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  2. Geodesic dome - Wikipedia

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    A geodesic dome is a hemispherical thin-shell structure (lattice-shell) based on a geodesic polyhedron. The rigid triangular elements of the dome distribute stress throughout the structure, making geodesic domes able to withstand very heavy loads for their size.

  3. Montreal Biosphere - Wikipedia

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    The United States Information Agency, which was responsible for the U.S. presence at the exposition, revealed its plans for the pavilion in June 1965. [1] The geodesic dome exterior was designed by R. Buckminster Fuller with Shoji Sadao and Geometrics Inc., [2] while the interior structures and exhibits were designed by Cambridge Seven ...

  4. ASM Headquarters and Geodesic Dome - Wikipedia

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    The geodesic dome was designed by Thomas C. Howard, the owner of Synergetics, Inc., in Raleigh, North Carolina. Thomas C. Howard designed many other geodesic domes, such as Climatron Conservatory at Missouri Botanical Gardens, the Union Tank Car Company dome (now demolished) in Baton Rouge, LA, and Poliedro de Caracas in Venezuela.

  5. Expo 67 pavilions - Wikipedia

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    United States of America Pavilion - designed by Buckminster Fuller, the pavilion was the third most popular, with over 9 million visits. The building was distinguished by its large 20-story geodesic dome with an acrylic skin (which would catch fire and melt away in 1976). [citation needed] The Expo 67 minirail train passed through the building.

  6. Bloedel Floral Conservatory - Wikipedia

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    Located 500 feet (150 m) above sea level, the conservatory itself is a triodetic dome 140 feet (43 m) in diameter, 70 feet (21 m) high, and is made up of 1,490 plexiglass bubbles of different sizes and 2,324 pieces of extruded aluminum tubing.

  7. What is a heat dome, and why is it causing dangerously high ...

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    The hottest months of the year are fast approaching and thanks to a heat dome set to engulf the Western part of the country in the coming days, dangerously high temperatures are on the forecast ...

  8. List of largest domes - Wikipedia

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    Second-largest dome in United States at the time of its construction [42] [42] 1977 – 1983 153.0 502.0 Walkup Skydome: Flagstaff, Arizona, United States Northern Arizona University: Geodesic dome: 1983 – 1991 162 530 Tacoma Dome: Tacoma, United States Merit Co. Geodesic dome: since 1991 163.4 536 Superior Dome: Marquette, United States

  9. Category:Geodesic domes - Wikipedia

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