Geodesic dome "transmigration" method is based so specifically on dome design that only fixed numbers of people can take part in the process at each deliberation stage. Many geodesic domes are among the largest clear-span structures in the world. According to the Buckminster Fuller Institute in 2010, the world's 10 largest geodesic domes by diameter are: One other large dome in Venezuela was missed on the original Fuller Institute list, while two others built later are also now in the top 10. Currently, several geodesic domes are larger than 113 m in diameter. Geodesic dome A geodesic dome is a hemispherical thin-shell
Taipei International Book Exhibition International Book Exhibition the largest book fair in Asia. The book fair is currently the fourth largest in the world, behind the Frankfurt Book Fair, BookExpo America (BEA), and the Bologna Children's Book Fair. Prior to the 5th edition of the exhibition, the Country Pavilion (國家主題館) was called the International Pavilion (國家主題館) as it showcased publications outside of Taiwan. Following editions saw the pavilion being renamed the 'Country Pavilion'. Each edition would focus on a certain country, in what has been described as a bid to highlights the book publications of featured countries. Since then, the pavilion has featured a