Geodesic Dome Research
View allAll Photos Tagged geodesic
Telus World of Science/ Formerly the Expo'86 Centre
Vancouver, BC Canada
Science World at Telus World of Science, is a science centre run by a not-for-profit organization.
This geodesic dome ( golf ball shaped ) building was constructed for Expo '86. It was opened in 1985 as the Expo preview center and became the Expo '86 World's Fair Centre.
The height is 155 feet tall with a foundation of reinforced steel in a cement slab.
The dome is supported by 182 piles
There are 391 lights and 766 triangles on the Science World dome.
Constructed using 15,000 pounds of extruded aluminium and aluminium panels on the dome. The panels are 1 mm thick and are covered with a vinyl surface.
Science World has a total building area of 10,220 square metres and a total exhibit area of 4,275 square metres. The building’s volume is 36,790 cubic metres.
The air-conditioning system uses chilled water for cooling and gas-fired boilers for heating.
The OMIMAX Theatre seats 400 people
The screen is 27 metres in diameter. The theatre’s sound system uses high-fidelity, six-channel, two-way sound with sub-bass to create an unparalleled surround sound experience.
I read that the 15,000 watt xenon lamp that lights the movie screen is so bright that if it was placed on the surface of the moon and focused it at a spot on Earth, you would actually see its light.
(Please note** All information has been taken from various online sources and has not been verified to be accurate)
I invite you to view my Night and Twilight album:
www.flickr.com/photos/120552517@N03/albums/72157649684655761
Thanks for visiting
~Christie
This is Science World, a geodesic dome, built in 1977, designed by architect Bruno Freschi, and used for Expo '86. It is 17 storeys high, and holds a 400 seat theatre, with a 27 metre wide screen. It is one of Vancouver's most iconic sites. The dome lights up at night, photographed by many.
Most people shoot the entire dome along with the surroundings, but I wanted to zoom in on just a portion of it. If you zoom in, you will be able to see the lights, but obviously not lit during the day.
The sun low on the horizon, positioned under this High Voltage tower, made this scene look like a rocket preparing to launch.
Solar and Electrical Power
“Imagination is more important than knowledge" ― Albert Einstein.
Stay healthy
Happy Clicks,
~Christie (happiest) by the River
** Images best experienced in full screen
Sponsored by Atelier Burgundy
Atelier Burgundy - Geodesic Chair Bronze - 50L Friday
Atelier Burgundy - Geodesic Chair Iron
Atelier Burgundy - Varginha UFO . Black - The Saturday Sale
Atelier Burgundy - Varginha UFO . Copper
Hectic week! Feels like forever since I created a post and what amazing items to come back to, did you manage to check out the weekend sales?
Varginha UFO - I loved these rentals when I saw them on TV and was so excited when I saw Atelier Burgundy had recreated them. They're perfect for a quirky holiday home, or for your own small home. At 149 Li they're ideal for small parcels and the Geodesic chair compliments it's futuristic vibe wonderfully. What a great weekend for sales!
Full Credits and Links -
**Being this is a hand held image, it is not quite as sharp as previous shots that I have captured of the same location.
As per attached:
www.flickr.com/photos/120552517@N03/29576218884/in/photol...
Formerly EXPO '86
Telus World of Science/ Formerly the Expo'86 Centre
Vancouver, BC Canada
Science World at Telus World of Science, is a science centre run by a not-for-profit organization.
This geodesic dome ( golf ball shaped ) building was constructed for Expo '86. It was opened in 1985 as the Expo preview center and became the Expo '86 World's Fair Centre.
The height is 155 feet tall with a foundation of reinforced steel in a cement slab.
The dome is supported by 182 piles
There are 391 lights and 766 triangles on the Science World dome.
Constructed using 15,000 pounds of extruded aluminium and aluminium panels on the dome. The panels are 1 mm thick and are covered with a vinyl surface.
Science World has a total building area of 10,220 square metres and a total exhibit area of 4,275 square metres. The building’s volume is 36,790 cubic metres.
The air-conditioning system uses chilled water for cooling and gas-fired boilers for heating.
The OMIMAX Theatre seats 400 people
The screen is 27 metres in diameter. The theatre’s sound system uses high-fidelity, six-channel, two-way sound with sub-bass to create an unparalleled surround sound experience.
I read that the 15,000 watt xenon lamp that lights the movie screen is so bright that if it was placed on the surface of the moon and focused it at a spot on Earth, you would actually see its light.
(Please note** All information has been taken from various online sources and has not been verified to be accurate)
I invite you to view my Night and Twilight album:
www.flickr.com/photos/120552517@N03/albums/72157649684655761
Thanks for visiting
~Christie
geodesic eyes, and your life on rewind... series
_______
Here's a temporary fix
In case you don't come down
Metallic cloud
Voice in the crowd
Cheer yourself up there
Free to be seen
Geodesic eyes
And your life on rewind
Your name was on file
So we pulled the case
How does it taste
With your mouth from your face
Here's a temporary earth
In case you don't get out
Melodic rain
Your own choke chain
Drove yourself here
So you might as well stay
You wanna be amazed
See the sky on delay
Keep a close eye
For a ship in the sky
Resurrection signs
To the numbers aligned
Zodiac pain
And the birds flew away
Colors dont change
When your life gets strange
Metallic Cloud, Damien Jurado, 2014
ARCHITECTURE BUILDINGS IN BELFAST NORTHERN IRELAND 04-04-2023
RISE is the official name given to the public art sculpture located at Broadway Roundabout in Belfast, Northern Ireland.[1] However, it has been given unofficial, colloquial titles such as the "Balls of the Falls", "the Testes on the Westes" and "the Westicles".[2] These names have been derived by both the sculptures location on Broadway Junction (located above the A12 Westlink and in close proximity to the Falls Road)[3] and in reference to its shape made from two, spherical, metal structures.[4]
The RISE sculpture was designed by Wolfgang Buttress and consists of a geodesic sphere suspended inside a larger, 30 m (98 ft) diameter sphere and stands at an overall height of 37.5 m (123 ft).[5] Geodesic refers to the shortest path between two points on a curve so that in the case of the RISE sculpture, adjacent connections on each of the spheres are connected using straight bars, thereby minimising the distance between two points.[5] At 30m wide and 37.5m tall, RISE is the biggest public art sculpture in Belfast.[6]
RISE was commissioned by Belfast City Council[1] and built in 2011[7] as part of a multimillion-pound road improvement programme.[8] It now sits atop of the A12 Westlink Underpass (a grade-separated junction) where, according to a 2009 NI assembly report, sees approximately 80,000 cars on average flow past it each day.[9]
BALACLAVA!! Geodesic Domes@OSF2017 ～8/8
AMITOMO / Natural Vibes GACHA - maitreya@SaNaRae
AMITOMO / Natural Vibes GACHA / RARE (hair)
AMITOMO / Natural Vibes GACHA / MAITREYA - 14
Lots of windows letting in the light and the warmth. HWW!
"Tropical Display Dome
Opened in 1977, the Tropical Display Dome at Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha is a large geodesic (lattice) structure. It was built to display plants from the tropical regions of the world. This also includes plants that require a protected environment to thrive in Brisbane.
The climate-controlled atmosphere of the dome provides the plant collection with the right atmospheric conditions. It also protects them from potential threats found in their natural environment."
A moody, artistic impression of the beautiful world class, City of Vancouver, BC Canada
Happy Fence Friday
A cloudy day with an ominous looking sky.
Formerly EXPO '86
Telus World of Science/ Formerly the Expo'86 Centre
Vancouver, BC Canada
Science World at Telus World of Science, is a science centre run by a not-for-profit organization.
This geodesic dome ( golf ball shaped ) building was constructed for Expo '86. It was opened in 1985 as the Expo preview center and became the Expo '86 World's Fair Centre.
The height is 155 feet tall with a foundation of reinforced steel in a cement slab.
The dome is supported by 182 piles
There are 391 lights and 766 triangles on the Science World dome.
Constructed using 15,000 pounds of extruded aluminium and aluminium panels on the dome. The panels are 1 mm thick and are covered with a vinyl surface.
Science World has a total building area of 10,220 square metres and a total exhibit area of 4,275 square metres. The building’s volume is 36,790 cubic metres.
The air-conditioning system uses chilled water for cooling and gas-fired boilers for heating.
The OMIMAX Theatre seats 400 people
The screen is 27 metres in diameter. The theatre’s sound system uses high-fidelity, six-channel, two-way sound with sub-bass to create an unparalleled surround sound experience.
I read that the 15,000 watt xenon lamp that lights the movie screen is so bright that if it was placed on the surface of the moon and focused it at a spot on Earth, you would actually see its light.
(Please note** All information has been taken from various online sources and has not been verified to be accurate)
A special shout-out to all my Flickr friends and visitors, for taking the time to view and acknowledge my photography.
I appreciate your visits & kind words of support.
~Christie by the River
**Best experienced in full screen
*** No part of this image may be copied, reproduced, or distributed outside Flickr, without my express written permission. Thank-you
Mt Somerville (with geodesic dome) and Mt Tomewin mark a range of hills which bound the Tweed River Valley on the north side. Weather and cloud patterns in the area seem quite varied and unpredictable in this location because on-shore winds, generally easterly, collide with prevailing winds which come from the south and west, and in summer from the north. This view is looking south from my home in the Gold Coast hinterland.
The Biosphere. A geodesic dome built on Saint Helen's Island for the World Fair, Expo 67 (Montreal). It's an icosahedron, a polyhedron with 20 faces. For me, is a planet...
Former pavilion built by the United States for Expo 67 in Montreal, this geodesic dome was designed by architect Buckminster Fuller and was 250 feet in diameter.
This was the year of my arrival in Canada, Centennial Year, a very exciting time for the country.
From an old colour slide...the Nikon was the camera used to convert the slide to digital format.
Topaz edit
Reunion Tower, known as "The Ball", was completed on February 2, 1978, along with the Hyatt Regency Dallas at Reunion, as part of an urban redevelopment project that also renovated the historic Union Station, now servicing Amtrak, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, and the Trinity Railway Express to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and Fort Worth. It is a 561 ft tall observation tower with 259 exterior LED lights on each 'point' of the surrounding geodesic dome structure, and is one of the city's most recognizable landmarks.
Henry C. Beck Company was the tower's prime construction contractor after the designed was completed by the architectural firm Welton Becket & Associates. The tower contains three floors with circular floor plans on top of four shafts of poured-in-place concrete. A central cylindrical shaft houses both stairs and mechanical equipment. Three rectangular shafts, featuring elevators, rise parallel to the central shaft. Each shaft's outfacing wall is made up of glass panels, providing tourists views of the city during the 68-second elevator ride to the top. The top three floors are encased in an open-air sphere, which is a geodesic dome formed with aluminum struts.
When it first opened, the tower included radio station KOAX-FM, now KRLD-FM 105.3 FM, once owned by Westinghouse Broadcasting ("Live twenty-four hours a day from five-hundred feet above the city"). Because it is not used as a broadcast tower, it is not listed in the FCC Database.
*The Reunion Tower in Pop Culture*
‧ Reunion Tower is shown in the open credits of Dallas. It is also the setting for a scene in the second season of the show. At the time, the structure had only been standing for a few months.
‧ The landmark appears as a symbol of futurist society in the 1980 film The Lathe of Heaven.
‧ Reunion Tower is the setting for the finale of the 1986 action film Getting Even.
‧ Reunion Tower can also be seen in the 1987 film RoboCop, although the film is set in Detroit.
‧ In the 1997 made-for-TV movie Asteroid, Reunion Tower is destroyed by a meteorite shower in the 2nd half of the movie.
‧ Reunion Tower can be seen in some episodes of the Walker, Texas Ranger TV series.
‧ Reunion Tower is in the season finale of The Amazing Race 26.
‧ The tower can be seen in the 2011 film The Tree of Life.
‧ Reunion Tower can be seen in the season one episode of Halt and Catch Fire "High Plains Hardware".
‧ Reunion Tower can be seen in the 2023 film The Iron Claw.
‧ Reunion Tower can be seen in season 3, episode 13 "Murder Most Foul" of Sliders (TV series).
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/
Unes cabretes al costat del punt geodèsic vesteixen aquest observatori metereorològic en temps oblidat, en temps recuperat, en temps utilitzat com a refugi de montanya.
El presento en versió b. i n.
_DSC4906-1_Montsenyturódelhome
A geodesic vertex or point is a sign posted that indicates a precise geographic position forming a network with other geodetic triangulation vertex.
The exact position of the vertex used to help develop scale topographic maps, both national and regional.
Spain has about 11000 vertex that are usually made by a pillar 120 centimeters tall and 30 in diameter supported by a cubic concrete base, all painted white. They are usually in high places and cleared from which you can overlook other similar points, which is why they are often in places that pose good views. Since 1975 are protected by the Law on Geodetic and Geophysical Signals.
Most of those in the coast have finished swallowed by the sea.
© Copyright: The reproduction, publication, modification, transmission or exploitation of any work contained herein for any use, personal or commercial, without my prior written permission is strictly prohibited.
Bushfire smoke colours the sunset over the border ranges. The radar and communications geodesic dome and bush on Mt Somerville are in silhouette against the florid sky.
Gold Dome, corner of NW 23rd Street and North Classen Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Gold Dome is a landmark on Route 66. It was built in 1958 and was declared eligible to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. In 1958, the Citizens State Bank began construction of the Gold Dome building, the fifth geodesic dome constructed in the world and the first to be used as a bank. Using the geodesic dome design created by futurist and architect Buckminster Fuller, the architects for the Citizens State Bank, Bailey, Bozalis, Dickinson, and Roloff of Oklahoma City, created this unusual landmark. The dome is constructed of 625 panels, ranging in size from 7.5 to 11.5 feet in length, and spanning a diameter of 145 feet. The interior covers about 27,000 square feet.
In July 2001 Bank One, which owned the Gold Dome building, applied to the Urban Design Commission for permission to demolish the building. The bank stated that the structure was too large to serve as a bank and refurbishing it would be too costly. While preservationists have been able to save the dome, after several ownership changes its fate is still up in the air. The building was vacant when I took this in 2021.
The Biosphere (French: "La Biosphère de Montréal") is a museum dedicated to the environment. It is located at Parc Jean-Drapeau, on Saint Helen's Island in the former pavilion of the United States for the 1967 World Fair, Expo 67 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The museum's geodesic dome was designed by Buckminster Fuller.
n August 1990, Environment Canada purchased the site for $17.5 million to turn it into an interactive museum showcasing and exploring the water ecosystems of the Great Lakes-Saint Lawrence River regions.[6] The museum was inaugurated in 1995 as a water museum, and is a set of enclosed buildings designed by Éric Gauthier, inside the original steel skeleton. The Biosphère changed its name in 2007 to become an environment museum. It offers interactive activities and presents exhibitions about the major environmental issues related to water, climate change, air, ecotechnologies and sustainable development.