Monolithic Domes in the News Pattonsburg Domes Finished Pattonsburg, Mo. - Dome Technology has finished all four domes for the Pattonsburg School District. The largest dome, the gymnasium, is 150" in diameter and built on a stem wall. The stem wall was built by standing steel panels around the foundation, applying polyurethane foam, hanging steel rebar, and spraying shotcrete to finish the wall. The fabric form was attached to the top of the wall and inflated. Three domes including the gymnasium are for the high school. One dome will be used for an elementary school. School is expected to start in the Fall of 1998. Roundup | Fall 1997 Twin Cement Storages Louisiana - Globalplex Terminal on the Port of South Louisiana now has two, 50,000 ton cement storage domes (165" each). Domtec International superintendent, Al Morrison, kept the project on schedule despite adverse weather conditions and equipment failures. Hall-Buck Marine will manage the terminal. River Consulting provided project engineering and construction management. Roundup | Fall 1997 Broadview Baptist Missionary Church Chicago - Dome structures and religion go back through history for centuries. Its use as a religious symbol is well recognized around the world. Soon the Broadview Baptist Missionary Church will be added to that distinctive list of religious buildings. The church is being built under a design/build contract by Dennis Urman, Church Building Consultants, Inc. The design calls for a 142 foot diameter by 45.5 foot high dome. It will be used for a 2,000 seat sanctuary. The circular plan allows all the pews to point directly at the podium. Surrounding the dome will be a conventional structure with classrooms, kitchen, fellowship hall, offices, and more. Roundup | Summer 1997 Bull Frog Stadium Ontario, Calif. - Pending approval from the city council, design and construction of a two dome stadium complex should begin immediately. The facility will include a 10,000 seat multipurpose stadium, a dual-rink practice facility, weight room, gymnasium, spa, pro shop, racketball courts, and even a restaurant. Each of the two domes is 280 feet in diameter and 76 feet tall. However, the stadium dome will sit on a 33 foot support wall. Inside the stadium dome, the Bull Frog hockey team can play in front of 9,100 spectators. It will also seat 10,100 at basketball games and 12,100 at concerts. Thirty skyboxes with twelve seats each are placed around the stadium. The second dome houses a community center with two full size rinks for in-line and ice skating. Each rink has bleachers for 600 spectators. Roundup | Summer 1997
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