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The Vanguard School in Colorado Springs, Colorado

A sample of the thousands of Monolithic Domes built worldwide plus other concrete domes, thin-shell structures, and notable curved architecture.

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Italy High School Multipurpose Center

Italy High School Gymnasium.
Gym Projects UPDATED 28 Jan 2022

The Italy High School Multipurpose Center is the official name of the gymnasium in Italy, Texas. The nickname is the Gladiator Coliseum in honor of the original Coliseum in Rome, Italy, and because the school’s mascot is a Gladiator. Of course, most students just call it, “The Dome.” … read more

Hansen School & Community Gymnasium

Hansen School & Community Center in Hansen, Idaho
Gym Projects UPDATED 28 Jan 2022

The Hansen School & Community Gymnasium was a gift by an anonymous donor for the community. The donor gave $1 million for the completion of a gymnasium and community center that would be owned by the Hansen School District and shared with the City of Hansen in Idaho. The design came through a “design-build” process where community leaders specified what they needed and contractors designed and bid on the specifications. … read more

Eagle Event Center

Nearly complete Eagle Event Center
Gym Projects UPDATED 28 Jan 2022

The Eagle Event Center is the multipurpose athletic, administration, and instruction facility at Hennessey Public Schools in Hennessey, Oklahoma. The 25,000 square foot (2,322 m²) structure includes a competition gymnasium for basketball, volleyball, and other athletic activities. The floor can also be covered with carpeted tile and used for dances, assemblies, and community events. There are four team locker rooms, a referee locker room, concession stands, a training center, walking track, and a 2,000 square foot (186 m²) lobby. The gym seats over 1,800 at athletic events and almost 2,000 for assemblies. … read more

Drummond Public Schools Gymnasium

Aerial view of Drummond Public Schools Gymnasium
Gym Projects UPDATED 28 Jan 2022

The multi-purpose Monolithic Dome at Drummond Public Schools serves as a gymnasium, auditorium, classroom, and FEMA rated safe-room. The K-12 school completed the 123-foot (35.5 m) diameter by 39-foot (12 m) tall structure in 2016. … read more

Xanadu Island Resort

Oceanside dome resort
Lodging Projects UPDATED 28 Jan 2022

Xanadu Island Resort is a five Monolithic Dome resort in Belize. Ivan and Judy Sheinbaum started construction on the first dome in July 1998. Each dome is a larger, over-the-center structure. The Sheinbaum’s covered each dome with a thatch roof to give it a local appearance. There are 20, fully equipped condominium apartments for rent. … read more

Maui Ocean Center Immersive 3D Theater

Rendering of the Maui Ocean dome theater
Movie Theater Projects UPDATED 28 Jan 2022

The Maui Ocean Center, The Aquarium of Hawaii, immersive 3D theater. Humpbacks of Hawai’i Exhibit & Sphere. … read more

The Vanguard School Junior High

Junior High School dome
Middle School Projects UPDATED 28 Jan 2022

The Vanguard School is a public charter K-12 school in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Established in 1995, The Vanguard School has two campuses — one for grades K-3 and the other for grades 4-12. The school added a Monolithic Dome to their 4-12 campus to serve up to 300 junior high school students. … read more

Oktibbeha County Community Safe Room

Oktibbeha County Community Safe Room
Safe Room Projects UPDATED 28 Jan 2022

The Oktibbeha County Community Safe Room is a Monolithic Dome built near McKee Park and the Starkville Sportsplex in Starville, Mississippi. The structure is a FEMA P-361 rated safe room that can protect 1,500 people during a severe storm. Planning for the tornado shelter began in 2014 after “a tornado outbreak ravaged Mississippi, including an EF-4 tornado that devastated Louisville.” … read more

Jackson Farmers Fertilizer Blend Plant

Jackson Farmers Fertilizer Blend Plant
Fertilizer Storage Projects UPDATED 28 Jan 2022

The Jackson Farmers Blend Plant is a 3,000 ton (2,700 t) retail fertilizer blend plant near Holton, Kansas. The 100-foot (30.5 m) diameter by 35-foot (10.7 m) tall oblate ellipsoid dome is embedded into the hillside. Delivery trucks drive up the hill, around the dome, to a simple, angled conveyor which carries the delivered product to the apex of the dome. The product drops vertically onto a polar conveyor inside the dome where it is carried to one of seven large storage bins. … read more

Mile Hi Church Sanctuary

Mile Hi Church Sanctuary
Church Projects UPDATED 28 Jan 2022

The Mile Hi Church Sanctuary is a 233-foot (71 m) diameter by 63-foot (19.2 m) tall Monolithic Dome. It is the third, and largest structure on the Mile Hi Church campus in Lakewood, Colorado. The huge dome required a 55,000 square foot (5100 m²) inflatable Airform membrane. The sanctuary seats 1,500 with plans to add a 600 seat balcony. The wooden stage features movable towers and platforms and can accommodate a 140-member choir. … read more

Ocala, Florida, Twin Dome Residence

Twin dome home in Ocala, Florida.
Home Projects UPDATED 28 Jan 2022

The twin Monolithic Dome residence in Ocala, Florida, owned by Benjamin Erwin was a fixer-upper when he purchased it in 2017. Erwin rebuilt the openings, stripped off the old stucco, and recoated the structure. The rejuvenated home has a nice, clean look to it. … read more

Shalom Dome Home

Shalom dome aerial view
Home Projects UPDATED 28 Jan 2022

The Shalom Dome home is a Monolithic Dome home located in Platte City, Missouri. The Small family has enjoyed the many benefits of living in a Monolithic Dome home.  … read more

Waimea Valley Hawaii Dome Home

Monolithic Dome home in Kauai, Hawaii
Home Projects UPDATED 28 Jan 2022

Monolithic Dome home in the Waimea Valley on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. It was built by Jo King in 2008 on an acre of land alongside the Waimea River and the Menehune ditch — the oldest archeological site in the state of Hawaii. Mountain spring water in the Menehune ditch system supplies fresh water for various fruit trees — mango, coconut, papaya, guava, macadamia nut — and other tropical plants like aloe vera and agave. … read more

Underground Dome Home Near Buffalo, Texas

The front entrance to the underground house in Buffalo, Texas.
Home Projects UPDATED 28 Jan 2022

Many people dream of an underground home because of the inherent safety and privacy underground houses provide, but they worry about having a house that seems more like a bunker. This underground dome house proves that an underground Monolithic Dome home can be built to feel like an artistic oasis — nothing like a bunker at all. … read more

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Great Dome

Great Dome at MIT
University Projects UPDATED 28 Jan 2022

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Great Dome is a 100-foot (30.5 m) diameter concrete and limestone dome. It sits on top of Building 10 in the heart of the MIT campus. Completed in 1916, the whole building complex is an early example of steel reinforced, concrete construction. Building the dome required a grid-like scaffolding framework to create the dome shape which was then poured with concrete and covered with limestone blocks imported from Indiana. … read more

Johnson Creek Elementary School

Elementary school rendering
Elementary School Projects UPDATED 28 Jan 2022

The Johnson Creek Elementary school is a three Monolithic Dome school addition to the Johnson Creek Middle and High School campus in Johnson Creek, Wisconsin. The new facility is under construction and will serve students from early childhood (EC or Pre-K) to the fourth grade. The new domes are identical to the five domes of the main campus and will create a unified pre-k to grade 12 (K12) campus when complete. … read more

Johnson Creek High School and Middle School

Aerial view of Johnson Creek school campus
High School Projects UPDATED 28 Jan 2022

Johnson Creek High School and Middle School is a campus of five Monolithic Domes in Johnson Creek, Wisconsin. The school houses 500 students from grades 5 to 12. It replaced the aging school characterized as having “leaky roofs, antiquated facilities, classrooms in double-wide trailers.” The total project cost the district $8.9 million. The design and use of domes saved the district an estimated $8 million, not to mention ongoing savings in heating and cooling the school. … read more

Lincoln County Farm Center Fertilizer Blend Plant

1978 Monolithic Dome fertilizer storage
Fertilizer Storage Projects UPDATED 28 Jan 2022

The Lincoln County Farm Center provides retail fertilizer blending services from their Monolithic Dome facility in Chandler, Oklahoma. The 75-foot (23 m) diameter by 38-foot (11.5 m) tall Monolithic Dome is divided into six storage bins where various bulk fertilizer products are stored. Blends of bulk and bagged fertilizer products — each mix custom designed and created based on the season, crop, and soil conditions — are sold to Lincoln County area farmers. … read more

Delaware State Park Tornado Shelter

State park tornado shelter
Safe Room Projects UPDATED 28 Jan 2022

The Delaware State Park Tornado Shelter is a FEMA P-361 rated Monolithic Dome safe room. It provides near-absolute protection during tornadoes and other severe weather events at the park. When warning sirens sound, a wireless signal unlocks the door. Up to 856 campers and park-goers can shelter inside. … read more

Thousand Oaks Gymnasium

Thousand Oaks gymnasium
Gym Projects UPDATED 10 Feb 2021

The Thousand Oaks gymnasium is a single dome built near Barry, Texas, as a gymnasium and multi-purpose facility for the DFW Church of Christ Jesus retreat center. … read more

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