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      <doi>10.14455/ISEC.2026.13(1).AAE-02</doi>
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        <article-title>DESIGNING A DEPLOYABLE FORMWORK FOR GEODESIC HEMISPHERICAL DOMES</article-title>
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      <author>CÉSAR GABRIEL FERRO, MARÍA-MERCEDES ANDRADE</author>
      <aff>Faculty of Habitat, Infrastructure and Creativity, Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador<br /></aff>
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      <p>Deployable structures are rarely integrated into permanent architecture due to the inherent tension between structural self-weight requirements and the kinetic lightness necessary for deployment.  Based on the analysis of the angled-rod linkages developed by Charles Hoberman, this paper explores a geometric solution and an approach to the construction of a hemispherical formwork that can be deployed in a variety of diameters to be used in the construction of curved masonry or concrete elements.  Hoberman’s principle is adapted to the geometry of geodesic domes to develop a deployable hemisphere, modifying rods and nodes designs to ensure its optimal functionality based on the analysis of three prototypes of increasing scales, aiming to get closer to real-world architectural conditions.  While balsa and acrylic models validated the geometric kinematics, the final laser-cut MDF prototype revealed critical structural limitations.  As dimensions increased, the MDF prototype exhibited heightened torsional stresses at the connection points.  These findings suggest that, while the Hoberman-geodesic hybrid is viable, as the scale approaches architectural reality, the complexity of its structural behavior increases.</p>
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        <italic>Keywords: </italic>Morphology, Pantographs, Scissor-like elements, Geometrical analysis, Transformable structures</p>
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