In 1958, the American Society of Metals built the geodesic dome in Russell Township, just outside of Chagrin Falls, where it had and has its longtime headquarters. It was a marvel when it was first opened, and remains so today at 103 feet high, 274 feet wide and made up of some 65,000 parts, mostly aluminum tubing and tensin rods.

 Under the structure is an office building which serves as the headquarters for ASM International, an association of materials-centric engineers and scientists. Below the dome, there’s also the Metals Park and Mineral Garden of ore-bearing rocks. 

Studies Rendering of New ASM Headquarters Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Designers Overlook Model of Dome, 1950s Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Dome Under Construction, 1950s Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Metal Workers during Construction, 1950s Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Dome Under Construction, 1950s Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Dome Under Construction, 1950s Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Dome Under Construction, 1950s Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Dome Under Construction, 1950s Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Metals Park Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Geodesic Dome Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Geodesic Dome in Winter Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Under the Dome Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Under the Dome Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Geodesic Dome with the ASM International World Headquarters and Mineral Garden in Background Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
ASM Headquarters, Mineral Garden and Fountain Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
ASM Headquarters, Mineral Garden and Fountain Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
The Space Lattice at ASM International’s World Headquarters Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
One of the Five Legs of the Space Lattice Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Autumn beneath the Space Lattice Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
ASM International’s World Headquarters, Materials Park Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Geodesic Dome Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Geodesic Dome Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Materials Park under the Dome Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Geodesic Dome Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Geodesic Dome at Night Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Postcard of the Geodesic Dome and ASM Headquarters Credit: Cleveland Memory Project

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