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Geodesic Dome, Baton Rouge

Posted by James Turnbull, Friday, 3rd March 2006

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A large Geodesic Dome which formerly housed a train servicing and painting operation stands in a state of disrepair in Baton Rouge.

There are efforts to save the dome as architects consider it a fine example of R. Buckminster Fuller’s inventive dome design, which has also been used in the building of Disney’s Epcot Centre. Fuller also designed the Biosphere on Île Sainte-Hélène for Expo ‘67.

Further history of Fuller and the abandoned dome from Gambit Weekly.

Thanks: Cody, Michael & Trey

Countries: Louisiana

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8 Responses to 'Geodesic Dome, Baton Rouge'

  1. 1. Rockwell says: March 3rd, 2006 at 1:48 am

    Kickass! I live in a geodesic dome and am a big fan of Fuller’s work. The dome is truly a stable and efficient shape; I hope its use becomes more widespread in the future, especially in hurricane-prone areas.

  2. 2. kjfitz says: March 3rd, 2006 at 4:06 pm

    This one is for sale for $500K.

  3. 3. zmaster says: March 3rd, 2006 at 5:31 pm

    Here’s another dome like this that got built in Wood River, Illiniois. This one is still in use for maintenenace on Budweiser’s tank car fleet.

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  4. 4. Russ says: March 12th, 2006 at 6:35 am

    ground level photos, and video here:
    http://www.s-e-u-l.org/SEUL/dome.html

  5. 5. Lee Bennett says: March 16th, 2007 at 11:57 pm

    Why is this listed in the Florida locale group?

  6. 6. JVB3 says: November 25th, 2007 at 10:33 am

    UPDATE: I was in B.R. yesterday with two of my brothers-in-law. I told them I’d driven by it last year and how cool it was. Well, it is completety gone, and they accused me of halucinations. Sure glad it’s still posted here so I can prove my sanity.

  7. 7. Emily says: November 29th, 2007 at 3:40 am

    Unfortunately, this was torn down Nov. 15th: http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/11880141.html

  8. 8. Martin Benedetto says: November 29th, 2007 at 6:20 pm

    I live in Baton Rouge and I was devastated when I found out they quietly destroyed it without public notification.
    This was historically one of the most significant buildings in Louisiana, if not the United States. It symbolized forward thinking, human accomplishment, and Buckminster Fullers true still unrecognized genius. It will be sadly missed…

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