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The world famous Sunsphere was designed
by Community Tectonics for the 1982 World's Fair which was held in Knoxville,
Tennessee.
The theme of the 1982 World's Fair was energy. What represents energy
better than the sun? Community Tectonics' design for the Sunsphere was
exactly what the World's Fair Committee was looking for. The design was
quickly approved and work moved forward on the project. The Sunsphere design is unique in many ways. The golden sphere at the
top of the structure represents some of the most challenging design and
construction work. Finding a company who could manufacture the gold colored
glass needed for the hundreds of windows in the sphere was a nearly impossible
task. After months of searching, a company in New Jersey agreed to try
to make the golden windows as specified. The results were incredible.
Today the Sunsphere stands as a
shining monument to innovation and determination in architecture, characteristics
that the staff of Community Tectonics use in every project.
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