available in several quantities and prices. You may want to purchase the companion book whenever you purchase the kit.

Build a BuckyBall with this Zometool kit. BuckyBall is a nickname for the C-60 carbon molecule, a recently discovered form of carbon, which is shaped like a geodesic dome. It was named in honor of R. Buckminster Fuller.