Geodesic dome, Parco Sempione, X Triennale, Milan
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| RIBApix ref no |
RIBA63629 |
| Architect/Designer | Fuller, Richard Buckminster (1895-1983)
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| Country | Italy |
| City | Milan |
| Subject Date | 1954 |
| Image Date | 1954 |
| View | Exterior |
| Style | Modern Movement |
| Medium | Photoprint |
| Library Reference | AP 645 Triennale 1954 |
| Orientation | Portrait |
| Colour / B&W |
Black and white |
| Credit |
Architectural Press Archive / RIBA Collections
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| Notes |
NOTES:
This structure consists of large diamond-shaped units, cut, folded and stapled from heavy packing-card, forming box girders. Weather protection was by means of a vinylite tent which wqas pulled over the frame.
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Subject tags
Exhibitions, exhibition buildings, geodesic domes