ASM Headquarters and Geodesic Dome the American Society for Metals in September 1959, the geodesic dome was built on a 100-acre parcel donated by William Hunt Eisenman (1886–1958), a charter member of the American Society of Metals and its secretary for nearly four decades. In 1961, ASM purchased William Hunt Eisenman's Sunnimoor Farm and 400-acres of land adjacent to the ASM campus. The complex was designed by John Terrence Kelly, a native of Elyria, Ohio. There are differing opinions on R. Buckminster Fuller's role in the design of ASM's dome. While Fuller was a founding partner of Synergetics, Inc. and a patent holder for geodesic
Exhibition of the centenary of the opening of the Ports of Brazil washers and miners demonstrating the processes involved. The São Paulo state pavilion was designed by Ramos de Azevedo. Its commissioners were Carlos Botelho and Antonio Barros Barreto, and it covered about twenty thousand square feet. The Portugal pavilion building was provided by Brazil, designed by Francisco Isidro Monteiro, was inspired by the southern face of the Jerónimos Monastery. A military college on the site was converted to the industry pavilion for the expo (and afterwards was used by the 3rd infantry regiment). This permanent building built for the exhibition, and is now the . The Bangu textiles factory ("Fábrica de