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Retractable dome for Pittsburgh's auditorium
New auditorium has retractable stainless-steel roof, which can be opened or closed in 2 1/2 min, cantilever space frame projecting 205 ft over auditorium supporting retracted roof, and combination stage-and-seating section which can be lifted to form stage or lowered to provide additional 2200 seats; dome is 417 ft diam and 109 ft high; 6 segments of dome are movable on motor driven carriages; neoprene sealing system. (See also Civ Eng (NY) v 31 n 6 June 1961 p 52-7)
Retractable dome for Pittsburgh's auditorium
New auditorium has retractable stainless-steel roof, which can be opened or closed in 2 1/2 min, cantilever space frame projecting 205 ft over auditorium supporting retracted roof, and combination stage-and-seating section which can be lifted to form stage or lowered to provide additional 2200 seats; dome is 417 ft diam and 109 ft high; 6 segments of dome are movable on motor driven carriages; neoprene sealing system. (See also Civ Eng (NY) v 31 n 6 June 1961 p 52-7)
Retractable dome for Pittsburgh's auditorium
Arch Forum
Helvenston, H.R. (author) / Cohen, E. (author)
Architectural Forum ; 114
1961
4 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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