There are a lot of good things to say about monolithic domes. Usually you can become your contractor and do a lot of the work yourself. Two main things that come to mind are no roofing shingles to mess with on the outside, and no drywall to put up on the inside. They can be designed in almost any size and shape...but they are a bit to modern and smooth for my taste. I saw my first geodesic dome as a kid in the back of a Popular Science magazine, and thought they were the bees knees. I had just about forgot about them, and this little thing called the Internet brought my curiosity back...and the rest they say is history