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List of School Projects

Projects Updated 29 Nov 2022 Share this via Email Share this on Twitter Share this on Facebook Share this on Reddit Share this on Pinterest
Student laboratory at The Vanguard School in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Monolithic Dome schools are more popular now than ever before because of a great combination of safety, design, efficiency, and price. Most Monolithic Dome schools also serve as storm shelters for the students and community. This is a sample list of Monolithic Dome school projects plus other notable domed and curved school projects.

Universities | High Schools | Middle Schools | Elementary Schools | K12

Rocketship Elementary School Gym & Cafeteria

Rendering of new Rocketship charter school in Fort Worth.
Elementary School Projects Updated 29 Nov 2022

Rocketship Public Schools is constructing a Monolithic Dome gymnasium, cafeteria, and storm shelter as part of their new elementary school in Fort Worth, Texas. The dome will be an ICC-500 rated Safe Room for students to shelter in during tornado warnings and other severe weather. … read more

The Vanguard School Junior High

Exterior of The Vanguard School Junior High dome.
Middle School Projects Updated 6 Nov 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

Wells Middle School Cafeteria

Wells Middle School Cafeteria
Middle School Projects Updated 28 Jan 2022

Wells Middle School Cafeteria is a multi-purpose Monolithic Dome constructed next to the Wells Middle School in Catoosa, Colorado. It normally serves as the school cafeteria and auditorium. It is also a FEMA rated safe room for shelter during severe weather — including tornadoes. All doors and opening in the cafetorium are rated for severe weather. The building is large enough to contain the entire student body during an emergency. … 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

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