🌀 About Dome Academy

Welcome to Dome Academy – your trusted source for learning how to build engineered, thin-shell concrete domes using the proven methods developed by Chris Brown, founder of Domeshells Australia.

Whether you’re a hands-on DIY builder, a curious maker, a prepper preparing for the future, or a professional tradesperson looking to expand your skills β€” you’re in the right place.

Learn to Build Your Own Concrete Dome

At Dome Academy, we offer a growing range of downloadable e-manuals and on-demand video courses that teach you how to build resilient, monolithic dome structures from the ground up β€” with no prior experience required.

  • ✅ Designed specifically for DIY builders
  • 🎥 Written, narrated and demonstrated by Chris Brown himself
  • 🔄 Includes lifetime access + free updates

New in 2025: Pro Builder Training

Coming soon: our Professional Builder Video Course, designed for experienced tradespeople and builders who want to master the Domeshell system at a higher level.

Lifetime Members will automatically receive access to this advanced training at no extra cost.

About Chris Brown

Chris Brown is a seasoned builder, project manager, designer, inventor, and passionate advocate for thin-shell concrete construction. Over the past two decades, he has developed and refined a simple, elegant, and incredibly strong way to build domes β€” blending ancient architectural wisdom with modern materials and techniques.

β€œThe dome is the oldest and most natural self-supporting structure. With simple frames of sticks, vines or poles, and coverings like skins, thatch or earth, humans have built shelters for millennia. Today, we use those same natural principles β€” combined with basalt-reinforced concrete and lightweight insulating materials β€” to create strong, seamless, and beautiful living spaces that last generations.”
β€” Chris Brown

Why Build a Dome?

Domes aren’t just beautiful β€” they’re smart.

  • 🔥 Bushfire-resistant
  • 💨 Cyclone-proof & earthquake-resilient
  • 🧘‍♂️ Calm, meditative interior energy
  • 🌏 Sustainable, low-maintenance & long-lasting

People across Australia (and the world) are building Domeshells as extra rooms, meditation spaces, offices, studios, and even full-scale homes or survival shelters.

Join the Dome Builder Movement

Explore our manuals. Watch our videos. Build your own stronghold.
The future belongs to those who are prepared β€” and those who are willing to build it.

👉 Get started now at DomeAcademy.education