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  2. Bank vault - Wikipedia

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    Modern bank vaults are typically made of reinforced concrete and steel, with complex locking mechanisms and security systems. This article covers the design, construction, and security features of bank vaults. This large 24-bolt Diebold vault door at the Winona National Bank was built in the early 1900s. On the right is the back side of the ...

  3. Frederick S. Holmes - Wikipedia

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    Article - The Design and Construction of Modern Bank Vaults [25] 1908: Patent - US Patent 901,710 Movable Ventilator for Vaults with George L. Damon [9] [26] 1910: Court Testimony - Mosler Safe Co. vs. Maiden Ln Safe Deposit Co. (trial witness) [2] 1911: Article - Vault Building - The Backward State of the Art, the Reason and the Remedy [27] 1911

  4. Reserve Bank of Australia Building, Sydney - Wikipedia

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    The Reserve Bank design is characteristic of buildings of this era on less constrained sites, where the architect utilised the opportunity to define the base from the shaft using a podium. The building was constructed using a steel frame supporting reinforced concrete floor slabs (using lightweight concrete). This was a solution to the need to ...

  5. List of bank buildings - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of bank buildings that are notable. The architecture of banks in many countries is diverse, but has a common goal of conveying solidity and suggesting ...

  6. Wyoming National Bank of Casper - Wikipedia

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    The former Wyoming National Bank building located in downtown Casper, opened its doors on May 3, 1964. [1] The bank was built in the middle of an oil boom in Wyoming by architect Charles Deaton . Deaton's philosophy was to bring forth a "sculptural concept in architecture," his Mid-century modern style was the first of its kind for architecture ...

  7. Polymer banknote - Wikipedia

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    Modern polymer banknotes were first developed by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and The University of Melbourne. They were first issued as currency in Australia during 1988 (coinciding with Australia's bicentennial year); by 1996, the Australian dollar was switched ...

  8. Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank - Wikipedia

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    Norman Robert Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank (born 1 June 1935) is an English architect and designer. Closely associated with the development of high-tech architecture , Foster is recognised as a key figure in British modernist architecture.

  9. TC Energy Center - Wikipedia

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    The TC Energy Center is a highrise that represents one of the first significant examples of postmodern architecture construction in downtown Houston, Texas.The building has been formerly known as the RepublicBank Center, the NCNB Center, the NationsBank Center, and the Bank of America Center.