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Home›Odd Observations›Odd, Giant Ball Greets Drivers Entering Superior

Odd, Giant Ball Greets Drivers Entering Superior

By Sam Lowe
November 29, 2011
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SUPERIOR — Those who slow down as they enter Superior frequently notice an odd-looking structure on the south side of the road, right in Ally Hing’s backyard. It’s made of steel girders and reinforcing rods, has stood in the same place for almost 20 years, and resembles a giant ball with lumpy sides or an unfinished geodesic dome. It is neither.

Giant Ball Near Superior

Giant Ball Near Superior. Photo Credit: Sam Lowe

Hing says it’s a prototype for the way all new housing should be constructed. He erected the structure to illustrate the use of the basic triangle in building. It stands 20 feet high and centers on the use of tetrahedrons, which Hing says makes the finished product stronger, cheaper to heat and cool, and less expensive. He has patented the procedure and other methods of construction, but is finding limited financial support for his idealistic process.

Potential backers and the curious can see the big black open-air ball on the south side of U.S. 60 on the west edge of Superior.

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4 comments

  1. SaraD 3 May, 2013 at 07:47 Reply

    How is this design different than Buckminster Fuller’s geodesic dome from the 1950s? There are (or used to be) several geodesic dome homes in New River. I remember a real estate agent telling my father, in 1961, that all new home construction would be in this style within 20 years. Come to think of it, he was also the agent who told Daddy that Phoenix would have a valley-wide freeway system within 10 years, too…. 😉

    • Terri 4 December, 2014 at 10:10 Reply

      that’s what I was thinking too, SaraD…it’s a BuckyBall!

  2. jeri 12 March, 2016 at 18:11 Reply

    It’s HING, not Hinn, Ally Hing, he owns half of Superior, you’d think you guys could get his name right

    • Andrea Aker 13 March, 2016 at 19:08 Reply

      Well we’re very sorry Jeri. There are humans behind this blog, and occasionally we make mistakes. If you’ve ever made a mistake, I’m sure you can understand. We fixed the typo. Thanks for reading.

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