Discover
Architecture.
Shine Dome: Exterior · The old domed Academy of Science building in Canberra now called the Shine building
1/6 · Exterior · The old domed Academy of Science building in Canberra now called the Shine buildingPhoto: denisbin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Shine Dome: Exterior · Damage inflicted on the Shine Dome by the January 2020 hail storm
2/6 · Exterior · Damage inflicted on the Shine Dome by the January 2020 hail stormPhoto: Nick-D · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Shine Dome: Exterior · Damage inflicted on the Shine Dome by the January 2020 hail storm
3/6 · Exterior · Damage inflicted on the Shine Dome by the January 2020 hail stormPhoto: Nick-D · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Shine Dome: Exterior
4/6 · ExteriorPhoto: Melanie Lazarow from Brunswick, Australia · CC0 · source
Shine Dome: Context · Australian Academy of Science Building, Canberra, ACT, Australia
5/6 · Context · Australian Academy of Science Building, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaPhoto: Stuart Lindenmayer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Shine Dome: Context · Australian Academy of Science Building, Canberra, ACT, Australia
6/6 · Context · Australian Academy of Science Building, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaPhoto: Stuart Lindenmayer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Photo 1: Exterior · The old domed Academy of Science building in Canberra now called the Shine buildingPhoto 2: Exterior · Damage inflicted on the Shine Dome by the January 2020 hail stormPhoto 3: Exterior · Damage inflicted on the Shine Dome by the January 2020 hail stormPhoto 4: ExteriorPhoto 5: Context · Australian Academy of Science Building, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaPhoto 6: Context · Australian Academy of Science Building, Canberra, ACT, Australia

Civic · Modernism

Shine Dome

Roy Grounds · Canberra, Australia · 1959

Key featuresA shallow concrete dome resting on arches that dip into a surrounding moat.

Architect
Roy Grounds
Place
Canberra, Australia
Year
1959
Typology
Civic
Movement
Modernism
Region
Oceania
See it on the wall

Go deeper

DatabasearchINFORM ↗LocationMap ↗Projects & drawingsArchDaily ↗Plans & sectionsWikiArquitectura ↗News & featuresDezeen ↗ReadWikipedia ↗WatchYouTube ↗More photosWikimedia Commons ↗

Drift onward

Chaktomuk Conference HallVann Molyvann · 1961Café SeeroseUlrich Müther · 1983Juscelino Kubitschek BridgeAlexandre Chan · 2002Museu de les Ciències Príncipe FelipeSantiago Calatrava · 2000L'Oceanogràfic RestaurantFélix Candela · 2003Hilversum town hallWillem Dudok · 1931