General Information
Completion: | 1963 |
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Status: | in use |
Project Type
Structure: |
Thin shell |
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Function / usage: |
Planetarium building |
Architectural style: |
Googie |
Location
Location: |
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA |
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Address: | 5050 Oakland Avenue |
Coordinates: | 38° 37' 43.19" N 90° 16' 14.08" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
height | 23 m | |
span | 48.8 m | |
shell | thickness | 75 mm |
Materials
shell |
reinforced concrete
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Participants
Architecture
Structural engineering
- Milo Ketchum (structural engineer) (shell)
Engineering
- Albert Alper (engineer)
Relevant Web Sites
There currently are no relevant websites listed.
Relevant Publications
- A Guide to the Architecture of St. Louis. University of Missouri Press, Columbia (USA), pp. 88. (1989):
- An Introduction to Shell Structures. The Art and Science of Vaulting. VanNostrand Reinhold, New York (USA), ISBN 9781475702255, pp. 141. (1991):
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20034909 - Published on:
03/03/2008 - Last updated on:
30/07/2014