Brief information is given on several outstanding structures at New York World's Fair; Unisphere, contributed to Fair and City by U S Steel Corp is stainless steel globe 120 ft in diam; review includes Ford's 235-ft diam rotunda with exterior vehicular runways, Port of New York Authority heliport, General Motors unusual canopy on structure, IBM "people-mover" to lift audiences inside giant theater, and General Electric, Travelers Insurance Co, Bell System, Bethlehem Steel Co, etc, structures.


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    Title :

    Special report on world's fair


    Additional title:

    Civ Eng (NY)


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1964


    Size :

    15 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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