dome: Modern Domes

The dome in modern architecture utilizes such materials of construction as reinforced and thin-shell concrete, glass and steel, and plastic. An innovative contemporary approach to the form is the geodesic dome. These are low-cost, geometrically determined hemispherical forms as promoted by architect Buckminster Fuller.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Outstanding Domes
• Modern Domes
• Renaissance Refinements
• Roman and Byzantine Domes
• Early Domes
• Bibliography

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