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Shiny dome, clean coal

This article details the background and construction of a coal storage circular dome for Indonesia’s largest fertilizer producer, PT Pupuk Kalimantan Timur (Pupuk-Kaltim).

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Freedomes allow creativity, versatility and efficiency

Freedome® is Geometrica's trademark for free-style domes. These domes provide all the advantages of circular domes, but with a non-circular plan.

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Puerto Rico’s Museo del Niño brings the outdoors in

When you live on an island, blue skies and sunshine are a normal and natural part of your life. So when architect René Acosta Jr. was appointed to create the new Children’s Museum building in Carolina, Puerto Rico, he chose to make natural light and an ever-present view of the sky the signature for his breathtaking design.

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Domes

Domes are surfaces that curve in two directions. The most common domes spring from a circular base and for that we call them "circular domes" at Geometrica, even if their cross-section is not circular. So the term "circular dome" differentiates domes on a circular base from Freedomes® that spring from bases of other shapes.

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20 years of Geometrica

The year was 1992 and the world changed:

Russia and the US officially end the cold war.
Canada, US and Mexico reach the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
The Maastricht Treaty is signed, founding the European Union.
500th anniversary of the meeting of 2 cultures.
First confirmed detection of extra-solar planets.
In Texas and Mexico, the premier dome company, Geometrica, was founded!

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Geometrica Vaults

Vaults are structures that span in one direction only, such as arches or longitudinal cylinders, also known as barrel vaults. Vault spans begin at around 40m and can reach over 100m.

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Space Frame

Many applications require roofs or covers that are flat, or nearly flat. Space frames provide efficient solutions for these requirements.

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