The Arched Architecture of Domes Construction’s Hidden Treasure


Roskilde Dome 2012 / Kristoffer Tejlgaard. Image © Kristoffer Tejlgaard

Roskilde Dome 2012 / Kristoffer Tejlgaard. Image © Kristoffer Tejlgaard

Houses and buildings are one of the first subjects children learn to draw. The simple arrangement of squares and rectangles with a triangle on top is easy and efficient, and quickly identifiable. Once we graduate from drawing to building, however, perhaps there is a better way. These five examples of domed buildings, pavilions, and installations support the thinking that there is an easier way to do it when you think outside the square.

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