Union Tank Car Company
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R. Buckminster FullerLifeLouis, Another, the Union Tank Car Company’s dome, was built in 1958 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and, at the time of its construction, was the largest clear-span structure in existence, 384 feet (117 metres) in diameter and 116 feet (35 metres) in height.
Read MoreLouis, Another, the Union Tank Car Company’s dome, was built in 1958 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and, at the time of its construction, was the largest clear-span structure in existence, 384 feet (117 metres) in diameter and 116 feet (35 metres) in height.
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constructionPostwar developments in long-span construction…used as workshops for the Union Tank Car Company in Wood River, Illinois, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The largest geodesic dome is the Poliedro de Caracas, in Venezuela, built of aluminum tubes spanning 143 meters (469 feet).
Read More…used as workshops for the Union Tank Car Company in Wood River, Illinois, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The largest geodesic dome is the Poliedro de Caracas, in Venezuela, built of aluminum tubes spanning 143 meters (469 feet).
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