Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

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Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

coliseum, Oakland, California, United States

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construction
Postwar developments in long-span construction
The Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum (1967), by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, extended this system to 126 meters (420 feet) in diameter, but only a single layer of cables, stiffened by encasing ribs of concrete, connects the inner and outer rings.
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The Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum (1967), by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, extended this system to 126 meters (420 feet) in diameter, but only a single layer of cables, stiffened by encasing ribs of concrete, connects the inner and outer rings.
Read More